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.
Educator Evening: King in New York
Examine Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s role in NYC history and connections to today’s Movement for Black Lives.
Past Event: Gender & Justice
Sarah Maslin Nir talks to Assistant DA Lucy Lang and Reverend Vivian D. Nixon of College & Community Fellowship about the vexed relationship between gender and justice in this city.
New Year Calendar Making
Create a personalized 2018 calendar inspired by your future city to ring in the New Year with a tailored touch!
Ice Skate Design Time!
Bring together elements of New York City fashion and ice skating to sketch a unique ice skate design that expresses your style!
Winter Wonderland: Snow Globe Making
Explore the exhibition New York on Ice: Skating in the City, then create a snow globe to display your favorite winter activity in the city!
Past Event: Book Launch: Joseph Rodriguez's El Barrio in the '80s
Photographer Joseph Rodriguez discusses his new book, El Barrio in the '80s, with David Gonzalez of The New York Times.
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.
