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.
Paint Through the City
There is so much to do and see in the city, including vibrant art seeping into every corner. Visit Art in the Open: Fifty Years of Public Art in New York to discover the creativity all around us.
Past Event: Nell Painter and Vivian Gornick in Conversation
A conversation with historian-turned-artist Nell Painter and memoirist Vivian Gornick.
Mural Mania
New York City is known for vibrant public murals. Explore Art in the Open: Fifty Years of Public Art in New York, then make your mark on our collective mural painting!
Past Event: The Architecture of Rosario Candela: A Walking Tour
Join the curator of our upcoming Rosario Candela exhibition for a walking tour of the famed architect's Upper East Side designs.
Past Event: Make Some Noise at MCNY
As the grand finale of our "Beyond Suffrage" exhibition, join us for an intimate outdoor concert celebrating women in music.
Printmaking Skyline
New York City’s skyline is an iconic sight! Visit Elegance in the Sky: The Architecture of Rosario Candela to get inspired before using printmaking techniques to create a city skyline of your own.
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.
