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.
Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Join us for a special family day in celebration of the rich diversity of Mexican and Mexican-American cultural heritage!
Past Event: Writing the City
Novelist Jay McInerney and essayist Garnette Cadogan discuss their chosen callings as New York City writers.
Past Event: Satchmo in the Studio
Join us for the first public screening of the only known film of Louis Armstrong in the studio.
Past Event: The Subway
Joseph Lhota, Chairman of the MTA, and transportation advocate Veronica Vanterpool discuss what can be done to ensure the future success of New York City’s sprawling subway system.
Past Event: Steeped in History: Museums and Identity
A conversation with Lonnie Bunch of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Michael Glickman of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, and philanthropist David Rubenstein.
Defending Public Parks in Early NYC
Learn about parks in lower-income neighborhoods that came under threat as New York City grew—and the activists who struggled to protect them.
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.
