The words "New York on Film" in black text on top of two overlapping light green circles.
Four women observe a display in a gallery.
Entrance to a museum lit with purple light for a party.
Manny works on a huge in progress mosaic on a table in his home studio.
Manny works on a huge in progress mosaic on a table in his home studio.

New York on Film

Our series of monthly film screenings, complete with themed happy hours and special introductions!

Open House for Educators: School-Year Kickoff

Join us at the Museum of the City of New York for a FREE open house and jump-start your school year with an evening of refreshments and learning!

Director's Circle Benefit

FOR THOSE 35 & UNDER: Join us for cocktails, dancing, and NYC culture at the 2nd Annual Director’s Circle Benefit.

Open Studio: Mosaic Making Saturday

Learn the mosaic making process and be part of collectively making a mosaic with other museum visitors, moderated by Manny Vega.

Open Studio: Mosaic Making Sunday

Learn the mosaic making process and be part of collectively making a mosaic with other museum visitors, moderated by Manny Vega.

1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St., HOURS: Mon-Fri 10-5 | Sat-Sun 10-6
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Entrance to a museum lit with purple light for a party.
For Adults Friday, September 20, 8:00pm

Director's Circle Benefit

FOR THOSE 35 & UNDER: Join us for cocktails, dancing, and NYC culture at the 2nd Annual Director’s Circle Benefit.

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Exhibitions

A mosaic of a woman with a red skirt.
Through December 8, 2024

Byzantine Bembé

Explore the visual storytelling of El Barrio’s own artist and mosaicist Manny Vega.
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.
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.
Black Lives Matter protesters with their hands in the air in a sign of surrender and the “hands up don’t shoot” slogan
Ongoing

Activist New York

Delve into the drama of social activism in New York City, past and present, with issues as diverse as immigration, civil rights, and sexual orientation.
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