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.
Pizza Party: Family Focus Group
Join us for a Family Pizza Party where you can tell us what you’re looking for in future Family Programs and enjoy the Museum for free!
Diwali Family Celebration
Celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights at the Museum. Enjoy a special performance, mold and decorate your own diya to take home, and savor a traditional Indian treat.
Native American Heritage Celebration
Join us in celebrating the vast history and contributions of Native American groups of the Northeast region with hands-on activities, storytelling, snacks, and more!
NYC Tots: Fall Class Series
As foliage changes color and the fall season is upon us, learn about the season and local plants harvested in the city through song, play, and hands-on experiences.
NYC Tales: Storytime with CC and Mallory
Join us for a FREE comforting story circle and snack as you listen to musical storyteller Mallory, of CC and Mallory, share special tales of New York City!
Museum in the Park: Create an Activist Badge
Learn about key social movements, leading activists, and ordinary New Yorkers who have exercised their power to shape the city’s and the nation’s future. Create a badge to inspire change!
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.
