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.
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.
2021 Spring Gala: Music of the '80s
Join us in honoring LL COOL J, Cyndi Lauper & Kevin Liles while celebrating NYC music scene of the 1980s.
Past: Reimagining "Quality of Life" in Public Spaces
The third and final event in our series "Envisioning Alternatives to Policing."
SOLD OUT: Curator Walking Tour – Chelsea and Beyond: Meat Market to Moynihan
Explore Chelsea and beyond with MCNY's chief curator Sarah Henry!
Curator Walking Tour – Mott Haven, Bronx: the Architecture of Activism
Explore the rich history of Mott Haven and the characteristic resilience of the South Bronx guided by MCNY's Fellow, Monxo López.
The Young Lords and Health Activism Student Workshop (Grades 4–12)
Free Student Workshops: "The Young Lords and Health Activism.” See highlights from the exhibition "Activist New York" to learn about the Young Lords’ health activism and creative actions against inequality and poverty. (Grades 4–12)
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.
