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.
Family Party and Alexander Hamilton’s Disco
Join us for an evening of fun and history! Enjoy Alexander Hamilton’s Disco where young guests and their parents will groove to the music from the hit Broadway Hamilton and other pop dance masterpieces spun by our house DJ.
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.
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.