Event Series

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The words "Cocktails & Culture" in a white circle on a blue and purple background.
Saturday, January 01, 2022 - Sunday, January 28, 2024

Cocktails & Culture

Extended evening hours at the Museum -- with DJs and live music, drinks and snacks, and more.
Augusta Savage with one of her pieces, Paul Robeson head shot, Author Langston Hughes [far left] with [left to right:] Charles S. Johnson; E. Franklin Frazier; Rudolph Fisher and Hubert T. Delaney
Tuesday, March 02, 2021 - Monday, May 17, 2021

Revisiting the Harlem Renaissance

Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Jeffrey C. Stewart leads a four-part series about the arts of the Harlem Renaissance.
Ashley Southall head shot
Monday, February 01, 2021 - Thursday, June 24, 2021

Envisioning Alternatives to Policing

Ashley Southall of The New York Times speaks with leaders, activists, and scholars about alternatives to policing in New York City and beyond.
Illustrations of a street sign, boombox, tambourine, pigeon, and more around the title of "Uptown Bounce."
Thursday, July 18, 2024 - Thursday, August 01, 2024

Uptown Bounce 2024

Our annual series of free summer block parties presented with El Museo del Barrio.
Black background with blue graphic pop out reading text "Activists on Screen"
Thursday, November 09, 2023 - Friday, May 31, 2024

Activists on Screen

This non-fiction film series examines NYC's longstanding engagement with social activism, inspired by our ongoing exhibition "Activist New York."
Activist New York Image
Monday, December 16, 2019 - Sunday, December 24, 2023

Activist New York Programs

This program series, inspired by our "Activist New York" exhibition, looks at how a legacy of social activism shapes the city we know today.
Saturday, February 20, 2016 - Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Only In New York

Join NYT journalist Sarah Maslin Nir and her fellow New Yorkers to explore key questions about NYC's identity, culture, and history.