Past Events
Past Events
Free Late-Night Wednesdays
Visit MCNY for free on Wednesdays until 9 p.m., and explore the Museum’s full slate of current and critically acclaimed exhibitions.
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.
P Credit: Native New York
Examine artifacts, hear from experts, and discuss trade between 17th c. Native Americans and the Dutch in this educator course.
Past Event: The World's Deadliest Pandemic: A Century Later
One hundred years after the global influenza pandemic of 1918, experts examine the crisis and consider our present-day pandemic readiness.
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Learn about the roots of this Chinese holiday and how it is celebrated throughout Southeast Asia. Enjoy activities and a special mooncake snack.
Past Event: FDR, Al Smith, and the Golden Age of NY Politics
Ahead of the 2018 New York gubernatorial election, look back at the unlikely alliance between former governors Franklin Roosevelt and Al Smith.
Past Event: The Architecture of Rosario Candela: A Walking Tour
Join the curator of our Rosario Candela exhibition for a walking tour of the famed architect's Upper East Side designs.
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.
Halumii Ktapihna
Encounter the enduring presence and living cultures of the Lenape/Lunáapeew—the original people of Lenapehoking/Lunaapeewáhkiing, the land now known as New York City and its surrounding region.
