Play New Yorker Checkers

When: Saturday, August 5, 2017, 11:00am
Andrew Herman, Federal Art Project, Checker Players on Surf Avenue, 1939. Museum of the City of New York, 43.131.5.25.

New York City’s history is rich with inspiring and influential people, from Walt Whitman to Lady Gaga. Discover New Yorkers of the past and present that have helped to transform and shape the great city that we know today in the New York at Its Core galleries. Play our giant game of checkers to learn more about these influential New Yorkers!

Family programs are free with Museum admission and for members, geared to families with children ages 6-12 years old, and include a snack. Activities are designed for adults and children to complete together.

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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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