Interior Lives Programs

Taken from the street, a boy is seen getting his hair cut in a Chinese barbershop. The signs for the shop are in Chinese.
An Rong Xu, Pell Street, 2011

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 Yorkersfeatures 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. 

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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Happy Birthday, Leonard Bernstein

Tuesday, August 21, 2018 by Morgen Stevens-Garmon

By Morgen Stevens-Garmon, Associate Curator, Theater Collection

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William A. Clark Mansion

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 by Lindsay Turley

By Lindsay Turley, Director of Collections

Lindsay Turley oversees projects involving the stewardship and access of the Museum's collections objects.

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Record-breaking Year for the Frederick A.O. Schwarz Center for Education

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

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Dressing Sustainably, Then and Now

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 by Phyllis Magidson

By Phyllis Magidson, Curator of Costumes & Textiles

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Shakespeare! The Musical!

Tuesday, July 17, 2018 by Morgen Stevens-Garmon

By Morgen Stevens-Garmon, Associate Curator, Theater Collection

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Encores! Behind the Curtain @ MCNY

"I Married an Angel," Lucas-Pritchard / Museum of the City of New York. 68.80.10237

This winter, the Museum of the City of New York partners with storied New York City Center. Dedicated by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in 1943, City Center was Manhattan’s very first performing arts center.

$30 general admission | $25 Museum Members
Includes Museum admission. Note: All galleries close at 6:00 pm.

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