Past Events
Past Events
Educator Workshop: Freedom Day! Teaching Civil Rights Taking Action
More than 60 years after the Freedom Day School Boycott of 1964, join educators and curators from the Museum of the City of New York and New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to reflect on the legacy of this historic civic action and how we can take inspiration from the past to act for a better future.
Movies for Minis: Annie (2014) - 1:30pm
Join us and sing along to memorable showtunes like “Tomorrow” and “It’s a Hard Knock Life” during our screening of the 2014 adaption of Annie starring Quvenzhané Wallis as Annie, Jamie Foxx, Rose Byrne, and Cameron Diaz for the March edition of Movies for Minis.
Movies for Minis: Annie (2014) - 10am
Join us and sing along to memorable showtunes like “Tomorrow” and “It’s a Hard Knock Life” during our screening of the 2014 adaption of Annie starring Quvenzhané Wallis as Annie, Jamie Foxx, Rose Byrne, and Cameron Diaz for the March edition of Movies for Minis.
Hidden Voices of New York City: Elsie Richardson Educator Workshop
Explore the life of Elsie Richardson and her fight for community development and racial equality in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. With author Dr. Brian Purnell and special guest Celeste Moses, Richardson’s granddaughter.
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Passing
Join us for a free screening of the film "Passing" (Rebecca Hall, 2021).
Live Jazz with Jon Thomas & Firm Roots
Join us for live jazz in the Rotunda at 11:30am and 1pm!
Footprints: A Dance Workshop
Join us for an interactive dance workshop this Black History Month, in collaboration with Harlem School of the Arts!
Exhibitions
Songs of New York
Playful, kinetic, and full of surprises, Songs of New York is an immersive interactive experience that introduces visitors to a full range of music from and about New York City.
Robert Rauschenberg’s New York
Features rarely seen photos that reveal Rauschenberg's deep engagement with the real world and his complex relationship with New York City.
