Past Events
Past Events
MCNY Kids Art Studio
Visit the MCNY Kids Art Studio for a fun, hands‑on art experience inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions and collection.
Educator Evening: Jackie Robinson
Free curator tour for educators. 1 CTLE hour
Past Event: Remembering the Dead
Who is remembered, commemorated, or forgotten? Consider the complicated responses to disease with activist Avram Finkelstein and essayist Garnette Cadogan.
Lunar New Year Celebration
Gung Hay Fat Choy! Come ring in the Lunar New Year as we celebrate the coming of the Year of the Pig.
Past Event: Capturing “The Deuce”: Times Square in the 1970s & '80s
What draws artists and filmmakers to the seedy underworld of Times Square in the 1970s and '80s?
Chancellor’s Day: Immigration and the City
Learn how immigrant communities have shaped and been shaped by New York City.
Past Event: Last Call: Prohibition in NYC at 100
How did Prohibition give rise to NYC's cocktail culture? A conversation and small batch rum tasting.
Exhibitions
Activist New York
Delve into the drama of social activism in New York City, past and present, with issues as diverse as immigration, civil rights, and sexual orientation.
Raise Your Voice
This immersive installation by Brooklyn-based artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya is inspired by the resiliency of New York’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
Songs of New York
Playful, kinetic, and full of surprises, Songs of New York is an immersive interactive experience that introduces visitors to a full range of music from and about New York City.
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.
