Antonia Pantoja: Organizer and Activist for New York's Puerto Rican Community

Thursday, May 14, 2020 by Monxo López

By Monxo López, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellow

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Notable New Yorkers Friday, April 17, 2020

Building Bridges with Language and Theater

Among the almost 70 New Yorkers featured in the Museum of the City of New York’s permanent exhibition, New York at Its Core, is Sister Joanna Wan-Ying Chan, 陳尹瑩, a multi-lingual and multi-talented artist who founded vital cultural institutions in Manhattan’s Chinatown.
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Notable New Yorkers Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Elsie Richardson: Investing in Bed-Stuy

Civil rights and community activist Elsie Richardson (1922-2012) undertook visionary organizing in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant beginning in the 1960s. Her work in creating the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation drew citywide and national attention.
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Curators from the Couch

White couch against an orange painted wall and wood floor. Text on the couch reads "Curators from the Couch" in black letters.

Join MCNY live from home in our new series, “Curators from the Couch.” Our curators will speak with artists, influencers, and more... all from the comfort of their own couches.

White couch against an orange painted wall and wood floor. Text on the couch reads "Curators from the Couch" in black letters.
Event Friday, May 1, 12:30pm

Curators from the Couch

Robert A. and Elizabeth Rohn Jeffe Chief Curator and Deputy Director Sarah Henry will be joined by information designer Giorgia Lupi, a partner at Pentagram, and artist and computer scientist Brian Foo.  
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Event Thursday, May 21, 1:00pm

Curators from the Couch: #CovidStoriesNYC

Sean Corcoran, curator of photography, will join photographers who have submitted their images to #CovidStoriesNYC, which is MCNY's initiative to document the perspectives and stories happening around New York during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Event Thursday, August 6, 1:30pm

Curators from the Couch: City as Canvas

Join Sean Corcoran for a conversation with John "CRASH" Matos and Lee Quinones to discuss their work and the resurgence of graffiti and street art in the city.
Image from the Activist exhibition at MCNY
Event Tuesday, October 20, 1:30pm

Curators from the Couch: Activist New York and Voting Rights

Join curator Sarah Seidman, organizer Brea Baker, and Dr. Peniel Joseph, Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at University of Texas at Austin, for a converstaion connected to voting rights and our exhibition Activist New York.
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Elsie Richardson: Investing in Bed-Stuy

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

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Color photograph of Fathers Denis Hanly (right) Joanna Chan, and Richard Grillo (left), sitting in a living room.
Notable New Yorkers Friday, April 17, 2020

Building Bridges with Language and Theater

Among the almost 70 New Yorkers featured in the Museum of the City of New York’s permanent exhibition, New York at Its Core, is Sister Joanna Wan-Ying Chan, 陳尹瑩, a multi-lingual and multi-talented artist who founded vital cultural institutions in Manhattan’s Chinatown.
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Champions and Change Makers: Nominate A New Yorker

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Mario César Romero

Thursday, May 7, 2020 by Kathleen Benson Haskins

By Kathleen Benson Haskins, Former Staff Member Museum of the City of New York (retired); Community Advocate

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#COVIDStoriesNYC: Students as Curators and Photojournalists

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 by Lauren Lefty, PhD

By Lauren Lefty, PhD, Former Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in Museum Education

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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Five Ideas for Turning an MCNY Lesson Plan into a Remote Learning Tool

The Ed Stories series draws from the Museum of the City of New York’s digital resources to aid educators in navigating the waters of remote learning during the COVID-19 crisis. In this post, we offer five ideas for how you can use MCNY’s lesson plans as a jumping off point to promote student-driven and primary source rich learning from home.
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Five Ideas for Turning an MCNY Lesson Plan into a Remote Learning Tool

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 by Lauren Lefty, PhD

By Lauren Lefty, PhD, Former Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in Museum Education

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Echoes of Epidemics Past:

Friday, April 24, 2020

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Building Bridges with Language and Theater

Friday, April 17, 2020 by Sam Biagetti

By Sam Biagetti, Research Assistant

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