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A young girl makes art at a table.

For Families Friday, April 24, 2:00pm

MCNY Kids Art Studio

Visit the MCNY Kids Art Studio for a fun, hands‑on art experience inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions and collection.

Brightly colored oil painting on canvas entitled Howard the Duck by Lee George Quiñones in the style of graffiti art. Lee’s name appears with the force of a thunderbolt on a brick wall and Howard the Duck shields himself with the lid of a trashcan. There’s a message in the top-left corner that says: “Graffiti is a art, and if art is a crime, let God forgive all.”

Classes & Workshops Thursday, March 18, 9:30am

City as Canvas: Graffiti Art in NYC Student Workshop (Grades 1-3)

See highlights from the Museum’s graffiti art collection to learn about this dynamic and homegrown artistic movement in New York City’s history and create your own sketches.

Brightly colored oil painting on canvas entitled Howard the Duck by Lee George Quiñones in the style of graffiti art. Lee’s name appears with the force of a thunderbolt on a brick wall and Howard the Duck shields himself with the lid of a trashcan. There’s a message in the top-left corner that says: “Graffiti is a art, and if art is a crime, let God forgive all.”

Classes & Workshops Wednesday, March 17, 11:00am

City as Canvas: Graffiti Art in NYC Student Workshop (Grades 1-3)

See highlights from the Museum’s graffiti art collection to learn about this dynamic and homegrown artistic movement in New York City’s history and create your own sketches.

Brightly colored oil painting on canvas entitled Howard the Duck by Lee George Quiñones in the style of graffiti art. Lee’s name appears with the force of a thunderbolt on a brick wall and Howard the Duck shields himself with the lid of a trashcan. There’s a message in the top-left corner that says: “Graffiti is a art, and if art is a crime, let God forgive all.”

Classes & Workshops Wednesday, March 17, 9:30am

City as Canvas: Graffiti Art in NYC Student Workshop (Grades 4-12)

See highlights from the Museum’s graffiti art collection to learn about this dynamic and homegrown artistic movement in New York City’s history and create your own sketches.

Brightly colored oil painting on canvas entitled Howard the Duck by Lee George Quiñones in the style of graffiti art. Lee’s name appears with the force of a thunderbolt on a brick wall and Howard the Duck shields himself with the lid of a trashcan. There’s a message in the top-left corner that says: “Graffiti is a art, and if art is a crime, let God forgive all.”

Classes & Workshops Tuesday, March 16, 11:00am

City as Canvas: Graffiti Art in NYC Student Workshop (Grades 4-12)

See highlights from the Museum’s graffiti art collection to learn about this dynamic and homegrown artistic movement in New York City’s history and create your own sketches.

Brightly colored oil painting on canvas entitled Howard the Duck by Lee George Quiñones in the style of graffiti art. Lee’s name appears with the force of a thunderbolt on a brick wall and Howard the Duck shields himself with the lid of a trashcan. There’s a message in the top-left corner that says: “Graffiti is a art, and if art is a crime, let God forgive all.”

Classes & Workshops Tuesday, March 16, 9:30am

City as Canvas: Graffiti Art in NYC Student Workshop (Grades 1-3)

See highlights from the Museum’s graffiti art collection to learn about this dynamic and homegrown artistic movement in New York City’s history and create your own sketches.

A composite image showing - Left: a photo of the colorful rooms of the Stettheimer dollhouse. Right: a tiny room and furniture made from craft materials.

Classes & Workshops Tuesday, February 16, 1:00pm

MCNY Kids Create: Looking Close and Building Tiny with the Stettheimer Dollhouse

Combine art and engineering in this virtual intergenerational STEAM education program as you draw inspiration from the famous Stettheimer dollhouse to design your own miniature world.

Exhibitions

Bob Dylan, Karen Dalton, and Fred Neil performing at Café Wha?, Greenwich Village, February 8, 1961. Photo by Fred W. McDarrah. © Fred W. McDarrah/MUUS Collection.

Through August 2, 2026

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.