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June 14, 2024 - July 20, 2025

Changing the Face of Democracy

Explore the life and legacy of barrier-breaking Brooklyn-born politician Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to US Congress.
November 8, 2024 - January 12, 2025

Gingerbread NYC

It's time for the annual Great Borough Bake-Off! We invited bakers from across the five boroughs to design New York City-inspired gingerbread creations.
December 8, 2023 - January 6, 2025

Byzantine Bembé

Explore the visual storytelling of El Barrio’s own artist and mosaicist Manny Vega.
May 26, 2023 - July 21, 2024

This Is New York

In honor of the Museum’s centennial, this exhibition, which spans a full city block, is organized around the types of urban spaces where the stories of New York are told.
February 9 - June 16, 2024

Four Seasons of Central Park

These four quietly iconic watercolors by Frederick Brosen capture a year in some of the most historic places in this verdant urban masterpiece.  
October 13, 2023 - April 21, 2024

People, Place, and Influence

Delve into the founding mission for the Museum by highlighting key aspects of this unique collection.
November 18, 2022 - October 22, 2023

City of Faith

Look under the surface of New York’s image as a secular city and discover the complex and often surprising relationships that connect religion to public space.
September 16, 2022 - September 18, 2023

Food in New York

Examine how food creates a powerful social network that binds New Yorkers to each other and with countless others across the globe.
March 10 - August 27, 2023

New York Now: Home

The first in an ongoing series of triennial photography exhibitions that will engage themes and issues of the contemporary city.
November 11, 2022 - January 16, 2023

Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off

It's our first-ever Great Borough Bake-off! We invited bakeries and bakers from each borough to design New York City-inspired gingerbread creations.

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