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.
Hidden Voices: Women's History Month - Session 3
This March, celebrate Women’s History 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: Women's History Month - Session 2
This March, celebrate Women’s History 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: Women's History Month - Session 1
This March, celebrate Women’s History Month by learning about three New Yorkers whose lives helped shape our city in this free virtual student webinar for grades 3-5.
Drawing Family with Manny Vega
Join us for an intimate, pen and ink drawing workshop with artist-in-residence Manny Vega inspired by art on view at the museum! Ages 10+
Uptown Jazz: Harlem on My Mind
Dance along to a performance by bandleader and entertainer Dandy Wellington and his seven-piece jazz band with songs inspired by our centennial exhibition, This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture.
Midwinter Recess Family Activities @ MCNY – Feb 24
The Museum of the City of New York welcomes children of all ages and their families to join us this midwinter break for activities for all to enjoy!
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.
Robert Rauschenberg’s New York
Features rarely seen photos that reveal Rauschenberg's deep engagement with the real world and his complex relationship with New York City.
