Past Events
Past Events
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.
The Art of Change: “Artivism” in New York’s Cultural Institutions
Learn how artists have employed spectacle, symbolism, and collective participation to fight for issues of minority representation, highlight racial and gender exclusion, critique curatorial process, and push for fair labor policies.
New York at Its Core Seminar Day: City Stories
Join us to go behind-the-scenes and explore how stories and digital games can transform your students’ experience of their city.
New York at Its Core Seminar Day: Rhythm & Power
Learn the history of the city by embracing its many beats, from salsa to Sondheim. Enjoy a musical performance, "From Hamilton to Hammerstein," of NYC history and a keynote linking science and hip hop.
POSTPONED - Studio in a School Educator Open House
Educators, students, families, and guardians are invited to join Studio in a School and Museum of the City of New York staff for a tour of the exhibition, The City and the Young Imagination.
Chancellor’s Day: Gay Gotham
In this full day of programming for educators, discover the artistic subcultures in New York during the 20th century and celebrate the queer creative networks whose radical ideas had lasting effects on the mainstream.
Seminar Day: Health & Fitness
Free! Create, cook, stretch, eat, and learn during this day for educators co-sponsored by the NYC Department of Health that combines sessions on fitness, healthy eating, history, and policy planning initiatives. Lunch included.
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.
