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For Adults Wednesday, November 11, 5:00pm

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.
Installation view of the galleries, showing a large illuminated painting, objects in cases, and wall text saying, “City Liberated.”
For Families Wednesday, November 18, 11:00am

Tiny Tours

Discover New York City through playful, interactive gallery experiences designed for children ages 3–5 and their caregivers.
A crowd of visitors interacts with large screens in a gallery with purple walls
For Adults Wednesday, November 25, 5:00pm

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.
A crowd stands in a gallery with photographs, posters, and objects on pink walls
For Adults Wednesday, December 2, 5:00pm

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.
The Statue of Liberty recreated out of gingerbread and candy
For Families Wednesday, December 16, 11:00am

Tiny Tours

Discover New York City through playful, interactive gallery experiences designed for children ages 3–5 and their caregivers.

Exhibitions

George Washington and other officers riding on horseback down a city street, with a crowd watching
Through March 21, 2027

The Occupied City

This immersive exhibition transforms the Museum's third floor into a vivid journey through Revolutionary-era New York.
A white line drawing against a black background by artist June Lee Van Dunk
Through April 18, 2027

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.
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