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The Museum of the City of New York is a nonprofit institution that educates the public about the rich history and diverse character of the city. With a collection of approximately 750,000 objects, the museum offers exhibitions, educational programs, and publications to connect the past, present, and future of New York City.
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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
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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...
$25
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
New Labor in New York and the Fight for Workers' Rights
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
New York City has long been known as a Union Town. While nationwide 10.5% of American workers are union members, here in New York State membership tops 22%. In addition to the ongoing work of New York’s unions, a host of alternative organizations, known as "new" or "alt" labor groups have grown dramatically in number and size over the last few years. New labor organizations share the aim of improving workers’ lives and often work...
$15
Only in New York: City of Workers
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
New York Times reporter Sarah Maslin Nir, who wrote a Pulitzer-nominated expose on nail salon workers, sits down with Bhairavi Desai of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance and Allison Julien of the National Domestic Workers Alliance for a conversation about recent gains (and setbacks) in the movement for labor protections for the millions of workers who make this city run.
$15
Moonlight & Movies: Modern Times
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Charlie Chaplin’s timeless 1936 masterpiece, Modern Times (89 min), marks his final outing as the Little Tramp, this time starring as an inept factory worker caught in the cogs and gears of modern industrialization. From factory floor to hospital to prison, Chaplin dexterously delivers sly commentary on the brutality of work and class struggle amidst a stream of unforgettable gags. This outdoor screening will be introduced by acclaimed...
$15
Meet the Curators: Rebecca Hayes Jacobs
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Full Course Name: Meet the Curators: Rebecca Hayes Jacobs, PhD, Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellow As part of the new Meet the Curators Meet the Curators tour series, join Dr. Rebecca Hayes Jacobs as she guides you through Urban Indian: Native New York Now, the exhibition that she co-curated with Jason Lujan. Explore the flourishing Native presence in New York City through the exhibition’s mix of contemporary artwork, performing...
$25
Vibe of the Village Festival: MCNY After Hours
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Experience the vibes of the Village uptown. Enjoy music and live performances evoking New York's downtown and alternative music scene in its heyday, imbibe cocktails, and join us for guided tours of our Voice of the Village exhibition.
$14
Capturing the Vibe: Photojournalists & The Voice
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Former Village Voice photojournalists Amy Arbus, James Hamilton, Sylvia Plachy, and Harvey Wang consider how the alternative weekly provided a window into a wide range of generation-defining moments -- from the glitzy world of downtown celebs to politics, protests, and current events. Moderated by longtime Voice art editor Vince Aletti, this conversation will delve into what it means to capture...
$18
New York's Magic Mirror: Writers & The Voice
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
During its heyday in the 1960s and '70s and into the decades beyond, the writers of The Village Voice both chronicled and helped define the city's ever-evolving downtown scene. In this lively, wide-ranging conversation, acclaimed former Voice journalists Susan Brownmiller, Richard Goldstein, Greg Tate, and Guy Trebay share their experiences covering politics, culture, and counterculture at the feisty alternative weekly. Moderated by journalist Ada...
$18
Getting Out the Census: Counting New Yorkers in 2020
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
It’s almost time to “Get Out the Census” and the stakes could not be higher for New York City in terms of federal funding and electoral representation. What are government, community and civic leaders doing to ensure that every single resident of New York City is properly counted in April 2020? Despite the political controversies that have threatened the prospects of a full and accurate count of all New Yorkers to date, a massive...
$12
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