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.
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.
Past Event: Muslim in New York
An evening exploring the extraordinarily rich, multifaceted histories of New York City's major Muslim communities
SABOR & RITMO: International Family Day of Dance
Join us for an amazing day of dance spotlighting New York salsa, kizomba, Puerto Rican bomba, capoeira, and more!
New Amsterdam Circle Benefit
Celebrate spring and support the Museum of the City of New York!
Past Event: Making It Here
Julissa Arce and AJ Gogia talk struggle and success with Sarah Maslin Nir.
Sketch & Sip: A City Seen
Explore photos of 1940s and 1950s New York and then choose one to sketch in this after hours drawing program for adults.
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.
