MCNY Kids Create
Art-Making and Discussion with MCNY
See. Discuss. Create! Dive into the Museum's collections and exhibitions and make your own artistic works.
Stream these free sessions to see highlights from the Museum’s collections and exhibitions, hear behind-the-scenes stories from the artists, and take part in interactive, art-making activities.
Recommended for ages 7 and older. All ages are welcome. Sessions are intergenerational and family members are encouraged to join and participate together.
Kids Create Programs:
Celebrating Black Puppeteers of NYC with Nehprii Amenii
Join artist and educator Nehprii Amenii to celebrate Black History Month with the magic of puppetry, and experiment with creating your own puppet at home.
Behind-the-Scenes at the Museum: Puppets and Activism in New York City
Create your own puppet and learn about the intersections between puppets and activism.
MCNY Kids Create: Patterns and Rhythms in NYC Jazz
Dive into the world of jazz in New York City and create your own rhythms and patterns with New York-based musicians Sarah Elizabeth Charles and Victoria Smith.
MCNY Kids Create: Basketball Sounds and Style with Bobbito García
Join DJ/producer, filmmaker, and designer Bobbito Garcia to dive deep into sports, music, and fashion, then design your own high-fashion sneaker.
Photographing City Life: Live Session with Photographer Janette Beckman
Meet the photographer who captured many youth cultures, including through her street photography and photos of hip hop legends before they were famous, and discover how to tell stories through the camera.
City as Canvas: Live Session with Daze, Artist and Graffiti Writer
Meet Daze, a prolific artist regarded as one of the most acclaimed graffiti writers of his time. Hear about his time as a young artist growing up in New York City and participate in an interactive drawing activity to create your own pieces and designs.
MCNY Kids Create: Looking Close and Building Tiny with the Stettheimer Dollhouse
Combine art and engineering in this virtual intergenerational STEAM education program as you draw inspiration from the famous Stettheimer dollhouse to design your own miniature world.Questions? Email familyprograms@mcny.org
After watching one of our videos - or creating NYC-inspired artwork of your own – we'd love to see what you made! We invite you to submit photos of artwork to be considered for a student gallery of work on the Museum of the City of New York’s website. To send in a submission, please fill out the Student Artwork Permission Form and email a signed copy to familyprograms@mcny.org along with a digital image of the artwork.
Supporters
Family and Community Engagement Programs are made possible in part by the Margaret S. Ogden and Stephen A. Ogden Memorial Fund, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Sy Syms Foundation, and the Frank J. Antun Foundation.
The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center is endowed by grants from The Thompson Family Foundation Fund, the F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment, and other generous donors.
