Past Events

Past Events

For Adults Wednesday, September 23, 5:00pm

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.
For Families Sunday, January 15, 11:00am

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!
For Families Saturday, January 14, 11:00am

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!
For Families Sunday, January 8, 11:00am

New Year, New City

Explore the exhibition New York at Its Core where you can imagine the future of the city, and then join us in the classroom to create a 2017 journal inspired by your future city design!
For Families Saturday, January 7, 11:00am

New Year, New City

Explore the exhibition New York at Its Core where you can imagine the future of the city, and then join us in the classroom to create a 2017 journal inspired by your future city design!
For Families Friday, December 30, 11:00am

Snow Globes: Winter Wonderland

Explore images in the exhibition Mastering the Metropolis to learn about buildings that make up our city’s views; then make your own New York City inspired snow globe!

Exhibitions

Through October 12, 2026

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.
Through March 19, 2027

The Occupied City

This immersive exhibition transforms the Museum's third floor into a vivid journey through Revolutionary-era New York.
Through October 12, 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.
Through April 17, 2027

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.
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