When Existence is Resistance
Take a closer look at new content on trans activism with Sarah Seidman, the Puffin Foundation Curator of Social Activism.
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Climate Week NYC Wraps Up
As #ClimateWeekNYC wraps up, we’ve been revisiting past programs on climate change and current activities in the Future City Lab.
Reconsidering Feminist Waves through the Strike for Women’s Equality March
On #WomensEqualityDay, take a closer look at new content on the women’s liberation movement with Sarah Seidman, Puffin Foundation Curator of Social Activism.
Jackie Robinson Day
On April 15, 1947, America's national pastime was finally integrated with the debut of Jackie Robinson as a Brooklyn Dodger. Explore Robinson's groundbreaking career in Major League Baseball and his legacy as a baseball and civil rights legend that lives on today.
Germ City: Epidemics throughout New York’s History
As this year's flu season begins, we reflect on the 1918 influenza pandemic and other contagious diseases the city has had to contend with.
New York Schools and Integration, Revisited
The curators of the Museum's Future City Lab and Activist New York exhibition examine the long history and persistent challenges of New York City school segregation.
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.
Women's History Month
Through March 31, LinkNYC kiosks will display images of notable women featured in Beyond Suffrage: A Century of New York Women in Politics. Look out for us around the city to get to know some of the extraordinary women that changed New York City and the world.
2017 Women’s March: One Year Later
The 2017 Women’s March was an important event in NYC history that we felt should be represented in the Museum's collection. Take a look at some of the signs from the March that were selected.
![A museum photo by Benedict J. Fernandez of [Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.] during April 15, 1967.](https://www.mcny.org/sites/default/files/styles/mcny_col_3_thumbnail/public/mny26287-thumb.jpg?itok=bxNI-xXM)
From Harlem to Hanoi: Dr. King and the Vietnam War
We look back at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s controversial sermon opposing the Vietnam War at Riverside Church in Morningside Heights.