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.
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.
Fun with Fashion: Design a New York Look
Get inspired by New York designers such as Mary Quant, Geoffrey Beene, and Pauline Trigère, then use fabric swatches to create a 3-dimensional sketch of your very own design!
Sculpting Like a Silversmith
Get inspired by newly commissioned works by leading metalworkers, then learn some metalwork techniques to create a work of your own!
Hidden Figures: Paper Doll Making
Celebrate the New York City women who have championed for change and make your own activist paper doll with a message for change!
LGBTQ Teen Summit
Celebrate the intersections of LGBTQ culture, history, and art amongst peers and allies during a prideful day for teens and youth.
Sword Dance Family Performance
Join us for this special free performance as part of the 33rd annual New York Sword Dance Festival!
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.
