Museum of the City of New York

Curators from the Couch: City/Game

Join curator Lilly Tuttle for a conversation with experts connected to the exhibition City/Game: Basketball in New York.

"The playgrounds of this city are where I honed my skills. The game was gritty!" says NBA Legend Bernard King. Experience NYC basketball in City/Game, now on view. Timed tickets available at mcny.org/visit.

Experience a museum day in the life of Dutch from TikTok, whose visit brought a smile to our faces! Reserve timed tickets to the museum at mcny.org.

Horse Crazy from Coast to Coast with Sarah Maslin Nir & Walter Thompson-Hernández

There are over seven million horses in America – not only in rural areas, but also in many cities across the country -- including New York City and Los Angeles. Two journalists who have explored the surprising world of horses, Sarah Maslin Nir (New York Times) and Walter Thompson-Hernández (New York Times and host of new NPR podcast “CALIFORNIA LOVE”), will sit down for a virtual conversation about their recently published books. Horse Crazy: The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal (August 2020) explores life-long rider Nir’s personal connection to these animals and profiles of some of the little-known yet intriguing figures involved in the riding world. In The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America’s Urban Heartland (April 2020) Thompson-Hernández takes a look at the Compton Cowboys, a group of Black horseback riders in Compton, CA who continue the little-known western tradition of Black cowboys, while defying stereotypes and forging new connections to their community. The two will discuss the place that horses hold in the American canon -- past, and present -- and the powerful and surprising stories that horses led them to uncover.

NBA Legend Albert King on City/Game: Basketball in New York

"There's nothing like New York City basketball," according to Albert King. See why in City/Game: Basketball in New York, now on view. Book your timed tickets: https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/citygame

Curators from the Couch: The City Within

Join curator Sean Corcoran and artists Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb for a discussion about their work, which is the focus of the exhibition The City Within.

Moonlight & Movies | Love & Basketball: Live Q & A

Celebrate the end of summer with a virtual conversation inspired by the now-classic film Love & Basketball (2000), one of the few portraits of a pro woman basketball player ever to hit the big screen. The film's director and writer Gina Prince-Bythewood will join former NCAA and WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw and Harlem native, playground powerhouse, player and coach/mentor Priscilla Edwards for a lively discussion about the film -- and how women in pro basketball (and beyond) navigate issues of power, representation, activism, and equity. Author and sports journalist William Rhoden moderates.

Moonlight & Movies | The Dominican Dream: Live Q & A

The NYC basketball scene has made, and broken, the dreams of kids who play both on the city's legendary street courts as well as its prestigious high school teams. Back in the 1990s, Dominican immigrant Felipe López was a New York City high school basketball prodigy. The recent documentary, The Dominican Dream (2019), explores López's journey to stardom, and his life after his star-studded high school days were behind him. Join López and the film's director Jonathan Hock for a conversation about the making of the film, López's experiences as a player and after his Pro career ended, and the power of basketball to shape young lives and fortunes in New York City.

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The Dominican Dream

Te invitamos a ver THE DOMINICAN DREAM, presentado por el Museo de la ciudad de Nueva York, Miércoles 26 de agosto a las 7pm, ¡No te lo pierdas! #thedominicandream #MCNYLive https://es.mcny.org/event/moonlight-movies-dominican-dream-live-q

Curators from the Couch: Activist New York/19th Amendment

Join Sarah Seidman, Puffin Foundation Curator of Social Activism, and scholars Allison Lange and Mary Phillips for a discussion connected to our exhibition Activist New York and the 100 years since the 19th Amendment's ratification.

Uptown Bounce: From Street to Screen

Let's get ready to BOUUUUNNNCCEEEEE! Join us on August 19 at 7PM for Uptown Bounce - a free virtual block party for the ages. More details at https://www.mcny.org/bounce2020.

Alicia Keys / Census2020.gov

🎵 "These streets will make you feel brand new.....Big lights will inspire you....Hear it for New York, New York, New York." 🎵 Absolutely ❤️ these sentiments from the amazing @AliciaKeys from her song "Empire State of Mind" about #NYC. Check out what she has to say about the #Census and what it means for our beloved city-- & then go to My2020Census.gov to fill out your forms. New York City is counting on YOU to be counted!

Curators from the Couch: City as Canvas

Inspired by the traveling exhibition City as Canvas, join curator Sean Corcoran who sits down with John "CRASH" Matos and Lee Quinones to discuss their work and the resurgence of graffiti and street art in the city.

MCNY X ProjectK!d - A Wonder-ful Time

Build your very own model of the Coney Island Wonder Wheel using materials found at home. Celebrate the 100th birthday of this iconic amusement park ride with historic facts about Coney Island and vintage images from the Museum’s photography collection. In this virtual video, Amanda Kingloff, founder of PROJECT KID, will teach you the basics for creating this 3-D model Ferris wheel. Craft projects are geared toward families and kids ages 7 and up. Younger children may require adult supervision, and all families are encouraged to craft together.

Moonlight & Movies: Nuyorican Básquet

A quintessential New York City sport, basketball has connected New Yorkers for decades. Played in over 1800 public outdoor courts across the five boroughs, the game has traditionally bridged ethnicity, race, class, and language and has long embodied the diversity of NYC. Beyond the five boroughs, New York players have served as ambassadors for this spirit of inclusivity and for the promise of basketball to forge connections. Nuyorican Basquet (2017, 108 min.) highlights the 1979 Pan American games in San Juan where many of the supremely talented players on Puerto Rico's national basketball team were Nuyorican (born in New York) and their participation in the games was an integral factor in building unity among Puerto Ricans at a politically tenuous moment.

New York's Communities of Color and the Police: A Historical Perspective

Join us for a virtual discussion about how communities of color have experienced and responded to the police in twentieth-century New York. Veteran TV journalist Carol Jenkins leads three distinguished professors of African-American history in a conversation about the complex roots of our city's (and nation's) ongoing crisis of policing, focusing on key moments from the 1920s through the 1980s. With LaShawn Harris (Michigan State), Carl Suddler (Emory), and Cheryl Hicks (University of Delaware). About the Speakers: LaShawn Harris is an Associate Professor of History at Michigan State University and Assistant Editor for the Journal of African American History (JAAH). Her area of expertise includes twentieth century African American and Black Women’s histories. Harris’s scholarly essays have appeared in the Journal of Social History and Journal of Urban History. Harris’s work has also been featured in popular media outlets, including TV-One, Glamour Magazine, Vice, and The Huffington Post. Her first monograph Sex Workers, Psychics, and Number Runners: Black Women in New York City’s Underground Economy was published by the University of Illinois Press in 2016. Her second book project examines New York City black women and police violence during the 1980s. Cheryl D. Hicks is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History at the University of Delaware. She holds a B.A. in American History from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in American History from Princeton University. Her research addresses the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, and the law. She has published in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, the Journal of the History of Sexuality, and the Journal of African American History. Her first book, Talk With You Like a Woman: African American Women, Justice, and Reform in New York, 1890-1935 (University of North Carolina Press, 2010) received the 2011 Letitia Woods Brown Book Award from the Association of Black Women Historians.

MCNY x ProjectK!d - Animal Friends

From pigeons in the parks to tigers in the zoos, animals are everywhere in New York City! Learn about animals that have made an impact in the city’s history and see some of New York’s many species though images from the Museum’s collection. Then, follow along as Amanda Kingloff, founder of PROJECT KID, crafts animal tic-tac-toe game using homemade materials. Craft projects are geared toward families and kids ages 7 and up. Younger children may require adult supervision, and all families are encouraged to craft together. https://www.mcny.org/event/animal-friends

Criminals Among Us? Fingerprinting and Criminal Background Checks in Pre-WWII New York City

Today, criminal background checks are a routine part of applications for many jobs, licenses, and government benefits. But for nearly a century, New Yorkers have debated whether such checks are a tool for protecting the public or a form of legalized discrimination against people with a criminal record. Dan Ewert, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Predoctoral Fellow, will shed light on New York City’s leading role in implementing criminal background checks in the early 20th century, when organized labor, communities of color, and government officials debated the value of fingerprinting and background checks in a diverse city of strangers against the backdrop of the Great Depression and the lead up to World War II. This event is geared towards educators but is open to all with interest in the topic. Eligible participants will receive a CTLE certificate for 1.5 hours of professional development. https://www.mcny.org/event/criminals-among-us-fingerprinting-and-criminal-background-checks-pre-wwii-new-york-city

Focus on Fun

What does New York City look like to you? Create a cardboard “camera” with Amanda Kingloff, founder of PROJECT KID, and fill it with your images of the city. Plus, see how photographers have captured their views of the city with a virtual tour of photographs from the Museum’s collection. Craft projects are geared toward families and kids ages 7 and up. Younger children may require adult supervision, and all families are encouraged to craft together. https://www.mcny.org/event/focus-fun

Curators from the Couch: New York at Its Core

Join chief curator Sarah Henry for a conversation with experts connected with our permanent exhibition New York at Its Core.

Frozen Treats, City Streets

From ice cream to popsicles to icie cups, New Yorkers know the best way to cool off in the city heat is with a frozen treat! Learn about New York City’s delicious history of ice cream and then craft some make-believe frozen desserts using upcycled materials and paper with Amanda Kingloff, founder of PROJECT K!D. Craft projects are geared toward families and kids ages 7 and up. Younger children may require adult supervision, and all families are encouraged to craft together. Free, registration recommended. Registered attendees will receive an event reminder. Each session will begin streaming on YouTube and Facebook at 10am on the listed day, and will be available afterwards for later viewing. Materials and Steps Ice cream cone brown paper shopping bag colored pencils, markers or crayons glue or tape colored construction paper scissors red pom-pom or red bottle cap (optional) Cut a brown shopping bag into a rectangle that’s about 11” by 7”. Draw diagonal lines with your brown marker, colored pencil, or crayon all the way across the paper, about ½ apart. Now turn your paper and draw them in the opposite direction, making a sugar or waffle cone grid pattern. Holding the paper horizontal, roll it into a cone until it resembles an ice cream cone. Use tape or glue to keep it in its shape. Set it aside. Cut your construction paper into approximately ten thin strips, about ¾” wide. Draw any sprinkles or chocolate chips into the strips. Glue or tape the end of one strip to the inside of the cone and glue the other end directly across from it. Hold them in place for a moment until you know they are stuck! Repeat by gluing the next strip in right next to the first, bending it over the first strip to glue across on the other side. Repeat until you have completed the scoop of ice cream! If you have a red pom-pom, red plastic bottle cap, or even a balled up piece of red paper, glue a cherry right on the top! Rocket Pop! 2 toilet paper tubes (or 1 pape

Curators from the Couch: Activist New York

Join Sarah Seidman, curator of our ongoing, changing exhibition Activist New York, for a conversation with experts connected with activist movements in NYC.

Curators from the Couch: Who We Are

Join Monxo López, the Museum's Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellow, for a conversation with New Yorkers for Culture & Arts' Executive Director Lucy Sexton and digital artist Herwig Scherebon connected with our exhibition Who We Are: Visualizing NYC by the Numbers.

Champions and Change Makers: CUNY chancellor Felix Matos-Rodriguez

When news of a global pandemic began surfacing, CUNY chancellor Felix Matos-Rodriguez acted quickly. "The first week in March we decided that the best way to go was to move all 50,000 courses into distance learning," he said. We honored Dr. Matos-Rodriguez at Champions and Change Makers. Learn more about the many heroes of our city: https://bit.ly/2TEW1LM

Champions and Change Makers - Sharene Wood

Have you met Sharene Wood, one of our Champions and Change Makers honorees? When coronavirus broke out in New York, she transformed her business Harlem Haberdashery to produce and donate masks and PPE. "Harlem is our home, so part of our social responsibility is to take care of our community," she said. https://bit.ly/2TEW1LM

Curators from the Couch: Basketball in New York

Join Lilly Tuttle, curator of our exhibition City/Game: Basketball in New York, for a conversation with NBA Legend Sam Perkins and artist Eric Haze. The three will come together to discuss the legacy of basketball in the city -- the excitement, energy, and evolution of this quintessentially urban sport, and what it means to New York now that the game is on pause.

Welcome to #VirtualMuseumMile

We’re proud to welcome you as we present our first #VirtualMuseumMile Festival along with our partner museums on Fifth Avenue. Join us for an evening of cultural happenings that connect us worldwide. Follow along with #VirtualMuseumMile on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to join in.

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The City We Became: A Conversation with N.K. Jemisin