Press Releases

Changing the Face of Democracy: Shirley Chisholm at 100

Through July 20, 2025. 

Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection

Through August 10, 2025. 

The Stettheimer Dollhouse in a New Light

Through February 1, 2026. 

Songs of New York: 100 Years of Imagining the City Through Music

Ongoing. 

Urban Stomp: Dreams & Defiance on the Dance Floor

Through February 22, 2026.

Museum Mile 2025

Join us on June 10 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Museum of the City of New York Statement on Diana Agudelo

MCNY Announces Gotham Dreams Gala

MCNY will host the first annual Gotham Dreams gala on June 11, 2025. 

Above Ground Midtown: MCNY x DAZE

Opening May, 2025 at 550 Madison Avenue. 

Zoe Costanzo Appointed Chief Development Officer

The Menschel Lecture Series for NYC History, Arts, and Culture

Matt Brown Elected New Chair of the Board of Trustees

Nicholas Michael Appointed Chief of Staff and Strategy

Nick Martinez Appointed as Vice President of Education and Engagement

Statement from Stephanie Hill Wilchfort on New York City FY2025 Budget

Museum of the City of New York Presents: We Are Still Here Lunaapeew / Lenape Celebration Weekend

Museum of the City of New York Partners with Hudson News to Offer Inaugural "City as Canvas" Street Art-Inspired Retail Collection

Museum of the City of New York Taps Stephanie Hill Wilchfort as Ronay Menschel Director and President

MCNY vs. LACMA in a World Series-Inspired Showdown

The 2024 Robert A. and Elizabeth R. Jeffe Distinguished Lecture in Urban History : An Evening with Dr. Ned Blackhawk