Past Events

Past Events
A+/P Credit Course: Culture in Motion: Teaching NYC Immigration History Through Dance
Get energized and have FUN this summer as you learn about the history of New York City’s diverse population and rich immigrant cultures through the lens of dance.
Summer 2018 P Credit Course: New York at Its Core
Learn from experts in the field and engage with the history, art, and culture of the city as you develop lessons for your classroom in this 6-day course for educators.
Transgender in New York: A Nineteenth-Century Story
Learn how transgender youth asserted their identities and fought for inclusion in nineteenth-century New York.
Chancellor’s Day: New York Changemakers
From famous faces to everyday New Yorkers, learn who shapes the city and how to highlight change makers in the classroom.
6th Annual Teaching Social Activism Conference: Intersections
Join educators to address, celebrate, unpack, and encourage intersection in the classroom and beyond in this free conference.
Stanley Kubrick: Through a Different Lens Educator Evening
Join exhibition curator Sean Corcoran for a tour of Stanley Kubrick's photographs from "Look" magazine, many of which have never before been published.
Exhibitions
You Are Here
“You Are Here” draws on the rich archive of movies set in New York, combining thousands of cinematic moments across 16 screens.
Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection
Enter a window into a vibrant subculture of young creators and highlights previously unseen treasures from the Museum’s major collection of graffiti-based art.
Urban Stomp
Through a captivating mix of film, fashion, ephemera, art installations, dance interactives, music, photography, and instruments, the exhibition immerses visitors in the vibrant dances that have shaped—and been shaped by—the city’s ever-changing cultural landscape.