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NYC Discovery Lab – Music City

Join us for drop-in activities for children ages 5-12 as we explore city sights, sounds, and communities that have inspired New York City musicians and dancers. Craft your own musical instrument to take home and explore our galleries with a scavenger hunt. 11am-4pm, every Saturday and Sunday in April.

Express, Empower, Embody: A Fun Nia Movement Class

Get moving with Nia Now Dance.

Continuum Flow Dance Workshop with LaTasha Barnes

Get your body moving with LaTasha Barnes' Continuum Flow.

Royal Bloom Vogue Ball

Join us for a celebration of self-expression at the Vogue Ball.

Future of the City: Conversation with Acting NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse

Join us for a conversation with Commissioner of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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For Families Thursday, April 17, 10:30am

Storytime for Tots

Join us for a free bilingual Storytime program for children ages 18 months to 3 years and their grownups and hear stories and songs about NYC facilitated by a NYPL librarian. Free. 10:30am-11am, every third Thursday.

Black and white photograph of three men playing musical instruments outsde of a shop. One man is seated with a drum on his lap while the other two are standing, with one strumming a guira and another smiling as he plays his instrument.
For Families Friday, April 18, 11:00am

NYC Discovery Lab – Music City

Join us for drop-in activities for children ages 5-12 as we explore city sights, sounds, and communities that have inspired New York City musicians and dancers. Craft your own musical instrument to take home and explore our galleries with a scavenger hunt. 11am-4pm, every Saturday and Sunday in April.

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For Families Sunday, April 20, 11:30am

Storytime for Littles

Join us for a Storytime program for children ages 3 to 5 years and hear stories and songs about NYC facilitated by a museum educator. Included with admission. 11:30am-12pm, every second Saturday and third Sunday.

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Exhibitions

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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.
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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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