Past Events
Past Events
(SOLD OUT) The Museum Party
The Junior Board of the Museum of the City of New York invites you to The Museum Party for an evening of drinks and dancing.
“The Colors of Frida | Los colores de Frida” Performance for Families with Teatro SEA
Experience this special bilingual performance about the great Mexican painter Frida Kahlo by Teatro SEA, which combines storytelling, music, visual arts, puppets, and audience participation.
SOLD OUT: Curator Walking Tour- Radicals of the Lower East Side
A walking tour exploring the radical history of the Lower East Side with MCNY Curator Sarah Seidman.
SOLD OUT: Curator Walking Tour – Public Art in Lower Manhattan
Take a walk through Lower Manhattan and discover its hidden history with MCNY curator Lilly Tuttle.
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Smithereens
An outdoor screening of the classic 1982 punk-rock film "Smithereens" with an introduction by director Susan Seidelman.
Canceled: Educator Evening | Puppets of New York
Explore the exhibition and find curriculum connections on this free curator-led tour for educators. 1 CTLE hour.
“HAO BANG-AH!” Hand Puppet Program for Families with Chinese Theatre Works
Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival and experience the art of hand puppetry and live music in this special performance by Chinese Theatre Works.
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.
