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.
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.
Past Event: Soul of the City: Live @ MCNY with Topaz Jones
An intimate evening of acoustic music and personal stories with hip-hop, funk and soul-inspired artist Topaz Jones; both in-person and livestream tickets available.
Virtual Premiere: On the Edge | Puppets in Contemporary Culture
A conversation with noted puppeteers and New York theater artists Rick Lyon and Nephrii Amenii.
Rethink History: People of New Amsterdam
Integrate diverse perspectives from individuals that lived in the Dutch New Amsterdam period in your lesson plans.
Past Event: Cocktails & Culture: Day-Glo December Fiesta
Ring in the holidays with Locobeach at this month's Cocktails & Culture!
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.
