Get creative and relax with drinks in after hours Sketch & Sip sessions at the Museum this spring and summer. Simon Levenson, fine artist and professional art instructor, will guide you through sketching exercises as you explore the artwork on view. Each session features a different theme and visits to special exhibitions such as New York at Its Core and A City Seen.

See below for upcoming sessions.

The story of New York salsa, an up-tempo performance of percussive Latin music and Afro-Caribbean-infused dance, is one of cultural fusion, artistry, and skilled marketing. Rhythm & Power: Salsa in New York (on view through November 26, 2017) illuminates salsa as a social movement from the 1960s to the present, exploring how immigrant and migrant communities in New York City—most notably from Cuba and Puerto Rico—nurtured and developed salsa, growing it from a local movement playing out in the

The City and the Young Imagination: Art from Studio in a School explores the 40-year history of one of New York City’s most creative arts education initiatives, Studio in a School. Inspired by the exhibition, join leading advocates and innovators to assess the past, present, and future of the arts in New York City’s public schools.