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.
Fireside Chat: Adam Shaughnessy
Join children's author Adam Shaughnessy for an evening of magic and mystery. Perfect for adults and children seven years of age or older!
MY CITY LAB: Machines and Movement
Explore the exhibition New York at Its Core to find iconic objects throughout New York City history and use various materials to design a machine of your own!
Lunar New Year Performance
Join us for a special Lion Dance performance to learn about traditional stories around the holiday. Then enjoy a special snack and make a lantern to take home.
Octavitas: Puerto Rican Celebration
Close out the holiday season with a celebration of the Puerto Rican holiday Octavitas. Join us for singing, dancing, art making, and snacks!
Activist New York, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Bring the family to explore Activist New York exhibition together, create your own protest poster and enjoy complimentary snacks.
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.
Halumii Ktapihna
Encounter the enduring presence and living cultures of the Lenape/Lunáapeew—the original people of Lenapehoking/Lunaapeewáhkiing, the land now known as New York City and its surrounding region.
