Past Events
Past Events
Educator Workshop: Underrepresented Stories in Revolutionary New York
Inspired by our latest exhibition, The Occupied City: New York and the American Revolution, this day of professional learning explores perspectives on the American Revolution that have been historically excluded or underrepresented.
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.
Hidden Voices of New York City: Elsie Richardson Student Workshop (Grades 3-5) - 11:30am
Join us this Women's History Month as we learn more about life and organizing of Elsie Richardson, a community-based leader in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn who created a model for community development corporations nationwide.
Hidden Voices of New York City: Elsie Richardson Educator Workshop
Explore the life of Elsie Richardson and her fight for community development and racial equality in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. With author Dr. Brian Purnell and special guest Celeste Moses, Richardson’s granddaughter.
Partner Event: COVID Three Years Later: Together, Not Alone
A special event at the Museum of the City of New York, featuring a screening, installation, roundtable, and day-long performance centered around the uptown New York City premiere of the Zip Code Memory Project film, 'Together, Not Alone.' This event marks the three-year anniversary of the Covid-19 Pandemic in New York City by asking: What have we learned and can we do better?
Hidden Voices of New York City: Bayard Rustin - Educator Workshop
This Black History Month, join us in celebrating the life and work of Bayard Rustin, a key figure of the Civil Rights movement who faced discrimination as a gay African-American man.
Exhibitions
Activist New York
Delve into the drama of social activism in New York City, past and present, with issues as diverse as immigration, civil rights, and sexual orientation.
Raise Your Voice
This immersive installation by Brooklyn-based artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya is inspired by the resiliency of New York’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
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.
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.
