Past Events

Past Events

For Adults Wednesday, September 23, 5:00pm

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.
For Families Wednesday, August 14, 11:00am

Garbage, Garbage Everywhere!

Explore the exhibition the Future City Lab to learn about how climate change and your personal trash are connected. Learn about the cycle of composting and how to recycle in the city.
For Families Monday, August 12, 11:00am

Wet Water Lab Program

What’s in your water? Join us for a hands on experiment of our major water sources, the ways we use water, and filtration systems in the city!
For Families Wednesday, August 7, 11:00am

Cycling in the City Family Program

Visit the exhibition Cycling in the City: A 200-Year History to explore cycling cultures in the city, past and present. Then participate in a cycling related activity to take home with you.
For Families Monday, August 5, 11:00am

Jackie Robinson Family Day

Learn about Jackie Robinson’s career as the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball. Enjoy a scavenger hunt and design a sports pennant to share your own accomplishments!

Exhibitions

Through October 12, 2026

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.
Through March 19, 2027

The Occupied City

This immersive exhibition transforms the Museum's third floor into a vivid journey through Revolutionary-era New York.
Through October 12, 2026

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.
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