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Three children creating an artwork with colored pencils and cut paper.
For Families Saturday, September 19, 11:00am

[CANCELED] MCNY Kids Art Studio

Join us each week for a fun, hands-on art experience inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions and collection. This drop-in program is designed especially for children ages 3 and up and the adults who care for them.
Photograph of participants separating waste into appropriate trash bins based on what recyclable material they are made from.
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.
Photograph of a family participating in a wet water lab, involving the testing varying pH levels of different liquids.
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!
A group of boys, some with bikes, stand in front of the entrance to Long Island Hobby Shop
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.
Black and white photograph from Look magazine that features Jackie and Rachel Robinson in their home. The couple are seated on a couch inside their apartment.
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!
Black and white photograph of a group of young patrons of LGBTQ Bar.
For Families Wednesday, July 31, 11:00am

PRIDE=POWER

Create your own light photo from selected images from our PRIDE: Photographs of Stonewall and Beyond by Fred W. McDarrah exhibition as we celebrate its fiftieth anniversary this year at the Museum of the City of New York.

Exhibitions

Miniature buildings from New York City carved out of wood
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.
George Washington and other officers riding on horseback down a city street, with a crowd watching
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.
Characters from Alice in Wonderland flying over Manhattan in a small airplane
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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