Past Events
Past Events
(WAITLIST ONLY) Public Art as Public Health: The Role of Visual Art in Hospitals
This panel brings together researchers, policymakers, clinicians, artists, and philanthropists to imagine the hospital of the future, one where the arts are a vital and normal part of quality care.
Spooky City
We are back with another edition of Spooky City! Join us on Friday, October 31, for Halloween activities for visitors of all ages – including crafts, games, and a trick-or-treat activity around the museum’s galleries.
[SOLD OUT] Film Screening: Drop Dead City
Join us for a screening of Drop Dead City, a documentary exploring the financial crisis of 1975.
New York by the Book: Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall with Christophe Lebold
Explore Leonard Cohen's deep relationship with NYC and the role it played in his life and art.
From Tenements to Towers: Redlining, Resilience, and the Burning of the Bronx
Join us for a conversation about challenges and mobilizations around housing in New York City.
[Canceled] Move to the Music: Vogue
Get ready to move, groove, and create together in this high-energy, hands-on family workshop.
[SOLD OUT] The Lindy Hop Sessions: Ragtime to Lindy Hop
Learn about the roots of the dance styles that swept the early 20th century with curator Derrick León Washington.
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.