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.
Centennial Gala After Party
FOR NEW YORKERS 35 & UNDER: Join us for our 100th birthday celebration featuring cocktails, late-night bites, dancing, and the unveiling of our newest exhibition!
Centennial Gala
Join us for an evening of dinner and dancing as we celebrate 100 years since our founding and honor Michael R. Bloomberg for his steadfast dedication to New York City and his continuous support of the Museum.
Hidden Voices of New York City: Wong Chin Foo Student Workshop (Grades 3-5) - 11:30am
Join us this Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as we learn more about the life and organizing of Wong Chin Foo, a key leader in the debates against the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
Hidden Voices of New York City: Wong Chin Foo Student Workshop (Grades 3-5) - 9:30am
Join us this Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as we learn more about the life and organizing of Wong Chin Foo, a key leader in the debates against the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
Moonlight & Movies: Americanish
Join us for a screening of Americanish (Iman Zawahry, 2022)
Hidden Voices of New York City: David Ruggles Student Workshop (Grades 3-5) - 11:30am
Join us as we learn more about life and organizing of David Ruggles, a black antislavery activist and practical abolitionist who dedicated his life to expanding opportunities for the city’s Black community.
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.
Halumii Ktapihna
Encounter the enduring presence and living cultures of the Lenape/Lunáapeew—the original people of Lenapehoking/Lunaapeewáhkiing, the land now known as New York City and its surrounding region.
