Movements and Causes

Yun Gee (1906-1963). Dr. Aubre de l. Maynard, 1942. Museum of the City of New York, 2000.53.1.

Movements and Causes Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Profiles in Freedom: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Dr. Aubre Maynard, and Yun Gee

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month, the Museum of the City of New York is exhibiting a portrait of Dr. Aubré de Lambert Maynard - best remembered for his role in helping to save Dr. King life’s after an assassination attempt in New York in 1958.

City Artifacts Monday, November 14, 2016

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

In this guest post, Lisa Keller explores how a 1911 tragedy galvanized support for labor reform and worker's rights in New York City.

Movements and Causes Monday, November 7, 2016

Occupied Wall Street Journal

With its cheeky title, Occupied Wall Street Journal hopped off the printing press and into Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan roughly one month after the Occupy Wall Street encampment popped up on September 17, 2011.

Behind-the-Scenes Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Civil Rights in Brooklyn

A behind the scenes peek into the making of New York at its Core and some of the Civil Rights Era artifacts that will be on view in the exhibition.

Movements and Causes Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Telling the Stories of Activism in New York City Today

Dante from Million Hoodies for Justice is just one of the NYC activists profiled in our new Activist New York touch screen interactive stations.

Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform

Movements and Causes Tuesday, December 15, 2015

The New York Women Who Dismantled Prohibition

Women have been considered some of the most visible advocates of the temperance movement, but did you know that women were also some of the most active opponents of the 18th amendment?