Anxiety and Activism: Help the Museum Collect Artifacts to Document the Unprecedented Events of 2020

Tuesday, July 7, 2020 by Lindsay Turley

By Lindsay Turley, Director of Collections

Lindsay Turley oversees projects involving the stewardship and access of the Museum's collections objects.

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MCNY X PROJECT KID

Images of shapes – a Ferris wheel, ice cream cone, pretzel, and camera – that appear to be cut out from paper floating on a light blue background, with the logos of the Museum of the City of New York and Project Kid.
Get crafty and creative with NYC-inspired art projects you can do at home!

About PROJECT KID 

PROJECT KID is dedicated to offering families creative and inventive ways to spend unplugged time with kids. From DIY crafts to party ideas to home décor solutions, they mix traditional craft, upcycled, and household materials in surprising ways. Amanda Kingloff, the founder of Project Kid, has been creating lifestyle content for over 15 years. After her six-year stint as Lifestyle Director at Parents Magazine, Amanda published “the ultimate kids’ craft book” with Artisan Books, titled Project Kid. Two years later she published her second book, Project Kid: Crafts that Go! Amanda creates content for magazines, websites, and brands, encouraging kids to create the worlds they want to live in. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and two children, Oliver and Sommer. 

Supporters

The MCNY X PROJECT K!D Winter Crafts Series is made possible with support from Con Edison.

Family and Community Engagement Programs are made possible in part by Con Edison, the Margaret S. Ogden and Stephen A. Ogden Memorial Fund, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, and Sy Syms 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. 

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Teachers, Now is a Great Time for Oral History

Friday, May 29, 2020 by Lauren Lefty, PhD

By Lauren Lefty, PhD, Former Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in Museum Education

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Antonia Pantoja: Organizer and Activist for New York's Puerto Rican Community

Thursday, May 14, 2020 by Monxo López

By Monxo López, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellow

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Curators from the Couch

White couch against an orange painted wall and wood floor. Text on the couch reads "Curators from the Couch" in black letters.

Join MCNY live from home in our new series, “Curators from the Couch.” Our curators will speak with artists, influencers, and more... all from the comfort of their own couches.

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Elsie Richardson: Investing in Bed-Stuy

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

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