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.
Live Sketching: Powerful Poses
Learn about powerful people throughout New York City’s past and present. Sketch some of their powerful poses from a live model.
Family Day of New York Play
Join us for a family day of games inspired by notable people and places of New York City.
Past Event: New York Is My Muse
Speed Levitch and Adrian Benepe explore the contours, gritty and sublime, of New York’s defining landscapes.
Documenting LGBTQ Life
Directors Rodney Evans, Michelle Memran and Conrad Ventur discuss how film can represent and preserve LGBTQ history.
Community Mural
Explore notable New Yorkers who have worked to improve their communities. Then work with others to paint a community-inspired indoor mural.
NYC Tales: Storytime for Tots
Join us for a comforting story circle and a snack as you listen to an interactive storyteller share special tales of New York City!
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.
