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Past Events

A young girl makes art at a table.

For Families Wednesday, June 24, 2:00pm

MCNY Kids Art Studio

Visit the MCNY Kids Art Studio for a fun, hands‑on art experience inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions and collection.

Uptown Bounce 2021

For Adults Saturday, August 7, 2:00pm

Canceled: Uptown Bounce (Back) 2021

Uptown Bounce is back and in person! The Museum of the City of New York, El Museo del Barrio, and The Africa Center are delighted to co-present our popular, annual summer block party.

Colorful drawing of a subway with pink, orange, and yellow letters painted onto the side of the NYC subway train car. In the background there is a brown and yellow building, green trees, and a blue sky.

For Families Thursday, July 22, 10:00am

MCNY Kids Create: City as Canvas - Graffiti Art in New York City

Recommended for ages 7 and up. Sketch your own ideas as you explore the Museum’s graffiti art collection and hear about the NYC "writers” who made graffiti into a worldwide phenomenon.

Brightly colored oil painting on canvas entitled Howard the Duck by Lee George Quiñones in the style of graffiti art. Lee’s name appears with the force of a thunderbolt on a brick wall and Howard the Duck shields himself with the lid of a trashcan. There’s a message in the top-left corner that says: “Graffiti is a art, and if art is a crime, let God forgive all.”

For Educators Wednesday, July 21, 5:00pm

Summer PD Workshop | City as Canvas: Graffiti Art in New York City

Learn and sketch with fellow educators as you explore highlights from the Museum’s graffiti art collection and learn the history of this homegrown artistic movement. 1.5 CTLE hours.

Governor Koike head shot

For Adults Tuesday, July 20, 7:30pm

Past Event: Leading Tokyo Today: A Conversation with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike

A conversation with Governor Yuriko Koike of Tokyo, Japan.

Krush Groove (1985)

For Adults Thursday, July 15, 7:00pm

Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Krush Groove

Join us for an '80s hip-hop happy hour followed by an outdoor screening of the classic 1985 film Krush Groove.

Benny Benack head shot

For Adults Friday, July 9, 5:00pm

Past Event: Cocktails & Culture: Swing Into Summer

An after-hours evening at the Museum with live music, art-making, and more!

Exhibitions

A group of men, women, and children during a rent strike in Harlem.

Through July 19, 2026

Activist New York

Delve into the drama of social activism in New York City, past and present, with issues as diverse as immigration, civil rights, and sexual orientation.

Photograph of the immersive installation "Raise Your Voice," original artwork of activists and allies Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X by artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya.

Through July 19, 2026

Raise Your Voice

This immersive installation by Brooklyn-based artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya is inspired by the resiliency of New York’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community.

Bob Dylan, Karen Dalton, and Fred Neil performing at Café Wha?, Greenwich Village, February 8, 1961. Photo by Fred W. McDarrah. © Fred W. McDarrah/MUUS Collection.

Through July 19, 2026

Songs of New York

Playful, kinetic, and full of surprises, Songs of New York is an immersive interactive experience that introduces visitors to a full range of music from and about New York City.

Characters from Alice in Wonderland flying over Manhattan in a small airplane

Through September 27, 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.