Past Events
Past Events
Educator Workshop: Freedom Day! Teaching Civil Rights Taking Action
More than 60 years after the Freedom Day School Boycott of 1964, join educators and curators from the Museum of the City of New York and New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to reflect on the legacy of this historic civic action and how we can take inspiration from the past to act for a better future.
Curators from the Couch: City as Canvas
Join Sean Corcoran for a conversation with John "CRASH" Matos and Lee Quinones to discuss their work and the resurgence of graffiti and street art in the city.
A Wonder-ful Time
Build a model Coney Island Wonder Wheel and celebrate the 100th birthday of this iconic amusement park ride
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies: Nuyorican Básquet
A conversation with filmmakers about "Nuyorican Básquet," the story of the Puerto Rican national basketball team's participation in the 1979 Pan American Games.
Past Event: New York's Communities of Color and the Police: A Historical Perspective
How have New York's communities of color experienced and responded to the police, from the 1920s through the 1980s? A panel moderated by TV journalist Carol Jenkins.
Animal Friends
Craft an animal Tic-Tac-Toe game from homemade materials while learning about animals who played a role in shaping NYC
Criminals Among Us? Fingerprinting and Criminal Background Checks in Pre-WWII New York City
Join scholar Dan Ewert for an exploration of the fraught history of fingerprinting and criminal background checks in pre-WWII New York City. 1.5 CTLE
Exhibitions
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.
Robert Rauschenberg’s New York
Features rarely seen photos that reveal Rauschenberg's deep engagement with the real world and his complex relationship with New York City.
