Past Events

Writers Garnette Cadogan, Luc Sante, and Vinson Cunningham discuss the impression that emptiness has left on the city in the past, and consider representations of this moment and how they influence how we think about public space.

Join curator Sarah Seidman, organizer Brea Baker, and Dr. Peniel Joseph, Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at University of Texas at Austin, for a converstaion connected to voting rights and our exhibition Activist New York.

Join us for this free online workshop exploring the intersections of activism, education, and the history of the movement to desegregate New York City schools. 2 CTLE.

Consider how moments of protest and social unrest have remade New York City's public spaces—and how, in turn, public space has shaped the movements that have helped transform our world with architect Mabel Wilson, photographer Mark Clennon, and New Yorker writer Vinson Cunningham.

Put your knowledge of the NYC to the test at our virtual Trivia Night co-hosted with the Gotham Center for New York City History.

Join curator Lilly Tuttle, for a conversation with experts connected to the exhibition City/Game: Basketball in New York.