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.
Partner Event: COVID Three Years Later: Together, Not Alone
A special event at the Museum of the City of New York, featuring a screening, installation, roundtable, and day-long performance centered around the uptown New York City premiere of the Zip Code Memory Project film, 'Together, Not Alone.' This event marks the three-year anniversary of the Covid-19 Pandemic in New York City by asking: What have we learned and can we do better?
Hidden Voices of New York City: Bayard Rustin Student Workshop (Grades 3-5) - 11:30am
Join us this Black History Month as we learn more about the life and organizing of Bayard Rustin, a pivotal leader in the United States Civil Rights Movements, who organized the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom from his home in Chelsea.
Hidden Voices of New York City: Bayard Rustin Student Workshop (Grades 3-5) - 9:30am
Join us this Black History Month as we learn more about the life and organizing of Bayard Rustin, a pivotal leader in the United States Civil Rights Movements, who organized the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom from his home in Chelsea.
Movies for Minis: Enchanted (2007) - 1:30 pm
We are celebrating love, fairy tales and Manhattan in our February edition of Movies for Minis with Disney’s Enchanted (2007). Featuring stars like Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Susan Sarandon, and James Marsden, Disney drew inspiration from its legacy of classic Disney princess stories and fairy tales and created an experience of music and magical tales coming alive in modern-day Manhattan.
Member Lounge: Cocktails & Culture Pre-Valentine's Day Bash
Hey Members! Join us for the Cocktails & Culture: Pre-Valentine's Day Bash, and be sure and stop by the Member Lounge featuring an exclusive bar!
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.
