MCNY Live
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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Beautiful Country: An Evening with Qian Julie Wang
Author and litigator Qian Julie Wang delivered the Robert A. and Elizabeth R. Jeffe Distinguished Lecture in Urban History, reflecting on her best-selling 2021 memoir, Beautiful Country, and discussing her own childhood journey from China to Brooklyn in conversation with poet Ken Chen.
Leading Queens Today: A Conversation with Tiffany Cabán
A conversation with New York City Council Member Tiffany Cabán.
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
David Byrne and Maira Kalman discuss their new collaboration, a book inspired by the award-winning musical American Utopia with WNYC's Alison Stewart.
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.
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.
More Activist New York Programs
Basketball & Activism: A Conversation with Tina Charles
WNBA champion and activist Tina Charles discusses her career and activism with historian Theresa Runstedtler.
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.
Explore Our Past Program Series
Another City: New Meaning in New York's Public Spaces
Moderated by New Yorker writer Vinson Cunningham, join our four-part virtual symposium featuring intimate discussions with leading writers and observers of the New York scene.
Future City Lab Series
Future City Lab’s symposium series gathers leading academics, journalists, and activists to discuss the ongoing issues facing New Yorkers and city dwellers at large.
Envisioning Alternatives to Policing
Ashley Southall of The New York Times speaks with leaders, activists, and scholars about alternatives to policing in New York City and beyond.
Upcoming Events
Past: Mobilizing Chinatown: Past and Present on Film
Past: The Playwright as Activist: Lorraine Hansberry's Legacy
