Past Events
Past Events
Alice of Wonderland Family Festival
Step through the looking glass for a family festival inspired by Another Wonderland. Explore Alice’s journey through New York in a day filled with family-friendly artmaking, activity stations, and musical performances.
Past Event | An Evening with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Glass ceiling-shattering U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sits down for a wide-ranging conversation with NPR’s Nina Totenberg.
2018 Louis Auchincloss Prize Gala and Presentation
The Museum of the City of New York will present its 2018 Louis Auchincloss Prize to Jason Robert Brown at a gala dinner.
Unheard Voices: Theatrical Performance
Join us for an interactive experience that will bring to life the voices of African descended people who lived in colonial New York.
Past Event: Night of Noir: A Halloween Party
The lurid yet glamorous world of 1940s Hollywood film noir springs to life in this Halloween party.
Secret Central Park: Summer Scavenger Hunt and Happy Hour
Race to match historic images of Central Park with their present-day locations.
Eid al-Fitr Community Celebration
Celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, at the Museum of the City of New York!
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.