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: After Stonewall
A screening of "T.V. Transvestite" followed by a conversation with director Simone di Bagno, Celso Satori LaBeija, Willyum LaBeija, and Joe Jeffreys.
Campaign for a Clean City
Discover how New Yorkers have been actively campaigning for a cleaner and healthier city in the exhibition Activist New York. Join the cause by creating your own campaign poster!
Nature-Inspired Wearable Art
Explore the nature-inspired designs of the extravagant jewelry and decorative arts in the exhibition Gilded New York. Design and create your very own piece of wearable art!
Past Event: Revisiting New York's New Deal
Reexamine New York City’s pivotal role during the New Deal.
Past Event: Todd Webb’s New York
Join Daniel Okrent and Julia Van Haaften to examine Todd Webb’s iconic photographs of 1940's New York street life.
Making Black Lives Matter: Tracing the Role of Women in the Black Radical Tradition
Drawing on archival research, oral history, and his work as an organizer in the Movement for Black Lives, Christopher Paul Harris will examine the black radical tradition by centering the ideas of the women who played a critical role in shaping it.
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.