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.
Lunar New Year Celebration
Ring in the Lunar New Year as we celebrate the coming of the Year of the Dog. Join us for a lantern-making activity and a special snack!
Valentine’s Cookie Decorating
Create a yummy masterpiece with icing, sprinkles, and candies on heart-shaped sugar cookies. Amy herself of the beloved NYC bakery Amy’s Bread will be on hand to lend her decorating expertise.
Black Gotham Experience
Join the Black Gotham Experience and the Museum in celebration of Black History to learn about the stories of free and enslaved Africans in early New Amsterdam.
New Year Calendar Making
Create a personalized 2018 calendar inspired by your future city to ring in the New Year with a tailored touch!
Ice Skate Design Time!
Bring together elements of New York City fashion and ice skating to sketch a unique ice skate design that expresses your style!
Winter Wonderland: Snow Globe Making
Explore the exhibition New York on Ice: Skating in the City, then create a snow globe to display your favorite winter activity in the city!
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.
