Past Events
Past Events
Rhythm of the City: Rep Asia
Experience the fusion of Chinese and South Asian sounds and learn to move like we did at the summer Chinatown Block Party 夏日傾情 all over again.
Past Event: Right to the City: Screening of Metropolitan Avenue
A screening of the 1985 documentary film “Metropolitan Avenue” on 16 mm, plus a talkback with the film's creators, scholars, and activists.
Museum in the Park: Graffiti Mural
Explore examples of New York City graffiti styles in New York at Its Core. Then design your own signature style of writing to contribute to our graffiti mural!
Salsa Soundmakers
Explore how immigrant and migrant communities in New York City developed salsa into a global phenomenon in Rhythm & Power: Salsa in New York. Then create a salsa soundmaker of your own!
Past Event: In the Steps of Salsa Walking Tour
Explore the barrio of salsa, East Harlem, with folklorist Elena Martinez.
Past Event: Home Video: Media Art in Response to HIV/AIDS
Join Electronic Arts Intermix for an evening of screening and discussion of three videos that reveal how artists and activist documented and reshaped everyday responses to HIV/AIDS.
Community Mural
Explore notable New Yorkers who have worked to improve their communities in New York at Its Core and Activist New York. Then work with others to make a community-inspired indoor mural!
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.
