Past Events
Past Events
Free Late-Night Wednesdays
Visit MCNY for free on Wednesdays until 9 p.m., and explore the Museum’s full slate of current and critically acclaimed exhibitions.
We Are Still Here! Lunaapeew/Lenape Celebration Weekend – Day 2
Enjoy dance performances, arts and crafts, language workshops, and more activities for all ages at our inaugural celebration weekend of Lunaapeew/Lenape cultural heritage celebration.
We Are Still Here! Lunaapeew/Lenape Celebration Weekend – Day 1
Enjoy music and dance performances, storytelling, arts and crafts, and activities for all ages during of our inaugural celebration weekend of Lunaapeew/Lenape cultural heritage and NYC's Indigenous community.
Meet the Artists! Making Family Sculptures with John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres
Stop by the museum to have your family’s hands sculpted by local artists John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres.
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Spring Break! Family Activities @ MCNY – April 28
The Museum of the City of New York welcomes children of all ages and their families to join us this Spring Break for activities for all to enjoy!
NYC Discovery Lab - Nature in the City - April 28
In celebration of Earth Day, visit the Museum’s NYC Discovery Lab each weekend in April to learn how the environment in New York City has changed over time.
Spring Break! Family Activities @ MCNY - April 27
The Museum of the City of New York welcomes children of all ages and their families to join us this Spring Break for activities for all to enjoy!
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.
