Past Events
Past Events
Free Late-Night Wednesdays
Visit MCNY for free on Wednesdays until 9 p.m., and explore the Museum’s full slate of current and critically acclaimed exhibitions.
Lunar New Year Performance
Join us for a special Lion Dance performance to learn about traditional stories around the holiday. Then enjoy a special snack and make a lantern to take home.
Zoning for Public Good
Explore how we can optimize zoning to achieve a more equitable city with leading experts.
Past Event: Bridge and Tunnel
A screening of the Oscar shortlisted film "The Witness" followed by a discussion with director James Solomon and Bill Genovese, Kitty Genovese's brother.
Octavitas: Puerto Rican Celebration
Close out the holiday season with a celebration of the Puerto Rican holiday Octavitas. Join us for singing, dancing, art making, and snacks!
Activist New York, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Bring the family to explore Activist New York exhibition together, create your own protest poster and enjoy complimentary snacks.
Exhibitions
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.
The Occupied City
This immersive exhibition transforms the Museum's third floor into a vivid journey through Revolutionary-era New York.
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.
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.
