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Past Events

A young girl makes art at a table.

For Families Wednesday, June 24, 2:00pm

MCNY Kids Art Studio

Visit the MCNY Kids Art Studio for a fun, hands‑on art experience inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions and collection.

For Families Saturday, March 25, 11:00am

Finger-Knitting Bling for Spring

Learn about flowers and plants that can be found blooming all over our city and explore images from our collections. Then join us for an instructional knitting circle for all levels!

For Families Sunday, March 19, 11:00am

Finger-Knitting Bling for Spring

Learn about flowers and plants that can be found blooming all over our city and explore images from our collections. Then join us for an instructional knitting circle for all levels!

For Families Saturday, March 18, 11:00am

Family Day of New York Play

Join us for a family day of games inspired by notable people and places of New York City.

For Families Sunday, March 12, 11:00am

Live Sketching: Powerful Poses

Learn about powerful people throughout New York City’s past and present. Sketch some of their powerful poses from a live model.

For Families Saturday, March 11, 11:00am

Family Day of New York Play

Join us for a family day of games inspired by notable people and places of New York City.

For Families Saturday, March 4, 11:00am

Community Mural

Explore notable New Yorkers who have worked to improve their communities. Then work with others to paint a community-inspired indoor mural.

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.