Events
What's happening
Educator Evening: Raise Your Voice & Halumii Ktapihna
Join us for a special evening just for educators! Connect with fellow teachers, discover new opportunities for student engagement, and experience the Museum after hours.
The Curator's Cup: Tea with Margaret Connors McQuade
In this Patrons-only event, enjoy tea with Vice President of Collections, Margaret Connors McQuade.
2026 Louis Auchincloss Prize
Two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning author Colson Whitehead will receive the Prize at a public program moderated by Wesley Morris, a critic at The New York Times who writes about art and popular culture.
Spooky City: Faces and Places of NYC
Join us on Halloween for a family-friendly day full of spooky fun, hands-on artmaking, storytelling, and festive activities!
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.
