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.
Graffiti Mural
Explore graffiti styles throughout New York City history in New York at Its Core. Then design your own signature style of writing to contribute to our graffiti mural!
Museum in the Park: Salsa Soundmakers
Explore how immigrant and migrant communities in New York City developed salsa into a global phenomenon. Then create a salsa soundmaker of your own!
Liberty Body Drawings
Discover how the Statue of Liberty became an icon of national freedom in New York at Its Core. Create a body drawing incorporating the symbolism of this inspiring statue!
Museum in the Park: Play New Yorker Checkers
Play our giant game of checkers to learn about the inspiring and influential people that have contributed to making New York City a creative, cultural destination!
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: Make a Machine
Explore notable and innovative machines from our exhibition New York at Its Core. Then build a machine 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.
