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.
New Year, New City
Explore the exhibition New York at Its Core where you can imagine the future of the city, and then join us in the classroom to create a 2017 journal inspired by your future city design!
Snow Globes: Winter Wonderland
Explore images in the exhibition Mastering the Metropolis to learn about buildings that make up our city’s views; then make your own New York City inspired snow globe!
Make a Flake
Join us for a day of winter fun as you learn various techniques and approaches to creating a paper snowflake design of your very own!
Winter Windows: Stained Glass
Discover designs of stained glass windows throughout New York City. Then use cellophane and frames to design your own special winter window decoration!
Winter Scene Painting
Explore winter images of New York City from the Museum’s collections, and then use paint and your imagination to create your own wonderful winter artwork!
Hanukkah Family Day
Join us for a family day in celebration of Hanukkah. Create a menorah in time to light the first candle at night!
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.
