Past Events

Past Events

For Families Saturday, September 26, 11:00am

MCNY Kids Art Studio

Join us each week for a fun, hands-on art experience inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions and collection. This drop-in program is designed especially for children ages 3 and up and the adults who care for them.
For Families Wednesday, July 12, 11:00am

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, in New York at Its Core. Design and build a model bridge of your own!
Talks Monday, July 10, 6:00pm

Past Event: Funny Women

Shannon O’Neil and Aparna Nancherla talk with Sarah Maslin Nir about New York’s comedy scene.
For Families Monday, July 10, 11:00am

Community Mural

Explore notable New Yorkers who have worked to improve their communities in New York at Its Core and Activist New York. Then work with others to make a community-inspired indoor mural!
For Families Saturday, July 8, 11:00am

New York City Zines

Discover the creativity, diversity, and energy of the “city that never sleeps” in New York at Its Core. Create a mini-magazine or “zine” full of all that you love about the city!
For Families Thursday, July 6, 11:00am

Museum in the Park: Graffiti Mural

Explore examples of New York City graffiti styles in New York at Its Core. Then design your own signature style of writing to contribute to our graffiti mural!

Exhibitions

Through October 12, 2026

He Built This City

Explore Joe Macken’s monumental model and discover the extraordinary vision behind one of the most ambitious handmade representations of New York City ever created.
Through March 19, 2027

The Occupied City

This immersive exhibition transforms the Museum's third floor into a vivid journey through Revolutionary-era New York.
Through October 12, 2026

Another Wonderland

Celebrates the rescue and restoration of a major New Deal–era mural cycle created for the children’s ward at Gouverneur Hospital, featuring Lewis Carroll’s beloved characters exploring 1930s New York City.
Through April 17, 2027

Halumii Ktapihna

Encounter the enduring presence and living cultures of the Lenape/Lunáapeew—the original people of Lenapehoking/Lunaapeewáhkiing, the land now known as New York City and its surrounding region.
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