Collecting New York's Stories
How can objects tell the dynamic and eclectic stories of New Yorkers? Find out through select items from the Museum's collections.
Past Exhibitions
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Rising Tide
Documentary photographer Kadir van Lohuizen illustrates the dramatic consequences of rising sea levels worldwide.
Puppets of New York
Puppets of New York explores the extraordinary, surprising, and diverse history of New York City’s quirkiest residents. Puppets traveled with migrant communities from across the globe as they made their way to the city.
City/Game
Experience the excitement, energy, and evolution of this quintessentially urban sport as played on asphalt and in glittering professional arenas.
New York Responds
History is happening now. Share your stories of 2020.
The City Within
See the complex beauty of Brooklyn through the work of celebrated photographers Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb.
Who We Are
To mark the 2020 census, artists and designers demonstrate the power of numbers in helping us understand New York and New Yorkers.
Urban Indian
Examine the shared meaning of being a Native person living in New York through artworks, performing arts, and community memorabilia.
Cultivating Culture
Learn the stories of the museums, zoos, gardens, and theaters that have worked in partnership with the City to make New York the cultural capital of the world.
City of Workers, City of Struggle
How Labor Movements Changed New York
PRIDE
Photographs of Stonewall and Beyond by Fred W. McDarrah
The Voice of the Village
Fred W. McDarrah Photographs
