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Past Events

Large mural panels showing Alice and other characters exploring New York City, with red and white tables in the middle of the gallery.

For Adults Tuesday, September 22, 6:30pm

(WAITLIST ONLY) Public Art as Public Health: The Role of Visual Art in Hospitals

This panel brings together researchers, policymakers, clinicians, artists, and philanthropists to imagine the hospital of the future, one where the arts are a vital and normal part of quality care.

Line drawing of the Museum facade with christmas lights across the balcony. Red and pink striped diagonal background with text "Holiday Market" in bold uppercase lettering above.

For Adults Sunday, December 17, 10:00am

MCNY X Brooklyn Pop-Up Holiday Market

Don't miss our holiday market! We’ll have 20+ artisans, designers, and makers selling contemporary fashion, accessories, home goods, beauty, jewelry, and more! This event is free and takes place on the Museum's first floor.

Line drawing of the Museum facade with christmas lights across the balcony. Red and pink striped diagonal background with text "Holiday Market" in bold uppercase lettering above.

For Adults Saturday, December 16, 10:00am

MCNY X Brooklyn Pop-Up Holiday Market

Don't miss our holiday market! We’ll have 20+ artisans, designers, and makers selling contemporary fashion, accessories, home goods, beauty, jewelry, and more! This event is free and takes place on the Museum's first floor.

Four women pose for a photo

For Adults Thursday, December 14, 6:00pm

Member Lounge – Cocktails & Culture: Winter Blast

Hey Members! join us for the Cocktails & Culture: Winter Blast, and be sure and stop by the Member Lounge featuring an exclusive bar!

Left: A cluster of disco balls cast light on a dark background. Right: Image of dj tres dos with dark graphic background

For Adults Thursday, December 14, 6:00pm

Cocktails & Culture: Winter Blast

Have a Winter Blast at our December edition of Cocktails & Culture!

Installation view of You Are Here showing various video footage playing on a section of the 16-screen immersive film

For Adults Thursday, December 14, 4:00pm

Partner Event: NYC—Ultimate Backdrop or Lead Character?

An invitation-only event featuring a conversation, reception, and screening with and for NYC's film and TV community.

Two older men in suits read newspapers on a subway platform in front of a graffiti covered subway car.

For Adults Thursday, December 7, 6:30pm

SOLD OUT New York on Film: Style Wars 40th Anniversary

We celebrate the 40th anniversary of Style Wars with a screening and an all-star panel featuring the filmmakers and select artists

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.