Past Events
Past Events
The Gods of New York: Power, Culture, and Chaos in the 1980s
Join us for a special conversation with acclaimed journalist and author Jonathan Mahler and award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns as they delve into New York City in the 1980s.
Past Event: Performance & Protest in Public Art
Tania Bruguera and Kate Gilmore examine performance art as a medium for critiquing politics, gender, and society.
Past Event: Epic Histories with Mike Wallace and Nell Irvin Painter
Historians Mike Wallace and Nell Irvin Painter discuss the rewards and challenges of writing sweeping narrative history.
Past Event: New York’s Golden Ice Age
A conversation celebrating the city's golden age of figure skating and ice hockey, followed by virtuosic skating in the Museum's Rotunda!
Public Art in the City: Mural Making
Explore photographs, models, and videos of works by artists such as Red Grooms, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, and Kara Walker. Collaborate with families to create a collective indoor mural!
Past Event: Liquid Assets: New York's Watersheds & Waterways
Explore New York's complex water-supply system and how it illuminates the city's relationship with its surrounding region.
Fun with Fashion: Design a New York Look
Get inspired by New York designers such as Mary Quant, Geoffrey Beene, and Pauline Trigère, then use fabric swatches to create a 3-dimensional sketch of your very own design!
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.
Urban Stomp
Immerse yourself in the vibrant dances that have shaped—and been shaped by—the city’s ever-changing cultural landscape.
Robert Rauschenberg’s New York
Features rarely seen photos that reveal Rauschenberg's deep engagement with the real world and his complex relationship with New York City.
