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Picture of family of mother, boy, and child with an onlooker behind looking in awe at a LEGO construction

For Families Saturday, June 13, 2:00pm

Family Program: Build Upper Manhattan LEGO Event

Let’s build Upper Manhattan using 100,000 LEGO Blocks!

A man sits at a table as another man turns to him.

Classes & Workshops Thursday, February 16, 11:30am

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.

A man sits at a table as another man turns to him.

Classes & Workshops Thursday, February 16, 9:30am

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.

The title "Disney: Enchanted" written across the middle of the image. Three of the main characters (left to right: James Marsden, Amy Adams, and Patrick Dempsey) are featured below the title and Susan Sarandon is the standalone main character above the title.

For Families Saturday, February 11, 1:30pm

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.

The title "Disney: Enchanted" written across the middle of the image. Three of the main characters (left to right: James Marsden, Amy Adams, and Patrick Dempsey) are featured below the title and Susan Sarandon is the standalone main character above the title.

For Families Saturday, February 11, 10:00am

Movies for Minis: Enchanted (2007) - 10am

Members who met at the Museum.

For Adults Friday, February 10, 6:00pm

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!

hearts on black backround with text Valentine's Bash with DJ Likwuid and Women holding two vynl records

For Adults Friday, February 10, 6:00pm

Past Event: Cocktails & Culture | Valentine's Bash

Celebrate Valentine's Day early at our February edition of Cocktails & Culture!

Exhibitions

A group of men, women, and children during a rent strike in Harlem.

Through July 19, 2026

Activist New York

Delve into the drama of social activism in New York City, past and present, with issues as diverse as immigration, civil rights, and sexual orientation.

Photograph of the immersive installation "Raise Your Voice," original artwork of activists and allies Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X by artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya.

Through July 19, 2026

Raise Your Voice

This immersive installation by Brooklyn-based artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya is inspired by the resiliency of New York’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community.

Bob Dylan, Karen Dalton, and Fred Neil performing at Café Wha?, Greenwich Village, February 8, 1961. Photo by Fred W. McDarrah. © Fred W. McDarrah/MUUS Collection.

Through July 19, 2026

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.

Characters from Alice in Wonderland flying over Manhattan in a small airplane

Through September 27, 2026

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.