Past Events
Past Events
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.
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!
3rd Annual LGBTQ Teen Summit
Join us for a prideful full-day experience for teens and youth as part of World Pride. Celebrate the intersections of LGBTQ culture, history, and commemorate the 50th anniversary of Stonewall uprising amongst peers and allies.
Photo Camp: I Spy New York
A Digital Photography Camp for Students Ages 7–9
Eid al-Fitr
Celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan! Learn about Muslim cultural traditions in New York through images from our collections, get a mehndi temporary tattoo, and learn the art of Arabic calligraphy by local artists.
Wet Water Lab
What's in your water? Compare pH levels of tap water and water from the Harlem Meer. Document your findings like a scientist to take home!
Oyster Print
Learn more about the many uses of this mollusk, including how it purifies New York Harbor today. Then cast your own oyster print from plaster to take home with you.
Exhibitions
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.
The Occupied City
This immersive exhibition transforms the Museum's third floor into a vivid journey through Revolutionary-era New York.
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.
