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.
Stand Up & Speak Out: Zine Making
Discover key social movements, leading activists, and how ordinary New Yorkers have exercised their power to shape the city’s and the nation’s future.
Leading Ladies: Puppet Making
Celebrate the New York City women who have championed for change. Choose a figure as inspiration to make your own activist paper puppet with a message for change.
Summer 2018 P Credit Course: New York at Its Core
Learn from experts in the field and engage with the history, art, and culture of the city as you develop lessons for your classroom in this 6-day course for educators.
Secret Central Park: Summer Scavenger Hunt and Happy Hour
Race to match historic images of Central Park with their present-day locations.
Paint Through the City
There is so much to do and see in the city, including vibrant art seeping into every corner. Visit Art in the Open: Fifty Years of Public Art in New York to discover the creativity all around us.
Past Event: Nell Painter and Vivian Gornick in Conversation
A conversation with historian-turned-artist Nell Painter and memoirist Vivian Gornick.
Exhibitions
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.