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.
Faith Ringgold Inspired Mini Quilts - 10am
Inspired by Faith Ringgold's story quilt, Tar Beach, create a felt collage of your favorite place in New York City. Your felt patch can be taken home or attached to someone else's to create a community quilt!
My Brother's Name is Kenny: The Greatest True Hip-Hop Story Ever Told
A talk with Kenny Parker, author of My Brother's Name is Kenny: The Greatest True Hip-Hop Story Ever Told.
Creative STEM Camp @MCNY- Modes of Transportation in NYC
Spinning, sliding, hovering, flying. How would you design a new mode of transportation for New York City?
Creative STEM Camp @MCNY - Theme: Coding and Building, Robots and Games for Change
Ages 8-12: Design, build, and code games and robots that do good for our city as you envision a better future for NYC!
Manny Vega Inspired Mosaics - 12pm
We invite you to add to our collaborative pom pom mosaic inspired by the work of Manny Vega! Want a mosaic to take home? Make your own with tiles and clay.
Manny Vega Inspired Mosaics - 10am
We invite you to add to our collaborative pom pom mosaic inspired by the work of Manny Vega! Want a mosaic to take home? Make your own with tiles and clay.
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.
