New York City’s nine predominantly Chinese neighborhoods are home to the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia. Our exhibition, Interior Lives: Contemporary Photographs of Chinese New Yorkers, features the work of three photographers: Thomas Holton, Annie Ling, and An Rong Xu. Inspired by the show, join us for a series of programs that consider Chinese-American identity and the complex reality of immigrant life in New York City.
New York Schools and Integration, Revisited
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What Is DACA, and How Does it Affect New Yorkers?
One of the five challenges explored in the Future City Lab’s “Living Together” section addresses New York City’s diversity, reflected in its demographics, culture, cuisine, and entrepreneurial spirit. See how the repeal of DACA will impact NYC.
Earth Day 2018 – How Are we Doing?
Kubi Ackerman, Director of the Future City Lab, takes a look at the many ways that New York City is trying to improve the environment, and how it’s progressing towards its goals.
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In honor of Mother’s Day, learn about a different, but very New York kind of mother — NYC’s original “Mother of Crooks” Fredericka “Marm” Mandelbaum.
Gertrude Hoffman and the Dance That Offended Public Decency
Before Madonna and Britney, there was Gertrude Hoffman, a dancer who pushed the boundaries of public decency and paved the way for future female performers.
Interior Lives Programs
Past Event: Rooted in Place: Stories of Home in the City
How do New Yorkers define "home" in a city plagued by housing insecurity? With Tanvi Misra of The Atlantic's CityLab.
Past Event: The Power of Representation
Congresswoman Grace Meng and comedian Ronny Chieng of "Crazy Rich Asians" sit down with journalist Sarah Maslin Nir.
Past Event: Intimate Subjects: Thomas Holton and the Lams
A conversation with photographer Thomas Holton and two of his subjects, members of the Lam family, about their unique working relationship.
Past Event: Sweet & Sour: Chinese Food and Immigrant Identity
A conversation about the role of cooking and cuisine in the making of Chinese-American culture and identity with leading restaurateurs.Our Partners
Interior Lives: Contemporary Photographs of Chinese New Yorkers is organized by the Museum of the City of New York in conjunction with the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) exhibition Interior Lives: Photographs of Chinese Americans in the 1980s by Bud Glick.
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If you know the story of Romeo and Juliet, you know the story of West Side Story. Read about the creative forces behind the musical and its lasting legacy.
Salsa on Stage
Rhythm & Power: Salsa in New York digs into salsa’s history as an art form and social movement. Our Theater Collection curator takes a look at how that movement translated and transferred on stage.
Happy 75th Birthday, Oklahoma!
Oh, what a beautiful opening night for Oklahoma!, the first musical from composer-lyrist team Rodgers & Hammerstein. To celebrate its 75th birthday, we delve into the history of the legendary musical with objects from our Theater Collection.
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Learn how conservators brought the story of Harlem fashion designer Ruby Bailey to life.
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Shakespeare! The Musical!
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When Mortals Dream at Night in the Summer
Love triangles, fairy fights, magical love potion, and a freakish half man/half donkey set the stage for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
![Byron Company. [James K. Hackett as Mercutio fights Campbell Gollan’s Tybalt] 1899. Museum of the City of New York. 34.271.813G](https://www.mcny.org/sites/default/files/styles/mcny_col_3_thumbnail/public/thumbnail_1.jpg?itok=eLop50mT)
Romeo and Juliet, a love story in pictures
It has been called the greatest love story of all time; take the opportunity to revisit the romance with a pictorial re-telling from the Museum’s collection.