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.
Activists on Screen: Black Documentary Shorts
Join us for a screening of a selection of documentary shorts by Black filmmakers.
New York on Film: The Last Days of Disco (Sold Out)
Join us for a screening of "The Last days of Disco!"
Hidden Voices: Black History Month - Session 3
This February, celebrate Black History Month by learning about three Black New Yorkers whose lives helped shape our city in this free virtual student webinar for grades 3-5.
Hidden Voices: Black History Month - Session 2
This February, celebrate Black History Month by learning about three Black New Yorkers whose lives helped shape our city in this free virtual student webinar for grades 3-5.
Hidden Voices: Black History Month - Session 1
This February, celebrate Black History Month by learning about three Black New Yorkers whose lives helped shape our city in this free virtual student webinar for grades 3-5.
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.
