Past Events
Past Events
Family STEAM Workshop: Building the City with The GIANT Room - May 2
Come explore the history of some of NYC’s most iconic sites through hands-on STEAM activities!
Build a Bridge for the City
Learn about the many types of bridges in the city and discuss some examples, such as the Brooklyn Bridge. Design and build a model bridge of your own!
Reflections of the City
Explore landscape images from our collections that depict the city beautifully reflected on the waterways. Sketch a cityscape reflection of your own to take home with you!
Water Cycle Art Wheel
Explore connections between water sources and the city. Visit the Future City Lab and start thinking like an urban planner. Use elements of the water cycle to create an artful, scientific wheel.
Comparative Zoning: Looking to Other Cities
Join an expert panel to consider how New York City's zoning regulations have influenced and been influenced by other cities.
Past Event: Propaganda by Design
Leading graphic designers will discuss rarely exhibited propaganda posters and offer a glimpse into the world of design today.
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.
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.
