Past Events
Past Events
Free Late-Night Wednesdays
Visit MCNY for free on Wednesdays until 9 p.m., and explore the Museum’s full slate of current and critically acclaimed exhibitions.
Past Event: Ain't Misbehavin': How Louis Armstrong Conquered New York
Revisit Louis Armstrong's meteoric rise to stardom in this talk and live performance.
Wet Water Lab
What's in your water? Compare pH levels of tap water and water from the Harlem Meer. Document your findings like a scientist to take home!
Oyster Print
Learn more about the many uses of this mollusk, including how it purifies New York Harbor today. Then cast your own oyster print from plaster to take home with you.
Passover Celebration
Join us for a day full of storytelling, traditions, and songs in honor of the Passover holiday!
Finger Knitting
Join us for a knitting circle to discover various techniques to make a special flower design to take home with you.
PAST EVENT: Earth Day Celebration
Drop in for a family celebration for the 50th annual Earth Day! Participate in a scavenger hunt in the exhibition Activist New York to learn about environmentalism and get hands on with activities.
Exhibitions
He Built This City
Explore Joe Macken’s monumental model and discover the extraordinary vision behind one of the most ambitious handmade representations of New York City ever created.
The Occupied City
This immersive exhibition transforms the Museum's third floor into a vivid journey through Revolutionary-era New York.
Another Wonderland
Celebrates the rescue and restoration of a major New Deal–era mural cycle created for the children’s ward at Gouverneur Hospital, featuring Lewis Carroll’s beloved characters exploring 1930s New York City.
Halumii Ktapihna
Encounter the enduring presence and living cultures of the Lenape/Lunáapeew—the original people of Lenapehoking/Lunaapeewáhkiing, the land now known as New York City and its surrounding region.
