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.
Native American Heritage Celebration
Join us in celebrating the history of Native American groups of the Northeast region. Bring your family to hear folk stories and create a cornhusk doll.
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Learn about the roots of this Chinese holiday and how it is celebrated throughout Southeast Asia. Enjoy activities and a special mooncake snack.
My City Summer
Summer time in New York City is full of fun things to do and places to discover. Explore photographs of summer scenes and design your very own board game!
Summer City Games
Join us for a day of play to learn about indoor and street games that have been played by New Yorkers for centuries.
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!
Water All Around: Watercolor Painting
Explore New York at Its Core to get inspired by images of NYC water sources, then choose a scene to create a watercolor landscape painting.
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.
