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.
Past Event: Alternate Visions: Bold Proposals for Housing New Yorkers
Hear five distinct proposals to dramatically change the way the city thinks about housing.
SOLD OUT | Educator Evening: A City for Corduroy
Waitlist only. Join curator Morgen Stevens-Garmon to explore the work of artist Don Freeman.
NYC Tots: Winter Class Series
Register for six sessions that focus on exploration and discovery of the city through song, play, and hands-on experiences!
Educator Evening: Interior Lives
Join us for a free curator-led tour of the exhibition Interior Lives: Contemporary Photographs of Chinese New Yorkers.
Past Event: Disease & Disparity: Realities of the Uneven Playing Field of Public Health
Illness is rarely a result of biology alone. Leading scholars consider the attitudes, stigmatization, and violence surrounding disease and treatment.
Community Care Fair
What does care mean to you? Join us for a family day to explore objects, traditions, and stories of people caring for one another.
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.