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.
Oysters and the City
Learn about the significance and uses of oysters throughout New York City history. Then make an oyster print with clay to take home with you!
Past Event: New York Meets Havana
Synonymous with mojitos, sultry nightclubs, and classic cars, join us for a house party inspired by Havana.
Recording New York: Sound, Place, and Civic Identity
Explore the themes of place, memory, and civic commitment in the work of the self-taught, Manhattan-based folklorist Tony Schwartz (1923-2002) and learn how young people can become stakeholders and participants in their communities by listening to historical sound recordings and by making new recordings of their own.
Past Event: I Remember Harlem
A screening of the epic 16mm film "I Remember Harlem" with commentary from its Director of Photography and Associate Producer.
Water Color Painting
Join us for a day of painting inspired by the gorgeous waterways of New York City. Explore the exhibition New York at Its Core and work with watercolor paints and wax-resist techniques to paint a view from your perspective.
Water to the World: Think Tank
Explore Port City, 1609-1898, to learn about some of the challenges New Yorkers have faced in the pursuit of fresh drinking water. Use these ideas to design a model plan for another city around the world faced with this challenge.
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.
