Past Events
Past Events
[POSTPONED] Educator Workshop: Freedom Day! Teaching Civil Rights Taking Action
More than 60 years after the Freedom Day School Boycott of 1964, join educators and curators from the Museum of the City of New York and New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to reflect on the legacy of this historic civic action and how we can take inspiration from the past to act for a better future.
Past Event: When the People Dance: Salsa, Power, and Performance in New York City
Join leading scholars, activists, artists, and community members to explore salsa as both a cultural and commercial production.
Pilates on the Terrace
Start your day with Pilates Perfect Studio owner Alexia Simmons for an outdoor class on the Museum’s Terrace overlooking Central Park.
Sketching Salon: 1970s Latin Jazz & Salsa
Join Drawing New York and the Museum to sip and sketch while soaking in the 1970s salsa vibe during this after-hours drawing event.
Past Event: On the Front Lines of Reproductive Rights
Free! Faye Wattleton shares her experience on the front lines of national conflict over reproductive rights.
Past Event: Hot Jazz Moonlight Social
Join us for an outdoor "hot jazz" concert by the Gotham Kings on the Museum’s terrace.
Past Event: Get Me Out: Childbirth in Early 20th-century NYC
Free! Randi Hutter Epstein explores how turn-of-the-century doctors, medical charlatans, and feminist activists saved women’s lives.
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.
Urban Stomp
Immerse yourself in the vibrant dances that have shaped—and been shaped by—the city’s ever-changing cultural landscape.
Robert Rauschenberg’s New York
Features rarely seen photos that reveal Rauschenberg's deep engagement with the real world and his complex relationship with New York City.
