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.
Sold Out | Tenement Talk: Life and Death on the LES
In 1918 the Spanish Flu pandemic killed an estimated 50 million people world-wide. One-hundred years later, we look back on its impact on the world, city, and the Lower East Side.
City of Science: Infectious Disease and the Spanish Flu—Lessons for Science and Society
Featuring: Laura Spinney, author and science journalist, and Benjamin D. Greenbaum, assistant professor at the Tisch Cancer Institute.
Native American Heritage Celebration
Join us in celebrating the history of Native American groups of the Northeast region. Bring your family to hear folk stories and create a cornhusk doll.
Past Event: New York's Housing Crisis: Which Way Forward?
A conversation with economist Edward Glaeser and sociologist Miriam Greenberg.
Educator Workshop—Germ City: Science + History
Discover how disease has changed us in the urban context.
Podcast: Flatbush + Main Episode 29: Cholera in Brooklyn (Brooklyn Historical Society)
In this episode of Brooklyn Historical Society’s podcast Flatbush + Main, host Zaheer Ali and guest-host Erin Wuebker discuss the impact of cholera on Brooklyn, which led to the illness and death of thousands of residents in the 19th century.
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.
