The Stettheimer Dollhouse, a beloved highlight of the Museum of the City of New York’s collection, will return to MCNY’s ...

Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to seek a presidential nomination on a major party ticket and the first Black woman ...

Join us for Storytime for Tots (ages 18 months to 3 years), a free bilingual Storytime program and hear stories and songs about NYC facilitated by a NYPL librarian. This Storytime will incorporate ...

Saturday, February 11, 11:00 a.m – 3:00 p.m. The Love Yourself Project uses a simple yet beautiful medium, the origami heart, to invite people to participate in the thought provoking experience of ...

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Reginald Marsh (1898-1954) is well-known as an American realist painter and printmaker who was based in New York City. But few people are aware of his accomplished use of photography to create life ...

As we mark the one-year anniversary of the COVID pandemic arriving in New York City, we take a moment to look back at the transformative events of 2020. It's our mission to capture and document how ...

For nearly 200 years, both commercially-motivated and artistically-minded photographers have had a deep fascination with New York City’s built environment. Photography could provide the factual ...

Join us for the launch of The Curator's Cup: Afternoon Tea at MCNY, featuring a live presentation and Q&A with Sarah Henry, Robert A. and Elizabeth Rohn Jeffe Chief Curator and Deputy Director. The ...

Winner of “Best Museum” in Time Out New York’s “Best of the City 2021” the award-winning museum engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city’s past, present, and future.