Past Events
Past Events
Educator Evening: The Occupied City
Join us for an exclusive look at our latest exhibition The Occupied City: New York and the American Revolution. Grab a glass of wine, mingle with fellow educators, and learn all about New York City's pivotal role in the nation's founding.
Sketch & Sip: Salsa in New York
Learn how to draw action and motion while enjoying drinks and after-hours Museum access to the exhibition Rhythm & Power: Salsa in New York.
Museum in the Park: Design a Park for the City
Investigate Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux’s plan for Central Park in New York at Its Core. Become an urban planner to design your own version of Central Park!
Create an Activist Badge
Learn about key social movements, leading activists, and ordinary New Yorkers who have exercised their power to shape the city’s and the nation’s future. Create a badge to inspire change!
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!
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.
