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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.
Black and white photograph depicts a group of men and women protesting American involvement in conflicts abroad. Protestors are holding signs addressing their concerns.
For Families Wednesday, July 24, 11:00am

Activist New York Special Programs

Visit the exhibition Activist New York to discover New Yorkers’ fights for freedom and equality. Afterwards, create protest posters for a movement that inspires you for change.
Photograph is black and white and shows a young woman working in a garment factory in 1949. The photograph was taken for Look magazine.
For Families Wednesday, July 17, 11:00am

Industry City

Explore the rich history of labor in New York City in the exhibition City of Struggle: How Labor Movements Changed New York. Get hands on with fabrics to create related projects.
Photograph depicts models for the garment industry protesting working wages out of the Art Students League. The image is black and white and has protestors holding signs that read “Organize,” and “Break the grip of exploitation”
For Families Monday, July 15, 11:00am

Activist Paper Doll Making

Celebrate the New York City women who have championed for change in the garment industry by exploring the Activist New York and City of Struggle: How Labor Movements Changed New York exhibitions. Choose a figure as inspiration to make your own activist paper doll with a message for change.
Photograph of a community mural created during a free Family Program.
For Families Wednesday, July 10, 11:00am

Mural Mania

New York City is full of vibrant public murals that line city’s buildings. Leave your mark in our collective community mural painting!
Digital photograph is a copy of a fold out map of Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Village of Williamsburg, and Jersey City. Each distinct neighborhood is highlighted in red, blue, yellow, orange, or green.
For Families Monday, July 8, 11:00am

Neighborhood Mapping

What does community mean to you? Explore and celebrate the diverse communities and subcultures of New York City through a scavenger hunt of the museum and neighborhood mapping projects!

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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