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 of New York City: Wong Chin Foo Student Workshop (Grades 3-5) - 11:30am
Join us this Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as we learn more about the life and organizing of Wong Chin Foo, a key leader in the debates against the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
Hidden Voices of New York City: Wong Chin Foo Student Workshop (Grades 3-5) - 9:30am
Join us this Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as we learn more about the life and organizing of Wong Chin Foo, a key leader in the debates against the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
Hidden Voices of New York City: David Ruggles Student Workshop (Grades 3-5) - 11:30am
Join us as we learn more about life and organizing of David Ruggles, a black antislavery activist and practical abolitionist who dedicated his life to expanding opportunities for the city’s Black community.
Hidden Voices of New York City: David Ruggles Student Workshop (Grades 3-5) - 9:30am
Join us as we learn more about life and organizing of David Ruggles, a black antislavery activist and practical abolitionist who dedicated his life to expanding opportunities for the city’s Black community.
PAST EVENT: Hidden Voices of New York City: Wong Chin Foo Educator Workshop
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with author Scott D. Seligman and a look at 19th c. journalist and activist Wong Chin Foo, this month’s Hidden Voice.
Hidden Voices of New York City: David Ruggles Educator Workshop
In this virtual talk, celebrate the life and work of David Ruggles, an African American abolitionist whose radicalism challenged the status quo of slavery, and hear from special guest Prithi Kanakamedala.
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.
