Past Events
Past Events
Educator Workshop: Freedom Day! Teaching Civil Rights Taking Action
More than 60 years after the Freedom Day School Boycott of 1964, join educators and curators from the Museum of the City of New York and New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to reflect on the legacy of this historic civic action and how we can take inspiration from the past to act for a better future.
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Hedwig and the Angry Inch
An outdoor, singalong screening of the cult rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch
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Past Event: Soul of the City: Juneteenth with Martha Redbone Roots Project
We celebrate Juneteenth with a free outdoor concert by Martha Redbone Roots Project.
Past Event: Cocktails & Culture: Songs of Freedom
Celebrate Black joy and artistry with DJ LiKWUiD, Shanelle Gabriel & friends at our Freedom Week edition of Cocktails & Culture!
Past: The Playwright as Activist: Lorraine Hansberry's Legacy
Playwright Lynn Nottage leads a discussion with fellow writers about activism, theater, and the legacy of Lorraine Hansberry.
Past: Community Arts as Activism Workshop
Kick off the Museum of the City of New York’s first-ever "Freedom Week: A Journey into Art and Activism" with our first celebration of freedom through art-making for families and children.
Past: I Too Am America: On Loving and Leading Black Men & Boys
Join authors Shawn Dove and Nick Chiles for a celebration of stories of loving, learning and leading for and by Black men and boys, including a special reading and conversation around their acclaimed book, I Too Am America: On Loving and Leading Black Men & Boys.
Exhibitions
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.
Robert Rauschenberg’s New York
Features rarely seen photos that reveal Rauschenberg's deep engagement with the real world and his complex relationship with New York City.