Past Events
Past Events
(Past Event) Rhythm of the City: Swing Saturday
Don't miss world-renowned Jazz performer Dandy Wellington and his band at MCNY.
Hidden Voices: AAPI Heritage Month - Session 2
This May, celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by learning about three New Yorkers whose lives helped shape our city in this free virtual student webinar for grades 3-5.
Hidden Voices: AAPI Heritage Month - Session 1
This May, celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by learning about three New Yorkers whose lives helped shape our city in this free virtual student webinar for grades 3-5.
Partner Event: 14th Annual Clara Lemlich Awards
Honoring the lives of incredible women whose many decades of brilliant activism have made real and lasting change.
NYC Discovery Lab – My City, Our History - May 12
Visit the Museum’s NYC Discovery Lab each weekend in May to discover how every day New Yorkers have captured their own stories and make art to share your city story.
Open Studio: Mosaic Making
Learn the mosaic making process and be part of collectively making a mosaic with other museum visitors, moderated by Manny Vega.
Poetry as Pedagogy: Jazz and Poetry: Avant-Gardes of Resistance
This workshop will focus on the importance of jazz traditions for New York poetry and politics, exploring the interrelation between resistance music and poetry and how we can use both forms of media to more deeply engage our students.
Exhibitions
You Are Here
“You Are Here” draws on the rich archive of movies set in New York, combining thousands of cinematic moments across 16 screens.
Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection
Enter a window into a vibrant subculture of young creators and highlights previously unseen treasures from the Museum’s major collection of graffiti-based art.
Urban Stomp
Through a captivating mix of film, fashion, ephemera, art installations, dance interactives, music, photography, and instruments, the exhibition immerses visitors in the vibrant dances that have shaped—and been shaped by—the city’s ever-changing cultural landscape.
