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.
International Family Equality Day
Celebrate Pride month at the Museum of the City of New York!
Cinco de Mayo: Calpulli Mexican Performance
Join us for a special live performance in celebration of the rich diversity of Mexican and Mexican-American cultural heritage presented by Calpulli Mexican Dance Company.
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. Design and build a model bridge of your own!
Oysters and the City
Learn about the significance and uses of oysters throughout New York City history. Then make an oyster print with clay to take home with you!
Water Color Painting
Join us for a day of painting inspired by the gorgeous waterways of New York City. Explore the exhibition New York at Its Core and work with watercolor paints and wax-resist techniques to paint a view from your perspective.
Water to the World: Think Tank
Explore Port City, 1609-1898, to learn about some of the challenges New Yorkers have faced in the pursuit of fresh drinking water. Use these ideas to design a model plan for another city around the world faced with this challenge.
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
Features rarely seen photos that reveal Rauschenberg's deep engagement with the real world and his complex relationship with New York City
