Events
What's happening
First Responders Appreciation Night: Free Late-Night Wednesday
The Museum invites New York’s first responders to join us for a night in honor of National First Responders Day.
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!
TCS New York City Marathon Watch Party
Cheer on this year’s TCS New York City Marathon runners from one of the best spots on Fifth Avenue.
After-School Kids Art Studio
Join us each week for a fun, hands-on art experience inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions and collection. This drop-in program is designed especially for children ages 3 and up and the adults who care for them.
Free Late-Night Wednesdays
Visit MCNY for free on Wednesdays until 9 p.m., and explore the Museum’s full slate of current and critically acclaimed exhibitions.
Weekend Kids Art Studio
Join us each week for a fun, hands-on art experience inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions and collection. This drop-in program is designed especially for children ages 3 and up and the adults who care for them.
Exhibitions
The Occupied City
This immersive exhibition transforms the Museum's third floor into a vivid journey through Revolutionary-era New York.
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.