MCNY Live

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1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St., Open Friday–Sunday, 10am–6pm

We've curated this selection of highlights from the Museum's public programs that brings the best of New York to you. MCNY Live features conversations with artists, authors, politicians, and more who speak about their experiences as New Yorkers. Topics range from aspects of everyday life to addressing the issues that are shaping the city's future.

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Leading Tokyo Today: A Conversation with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike

A conversation with Governor Yuriko Koike of Tokyo, Japan.

American Utopia: David Byrne & Maira Kalman

Former Talking Heads frontman and multimedia artist David Byrne and best-selling author, illustrator and artist Maira Kalman discuss their new collaboration, a book inspired by Byrne's award-winning musical American Utopia (Bloomsbury, October 2020) with WNYC's Alison Stewart.

Basketball & Activism: A Conversation with Tina Charles

WNBA champion and activist Tina Charles, discusses her perspective as a New Yorker, her basketball career, and her activism with historian Theresa Runstedtler.

Your Hometown Virtual Conversation with Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC

In this live (on Zoom) virtual edition of the new podcast "Your Hometown," musician and rapper Darryl McDaniels of famed hip hop group Run-DMC talks with host Kevin Burke about growing up in Queens in the 1960s and '70s.

MCNY Live presents New York magazine's "Encyclopedia of New York": How NYC Changed the World

We teamed up with New York magazine for the launch of their new book, The Encyclopedia of New York. In this virtual conversation, Christopher Bonanos discussed this project with actor, comedian, and jazz singer Lea DeLaria.

New York's Communities of Color and the Police: A Historical Perspective

A virtual discussion about how communities of color have experienced and responded to the police in twentieth-century New York.

Our Fair City: In Between

How can we reimagine all those vital public spaces in our city that fall "in between" home and work? With Curbed's Justin Davidson, urban designer Justin Garrett Moore, landscape architect Kate Orff, and transportation expert Shin-pei Tsay.

Love & Basketball Live Q&A

Love & Basketball's director and writer Gina Prince-Bythewood will join former NCAA and WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw and Harlem native, playground powerhouse, player and coach/mentor Priscilla Edwards for a lively discussion about the film -- and how women in pro basketball (and beyond) navigate issues of power, representation, activism, and equity. Author and sports journalist William Rhoden moderates.