Join us for a special screening of Wild Style (Charlie Ahearn, 1983, 82 mins), widely regarded as the first hip-hop film, capturing the early days of graffiti, breakdancing, DJing, and MCing in New ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
John Hughes Irish immigrant John Hughes became Archbishop of New York in 1850. Known as “Dagger John,” Hughes presided over a period of increased power of the Catholic Church in New York by working to ...
The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center offers profession learning programs throughout the year and is a CTLE certified provider. Check back soon to find upcoming virtual and in-person programs ...
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 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 ...