Past Events
Past Events
(Past Event) Rhythm of the City: Swing Saturday
Don't miss world-renowned Jazz performer Dandy Wellington and his band at MCNY.
Create an Activist Badge
Learn about key social movements, leading activists, and ordinary New Yorkers who have exercised their power to shape the city’s and the nation’s future. Create a badge to inspire change!
Museum in the Park: Graffiti Mural
Explore examples of New York City graffiti styles in New York at Its Core. Then design your own signature style of writing to contribute to our graffiti mural!
Salsa Soundmakers
Explore how immigrant and migrant communities in New York City developed salsa into a global phenomenon in Rhythm & Power: Salsa in New York. Then create a salsa soundmaker of your own!
Community Mural
Explore notable New Yorkers who have worked to improve their communities in New York at Its Core and Activist New York. Then work with others to make a community-inspired indoor mural!
Museum in the Park: Make a Machine
Explore notable and innovative machines from our exhibition New York at Its Core. Then build a machine of your own!
Build a Bridge for the City
Learn about the many types of bridges in the city and discuss some examples, such as the Brooklyn Bridge, in New York at Its Core. Design and build a model bridge of your own!
Exhibitions
Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection
Enter a window into a vibrant subculture of young creators and highlights previously unseen treasures from the Museum’s major collection of graffiti-based art.
Urban Stomp
Immerse yourself in the vibrant dances that have shaped—and been shaped by—the city’s ever-changing cultural landscape.
Robert Rauschenberg’s New York: Pictures from the Real World
MCNY will celebrate Robert Rauschenberg’s centennial with an exhibition that explores Rauschenberg’s complex relationship with photography, particularly in the context of New York City.
