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Sculpting Like a Silversmith
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Try your hands at sculpting with metals! Visit the exhibition New York Silver, Then and Now to explore the rich history of silversmithing in New York City. Get inspired by newly commissioned works by leading metalworkers, created in response to historical objects from the Museum’s collection, then learn some metalwork techniques to create metal craft of your own!
Free
Herstory Day
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Herstory Day is an intergenerational celebration of women’s history in New York City honoring their contributions, creativity, and resilience. Join us for interactive quilting, book-making, snacks, and performances. Family programs are free with Museum admission and for members, geared to families with children ages 6-12 years old, and include a snack. Programs are designed for adults and children to complete the activities together.
Free
The Subway
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
New York City’s sprawling subway system has rolled into the 21st century in fits and starts. While long-awaited gleaming new stations recently opened along Second Avenue, the more than 100-year-old system is straining under the demands of booming ridership. Series host Sarah Maslin Nir sits down with Joseph Lhota, Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, to delve into what can be done to ensure the future...
$25
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Looking Beyond Suffrage
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
This past year -- 100 years after women won the right to vote in New York -- feminism has once again taken center stage. To celebrate Women's History Month, get a glimpse into the often untold stories of feminist activists and their struggles and triumphs over the last century, from the suffrage movement of the 1910s and the politicos of the 1930s, to the women's liberation movement of the 1960s and women's activism in our own time in a conversation...
$15
Feminist Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Join us for a coffee-fueled Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon that aims to both expand the historical records of feminist activism on Wikipedia and combat the gender gap in its editing -- less than 10% of Wikipedia editors are women. Drop in any time between 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm to help create and refine Wikipedia pages associated with the women activists spotlighted in our current exhibition Beyond Suffrage: A Century of New York Women in Politics (on...
Free
Flower Power: Environmental Button Making
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Rain showers, blooming flowers, and sunny days—spring has sprung! Visit the exhibition Activist New York to learn about New Yorkers who work hard to protect our planet. Design a button to express something about the environment that you are passionate about! Family programs are free with Museum admission and for Members, geared toward families with children ages 6-12 years old, and include a snack. Activities are designed for...
Free
Finger Knitting Fun
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Welcome spring with seasonal hand-knitted flowers! Learn about flowers and plants that can be found blooming all over our city by exploring images from our collections. Then join us for a knitting circle to discover various techniques to make a special flower design to take home with you. We’ll provide the yarn! Family programs are free with Museum admission and for Members, geared toward families with children ages 6-12 years old, and...
Free
Future City Lab: Mapping the Past, Present, and Future
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Every New Yorker has their own map of their city – routes, places, and stops that are private moments imprinted upon public spaces. Inspired by the data maps in the Museum’s Future City Lab, discover how mapping techniques have evolved over time and how our students can be inspired to create maps that portray the city at large as well as their own individual stories.
Free
East Harlem’s Open Air Gallery: Public Art Walking Tour
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Public art is thriving in New York City, especially in East Harlem where murals, mosaics, and sculptures pay tribute to the neighborhood’s diverse community and vibrant culture. In connection with our exhibition, Art in the Open: 50 Years of Public Art in New York (on view through May 2018), East Harlem Preservation’s Kathleen Benson will lead a walking tour of the neighborhood to explore the public art works created there...
$30
Writing the City
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
The literary city inspires ideas as different as New Yorkers themselves. Authors share how their work has been challenged and informed by the unique experience of writing in New York City. Speakers to be announced, check back for details and join our email list for updates. Reception to follow with beer courtesy of Harlem Blue.
$25
From Photography to Film Noir: Stanley Kubrick
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Complete Course Title: From Photography to Film Noir: Stanley Kubrick’s Early Career When young Kubrick first transitioned from photography to cinema, he tried his hand at film noir. New York magazine film critic Emily Yoshida and co-curators of our upcoming exhibition Stanley Kubrick: Through a Different Lens, Donald Albrecht and Sean Corcoran, examine two of his earliest works, Day of...
$15
New York’s Big Comeback
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
After the September 11th terrorist attacks, New York City was left with an uncertain future. In the wake of the tragedy, Daniel Doctoroff, deputy mayor at the time, was charged with navigating the city’s entrenched financial and political interests to spearhead its economic resurgence. Join Doctoroff, now founder and CEO of the Alphabet company Sidewalk Labs, and esteemed New York Times reporter Charles Bagli for...
$20
Moonlight & Movies: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Celebrate the last night of Pride Month singing along to Hedwig and the Angry Inch at our first outdoor Moonlight & Movies screening of the summer. Relive the drama and John Cameron Mitchell's 2001 film adaptation of the rock-musical composed by Stephen Trask. Mitchell also stars as the titular Hedwig Robinson, a gender-queer punk-rock singer from East Berlin who tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former...
$10
Under the Influence of the Maysles Brothers
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
It has become the stuff of retro consumerism but in the mid-'60s New York City was the cultural capital of the United States -- and David and Albert Maysles were among its chief chroniclers. Featuring shorts including a radical Yoko Ono performance at Carnegie Hall, a portrait of an ascendant IBM, a drop-in visit with Truman Capote at his Long Island retreat, and an indelible encounter with Marlon Brando in a Midtown hotel room. ...
$15
Make Some Noise at MCNY
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
An outdoor concert on the Museum's Terrace featuring knockout performances by vocalist and composer Imani Uzuri, who will also MC the evening, and sets by Zoe Allyn and Jack Lucy, two rising stars of New York City's singer-songwriter scene. This musical celebration marks the grand finale of Beyond Suffrage: A Century of New York Women in Politics and launches our new exhibition, Rebel Women: Defying Victorianism. Both exhibitions will be open late...
$20
Alternate Visions: Bold Proposals for Housing
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Full Course Name: Alternate Visions: Bold Proposals for Housing New Yorkers New York City is in the midst of an affordability crisis which poses an existential threat to the city’s characteristic vitality and diversity. Even during a time of rapid development in the affordable housing sector, many New Yorkers are being priced out the city and many more are struggling to pay the rent. Are existing plans to address the issue adequate, or is it time...
$20
I Could Tell You 'Bout My Life
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
On April 10, 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18 years old. Now, 16- and 17-year-olds are no longer prosecuted and incarcerated as adults. However, when Michael Martin got arrested at the age of 17, this law did not exist and a judge sentenced him to five months in jail at Rikers Island. Two years later, at the age of 19, Martin filmed, narrated, and directed the short film I...
$15
Rooted in Place: Stories of Home in the City
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
In a city driven by the real estate market, where every inch of space is a commodity, it can be easy to overlook the personal, felt experience of having a home – and the daily struggles for those whose concept of home is threatened or elusive. Explore the emotional and psychological dimensions of personal space, home-making, and connections to place in a non-stop city like New York with evening of stories, featuring: Eric Bunge, co-founding...
$20
No Vietnamese Ever Called Me N****r
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
The unflinching 1968 documentary No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger (1968, 86 min, David L. Weiss) follows 400,000 protesters as they march from Harlem to the United Nations building to decry the United States' continued involvement in the Vietnam War. An electrifying portrait of the righteous anger of black anti-war protesters and veterans, director David L. Weiss captures the ways in which black liberation and the anti-Vietnam...
$15
Meet the Curators: Kubi Ackerman
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Full Course Name: Meet the Curators: Kubi Ackerman, Director, Future City Lab As part of the new “Meet the Curators” tour series, join Kubi Ackerman, Director, Future City Lab, as he guides you through Future City Lab, the third gallery of New York at Its Core. In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, 2019, visit the Future City Lab to consider major issues confronting our city—Living with Nature, Making a Living, Living Together, Housing...
$40
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