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.
Past Event: The Brother from Another Planet with Joe Morton
An Afrofuturist film night featuring John Sayles' "The Brother from Another Planet," introduced by actor Joe Morton.
MCNY Game Night
Challenging your knowledge of NYC in the most entertaining way we know how -- come and have a blast at MCNY Game Night!
Celebrating Black Puppeteers of NYC with Nehprii Amenii
Join artist and educator Nehprii Amenii to celebrate Black History Month with the magic of puppetry, and experiment with creating your own puppet at home.
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Summer of Soul
Join us for a screening of Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson's Oscar-nominated documentary "Summer of Soul," introduced by "The Harlem Ambassador" Musa Jackson and Harlem community arts activist Yvette Russell.
The Civil Rights Movement in NYC Student Workshop (Grades 4-12)
Discover New York’s prominent role in the Black freedom movement and hear the stories of the many Civil Rights activists who organized in New York.
The Civil Rights Movement in NYC Student Workshop (Grades 4-12)
Discover New York’s prominent role in the Black freedom movement and hear the stories of the many Civil Rights activists who organized in New York.
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.
