Past Events
Past Events
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.
NYC TOTS: Doll Making
Join us for a day of play and close looking in the Museum to learn about notable New Yorkers then create a personalized doll to take home with you!
Zoning at New Heights: Supertalls and the Accidental Skyline
Have the zoning regulations that were created to tame towers during the early rise of the skyscraper kept pace with the modern skyline?
Making the Queer Scene
A group of writers, artists, performers, and activists discuss the historical and ongoing importance of queer nightlife in New York.
Educator Evening: Mastering the Metropolis
In this free curator-led tour of Mastering the Metropolis: New York and Zoning, 1916-2016, examine the history, debates, and effects of the evolving law.
Santa & The City
Join us for a family day of seasonal fun with Santa and visit the special installation Santa and the City.
Music to My Ears
Visit New York at Its Core to learn about artists whose music made a long lasting impact on the city and beyond. Then work with instruments and listen to recordings to inspire a sound maker of your own!
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.
