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.
Sketching Salon: 1920s Harlem Renaissance & Jazz Age Speakeasy
Join Drawing New York and the Museum to sip and sketch while soaking in the 1920s “speakeasy” style during this one-of-a-kind after-hours art program.
Past Event: From "On the Town" to "Naked City": Films of 1940s New York
Join architect, author and filmmaker James Sanders to explore films from 1940s New York
Past Event: I Like the Nightlife, Baby
Join Sarah Maslin Nir, Simonez Wolf, and DJ Lina for a conversation over cocktails about the city's ever-morphing nightlife scene.
Create a New Central Park
Investigate Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux’s plan for Central Park in Port City, 1609-1898. Become an urban planner and design your own version of Central Park.
Ponder a Poem for the City
Discover the celebrated New York-born poet Walt Whitman in Port City, 1609-1898. Write your own poem inspired by the sensations of the city, and illustrate your words to bring the poem to life!
June 8 Chancellor’s Day: Water Ways
From pre-colonial times to today, water has shaped the city’s history. In this full day of programming for educators, learn how water has impacted the city’s growth through a variety of lenses.
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.
