The Stettheimer Dollhouse, a beloved highlight of the Museum of the City of New York’s collection, will return to MCNY’s galleries following an extensive conservation project. With a refreshed ...

Please note - This event is now sold out and there is no wait list. Join us on November 20th as Dr. Ned Blackhawk presents the Robert A. and Elizabeth R. Jeffe Distinguished Lecture in Urban History, ...

New York’s age of graffiti began on the city streets in the early 1970s. This new movement, often consciously artistic despite its unsanctioned origins, came of age over the next 20 years. Above ...

To commemorate the centennial of the birth of Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005), the Museum of the City of New York and the Shirley Chisholm Project at Brooklyn College will present the first major museum ...

Left: Dr. Zinga A. Fraser, Right: Dr. Farah J. Griffin ...

The Museum of the City of New York’s Costume and Textiles Collection is one of the foremost repositories of New York City-centric attire, and is distinguished by its interpretation of clothing not ...

All of the benefits of the Individual Member level for two Unlimited free admission for you and a guest $150 is tax deductible ...

The experience of walking El Barrio—the Museum of the City of New York’s own neighborhood—would be vastly different without the artworks of Manny Vega (b. Bronx, 1956). His mosaics and murals adorn ...

The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center facilitates programs for thousands of children and adults each year to teach them about our city: the challenges we’ve encountered, the innovations we’ve ...

The Museum of the City of New York has a collection of approximately 1500 paintings dating from the early 18 th century to the present. The oil portraits include likenesses of significant New Yorkers ...

The Theater Collection at the Museum of the City of New York contains over 200,000 accessioned objects that document theatrical performance in New York City from 1785 to present day Broadway ...