Past Events
Past Events
[CANCELED] 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.
(Past Event) Redefining Justice: Tackling Wrongful Convictions and Reforming the Criminal Justice System
Join MCNY for a timely panel discussion with exploring ways to create a more accurate and reliable criminal justice system.
Educator Evening - Above Ground
Join us for an Educator evening focused on integrating graffiti and street art into your curriculum. This event will provide educators with a deeper understanding of graffiti as both an art form and a powerful cultural movement, offering strategies to incorporate its elements into the classroom.
Becoming Spectacular: The Rhythm of Resilience – Book Talk with Jennifer Jones
Don't miss this talk with the first African American Radio City Music Hall Rockette, Jennifer Jones!
(Past Event) Future of the City: NYC Parks Commissioner Susan Donoghue
Join us for a conversation with the Commissioner of the Department of Parks.
Street Stories – Graffiti and the Legacy of Martin Wong
Join Hrag Vartanian, Editor-in-Chief of Hyperallergic, as he moderates an engaging panel with artist Lee Quiñones, PPOW Gallery Co-Founder Wendy Olsoff, and Sean Corcoran, Senior Curator of Prints and Photographs at MCNY.
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.