Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Get crafty and creative with NYC-inspired art projects you can do at home!
MCNY X PROJECT KID
Video | City Skyline Snow Globes
Create a wintry snow globe while you learn about New York City’s famous skyline.
Video: Let’s Skate! Build Your Own “Ice” Skating Rink
Craft this fun ice-skating rink at home and learn about the long history of the pastime in New York City.
Big City, Mini Homes: Making Dollhouse Miniatures
Inspired by the Museum’s Stettheimer Dollhouse, use everyday items to craft your own miniature furniture.
Frozen Treats, City Streets
Get a virtual taste of ice cream’s history in New York City and learn how to craft make-believe frozen treats using upcycled materials and paper
Focus on Fun
Create a cardboard "camera" and fill it with sketched images of the city inspired by influential NYC photographers
Animal Friends
Craft an animal Tic-Tac-Toe game from homemade materials while learning about animals who played a role in shaping NYC
A Wonder-ful Time
Build a model Coney Island Wonder Wheel and celebrate the 100th birthday of this iconic amusement park rideAbout PROJECT KID
PROJECT KID is dedicated to offering families creative and inventive ways to spend unplugged time with kids. From DIY crafts to party ideas to home décor solutions, they mix traditional craft, upcycled, and household materials in surprising ways. Amanda Kingloff, the founder of Project Kid, has been creating lifestyle content for over 15 years. After her six-year stint as Lifestyle Director at Parents Magazine, Amanda published “the ultimate kids’ craft book” with Artisan Books, titled Project Kid. Two years later she published her second book, Project Kid: Crafts that Go! Amanda creates content for magazines, websites, and brands, encouraging kids to create the worlds they want to live in. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and two children, Oliver and Sommer.
Supporters
The MCNY X PROJECT K!D Winter Crafts Series is made possible with support from Con Edison.
Family and Community Engagement Programs are made possible in part by Con Edison, the Margaret S. Ogden and Stephen A. Ogden Memorial Fund, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, and Sy Syms Foundation.
The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center is endowed by grants from The Thompson Family Foundation Fund, the F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment, and other generous donors.
Milton Glaser and I [heart] New York
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
New York on Film
New York on Film: Decade by Decade invites audiences on a cinematic journey through NYC history from the 1920s to the 2020s. The 12-month series explores how New York has been imagined both by Hollywood studios and a diverse range of documentary, independent, and experimental filmmakers. From beloved classics and indie favorites to rarely-seen gems, the series celebrates the city’s singular mix of influences and aesthetics, peoples and environments.
New York on Film is programmed by Jessica Green.
Upcoming New York on Film
New York on Film: The Queen
A screening of the ground-breaking 1968 documentary "The Queen," introduced by musician and drag performer Aja of RuPaul's Drag Race!
New York on Film: Statues, Italianamerican, and 80 Blocks
An evening of pathbreaking documentaries from the 1970s introduced by film programmer Melissa Lyde.
SOLD OUT New York on Film: Style Wars 40th Anniversary
We celebrate the 40th anniversary of Style Wars with a screening and an all-star panel featuring the filmmakers and select artists
New York on Film: Do the Right Thing
Join us for a screening of "Do the Right Thing!"
New York on Film: The Last Days of Disco (Sold Out)
Join us for a screening of "The Last days of Disco!"
New York on Film: Saving Face (Sold Out)
SOLD OUT — Join us for a screening of Saving Face (Alice Wu, 2004, 91 min) followed by a Q&A with director Alice Wu!
New York on Film: Pariah
Join us for a screening of "Pariah" (2011), director Dee Rees's debut film about the social and emotional journey of Alike, a queer young Black woman in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn in the 2010s.
New York on Film: A Thousand and One
Join us for a screening of A Thousand and One (A. V. Rockwell, 2023, 114 mins)
New York on Film: The World, the Flesh and the Devil
Join us for a screening of The World, the Flesh, and the Devil (1959) introduced by activist Carmen Perez-Jordan
New York on Film: The Clock
Join us for a screening of The Clock (Vincente Minelli, 1945), introduced by Jourdain Searles
Past Event: New York on Film: Gold Diggers of 1933
Join us for an outdoor screening of Gold Diggers of 1933, introduced by series programmer Jessica Green.
Past Event: New York on Film: Manhandled (1924)
Join us for a screening of Manhandled (1924) starring Gloria Swanson, with a live score by DJ Misbehaviour.Supporters
Moonlight & Movies is made possible in part by Sophia and Peter J. Volandes.
NYC Champions & Change Makers
Share your images documenting NYC's current activism and protests for Black lives
Monday, June 8, 2020
Teachers, Now is a Great Time for Oral History
Friday, May 29, 2020 by
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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.
#COVIDStoriesNYC: Students as Curators and Photojournalists
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. This post encourages students to assume the role of curator or photojournalist by documenting and interpreting their experiences during the current pandemic.
Teachers Explore Data and the Census
Earlier this year, educators spent a day at the Museum investigating strategies to bring data to life in the classroom.
Antonia Pantoja: Organizer and Activist for New York's Puerto Rican Community
Thursday, May 14, 2020 by
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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.
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.
Curators from the Couch
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.
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.
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.
Curators from the Couch: Basketball in New York
Join Lilly Tuttle, curator of our exhibition City/Game: Basketball in New York, for a conversation with NBA Legend Sam Perkins and artist Eric Haze.
Curators from the Couch: Who We Are
Join Monxo López for a conversation with experts connected with our exhibition Who We Are: Visualizing NYC By The Numbers.
Curators from the Couch: New York at Its Core
Join chief curator Sarah Henry for a conversation with experts connected with our permanent exhibition New York at Its Core.
Curators from the Couch: Activist New York
Join Sarah Seidman, curator of our exhibition Activist New York, for a conversation with experts connected with activist movements in NYC.
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.
Curators from the Couch: Activist New York/19th Amendment
Join curator Sarah Seidman and experts connected to our exhibition Activist New York for a discussion on 100 years since the 19th Amendment's ratification.
Curators from the Couch: The City Within
Join curator Sean Corcoran and artists Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb for a discussion connected to the exhibition The City Within.
Curators from the Couch: City/Game
Join curator Lilly Tuttle, for a conversation with experts connected to the exhibition City/Game: Basketball in New York.
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.
Curators from the Couch: Stettheimer Dollhouse Up Close
Join Sarah Henry, Robert A. and Elizabeth Rohn Jeffe Chief Curator and Deputy Director, as she sits down with Simon Doonan for a talk connected to our exhibition Stettheimer Dollhouse Up Close.Elsie Richardson: Investing in Bed-Stuy
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
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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.