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.
“HAO BANG-AH!” Hand Puppet Program for Families with Chinese Theatre Works
Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival and experience the art of hand puppetry and live music in this special performance by Chinese Theatre Works.
Past Event: Cocktails & Culture: STUDIO 1220
Get ready to hit the dance floor at djFRiTZo's '80s Music Video Jam, share your poetry and music at the MC'NY Poets' Café, and more!
“Back to School” Puppet Program for Families with NYC Kids Project
Join this interactive, outdoor performance led by NYC Kids Project to explore feelings about going back to school and reconnecting with classmates.
“Back to School” Puppet Program for Families with NYC Kids Project
Join this interactive, outdoor performance led by NYC Kids Project to explore feelings about going back to school and reconnecting with classmates.
Video: Twenty Years Later: Remembering 9/11 Through Documentary Film
We reflect on the twentieth anniversary of September 11, 2001 in this screening of two recent documentary films, followed by a panel with the filmmakers.
Past Event: Cocktails & Culture: Legends of '80s Hip-Hop
Celebrate the best of '80s Hip-Hop outdoors at the Museum with DJs, an open mic poets' café, and more!
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.
