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Join us at the Museum this fall for a special series of live, outdoor performances featuring local puppeteers, educators, and performance groups.
All of the performances and workshops will be held in person on the Museum’s beautiful, outdoor terrace. Families can enjoy the performances and then visit the Puppets of New York exhibition to explore the extraordinary creative and diverse stories of puppets in NYC.
Questions? Email familyprograms@mcny.org
The Puppets of New York performance series is part of the Arts Al Fresco Series made possible by Con Edison.
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, and Tianaderrah Foundation. Additional support provided by Council Members Diana Ayala - District 8, Bill Perkins - District 9, and Keith Powers - District 4.
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.
The Robert A. and Elizabeth R. Jeffe Distinguished Lectures in Urban History
Dive into the Harlem Renaissance in this four-part series of live virtual talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jeffrey C. Stewart. Stewart will begin each session with an illustrated presentation exploring a different major art form -- from poetry and visual art to theater -- of this famous movement in African-American arts and culture, followed by a conversation with a special guest (plus time at the end for Q & A).
Entire Series (4 Sessions)
$90 general admission
$75 seniors, students, educators
$55 Members
Individual Sessions:
$25 general admission
$20 seniors, students, educators
$15 Members
This program is made possible by Robert A. and Elizabeth R. Jeffe.
Your Hometown is an innovative new live event and podcast series conceived and hosted by historian Kevin Burke. The first season of this audio offering, a co-presentation between Kevin Burke Productions and MCNY, focuses on New York City as a hometown and features prominent New Yorkers—representing a range of backgrounds, neighborhoods, and industries—sharing never-before-heard details of their formative years growing up in and around the five boroughs.
Your Hometown is made possible in part with support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Additional support provided by Joan K. Davidson (The J.M. Kaplan Fund), Rudolph Rauch/Lanegate Foundation, Lori and John Berisford, Claudette Mayer, Paul Sperry, Victoria F. Morris, Peter M. Wolf, Kenneth J. Halpern, the Newburgh Institute, David Phelps Hamar, and an anonymous donor.
And others
The anti-racist mobilizations of 2020 have put increased focus and pressure on the role of policing in cities across America, including New York. This series of conversations will connect current calls for defunding police to alternative initiatives New Yorkers have undertaken to foster safety in their families, communities, and public spaces.
Activist New York and its associated programs are made possible by The Puffin Foundation, Ltd.
As we approach Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021, join the Museum of the City of New York for FREE Virtual Workshops for Educators, Students in grades 4–12, and Families.
Questions? Email schoolprograms@mcny.org
Education programs in conjunction with Activist New York are made possible by The Puffin Foundation, Ltd.
Professional Learning programs are made possible in part by …a chance… fund, inc.
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.
For more information about the Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center, and additional funder credits, please click here.
New York Responds: The First Six Months includes photographs, artworks, audio, video, and artifacts documenting New Yorkers’ response to the crisis of COVID-19 and their uprising against structural racism. It covers the events of March 1 to September 1, 2020, and it is the digital companion to the physical exhibition that opened at the Museum of the City of New York on December 18, 2020.
Learn more and explore the content of the exhibition in the thematic sections below.
New York Responds is made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Additional support provided by M&T Bank and the Honorable Diana Ayala - New York City Council District 8.