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In the center of the image, there is yellow text that reads “Leading Cities” and directly underneath white text that reads “Today.” On each of the borders is a skyline of skyscrapers from different cities.
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 - Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Leading Cities Today

Conversations exploring how urban leaders locally, nationally, and globally are facing the major challenges and opportunities of our moment.
3 puppets created by NYC Kids Project standing on brown wood table, with bright blue background. One male puppet, Latinx, with dark hair, green tshirt , blue jeans , is holding a white cane. One male puppet with light skin and red hair uses a wheelchair and wears red pants, blue shirt with stripes on the arms. One female puppet, African-American has a colorful flowered dress over a lavender shirt and hair in two braids with white bows. 
Wednesday, September 08, 2021 - Monday, October 11, 2021

Puppets of New York Performance Series

Join us at the Museum this fall for a special series of live, outdoor performances featuring local puppeteers, educators, and performance groups.
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."