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.
Easter Wreath Making
Join us for a festive celebration of the Easter Holiday. Use elements of spring in New York City as inspiration to create a seasonal wreath for your home.
Cycling Through the City
Explore Cycling in the City then design a bracelet from recycled bike materials that represents your borough.
Past Event: Housing Tech City? New York’s Future With(out) Amazon
Consider the impact of Amazon’s HQ2 on affordable housing, economic development, and community planning with architect Vishaan Chakrabarti.
The Fight for Access: Health Care Struggles in Historical Perspective
Learn about historical struggles for access to health care.
Past Event: High Button Shoes
Hear an insider’s view on the triumphs and trials of setting the scene in this conversation and performance co-presented with New York City Center.
Meet the Curators: Susan Johnson, Director Publications, Senior Curatorial Associate
Experience In the Dugout with Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait of a Baseball Legend with the exhibition curator on Jackie Robinson Day!
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.
