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Phoebe Snow performs with Kenny Vance and the Planotones at The Bitter End in NYC.

Saturday, June 14, 10:00am

The Tag Conference New York City 2025 (Day 2)

Join us for Tag Conference: Heritage, featuring guest lectures and panel discussions!

Wednesday, June 18, 6:30pm

Burning Down the House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed Rock

Get a behind-the-scenes look at one of the greatest American rock bands.

Thursday, July 10, 6:15pm

Heart & Soul (Screening)

Travel through time with Doo-Wop and Rock legend Kenny Vance.

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Events

For Adults Saturday, June 14, 10:00am

The Tag Conference New York City 2025 (Day 2)

Join us for Tag Conference: Heritage, featuring guest lectures and panel discussions!

For Adults Wednesday, June 18, 6:30pm

Burning Down the House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed Rock

Get a behind-the-scenes look at one of the greatest American rock bands.

For Adults Thursday, July 10, 6:15pm

Heart & Soul (Screening)

Travel through time with Doo-Wop and Rock legend Kenny Vance.

A group of educators gathered in the Museum of the City of New York’s “World City” gallery. Prominent displays include sections titled “1980–2001” and “Street Life,” with exhibits featuring themes such as policing, the events of 9/11, and urban life. The room is dimly lit with illuminated display cases and projected images. Attendees appear engaged, reading, discussing, and taking notes.

For Educators Monday, July 14, 9:00am

A+/P Credit Course: People of New York: How Individuals Shape History

This in-person, interactive, and powerful course for PK-12 educators draws on the Museum of the City of New York’s groundbreaking exhibitions to examine the past, present, and future of New York through the lives of New Yorkers who have shaped and been shaped by the city they call home.

Two people dance together in a colorful, immersive art installation. The room features wooden floors and sheer fabric panels hanging from the ceiling, onto which vibrant, life-size video projections of dancers are displayed. The walls also show large-scale projections of people dancing, creating a lively, energetic atmosphere. Overhead lighting adds to the vivid, multicolored ambiance of the space.

For Educators Monday, August 4, 9:00am

A+/P Credit Course: Culture in Motion: Teaching NYC Immigration History Through Dance

Get energized and have FUN this summer as you learn about the history of New York City’s diverse population and rich immigrant cultures through the lens of dance.

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Exhibitions

George LEE Quiñones, Breakfast at Baychester, 1977, Ink on paper

Through October 5, 2025

Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection

Enter a window into a vibrant subculture of young creators and highlights previously unseen treasures from the Museum’s major collection of graffiti-based art.

A Woman in glasses speaks at a conference table with two men next to her and microphones in front of them.

Through July 20, 2025

Changing the Face of Democracy

Explore the life and legacy of barrier-breaking Brooklyn-born politician Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to US Congress.

Bob Dylan, Karen Dalton, and Fred Neil performing at Café Wha?, Greenwich Village, February 8, 1961. Photo by Fred W. McDarrah. © Fred W. McDarrah/MUUS Collection.

Ongoing

Songs of New York

Playful, kinetic, and full of surprises, Songs of New York is an immersive interactive experience that introduces visitors to a full range of music from and about New York City.

Ongoing

New York at Its Core

What made New York New York? Follow the story of the city’s rise from a striving Dutch village to today’s “Capital of the World,” and consider its future in our changing world.

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The Tag Conference New York City 2025 (Day 2)

Burning Down the House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed Rock

Heart & Soul (Screening)

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Events

The Tag Conference New York City 2025 (Day 2)

Burning Down the House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed Rock

Heart & Soul (Screening)

A+/P Credit Course: People of New York: How Individuals Shape History

A+/P Credit Course: Culture in Motion: Teaching NYC Immigration History Through Dance

Exhibitions

Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection

Changing the Face of Democracy

Songs of New York

New York at Its Core

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