Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to seek a presidential nomination on a major party ticket and the first Black woman ...

The Museum of the City of New York fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world’s most influential metropolis. It engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and ...

Welcome to a snowy wonderland, where famous landmarks and icons of New York City are lovingly recreated in gingerbread. From ice skating in the parks across the five boroughs to department store ...

Explore the drama of social activism in New York City from the 17th century right up to the present. In a town renowned for its in-your-face persona, New Yorkers have banded together on issues as ...

The Museum looks for enthusiastic, energetic, and professional individuals to be part of our team through a variety of opportunities including permanent staff positions, grant-funded positions, ...

In 1860, Englishman Charles Frederick Worth (1825-1895) founded a Parisian atelier that defined the luxurious standards of the haute couture and set high fashions stylistic course for the balance of ...

The Museum of the City of New York's beautifully renovated landmark building on Fifth Avenue's iconic Museum Mile is the perfect venue for weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, corporate events, fundraisers, ...

A compelling exhibition about the birth of New York City street art.

Welcome to the Museum’s Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center's educational offerings, online resources and information. Here you can find information about field trips, lesson plans and videos, ...

The experience of walking El Barrio—the Museum of the City of New York’s own neighborhood—would be vastly different without the artworks of Manny Vega (b. Bronx, 1956). His mosaics and murals adorn ...

Explore everything you love about the Museum of the City of New York on MCNY Digital! Together we will head uptown, downtown, and throughout the five boroughs with our amazing digital content that ...

Artist Unknown, Petrus Stuyvesant, Date Unknown. Oil on Panel, 22 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.; New-York Historical Society, 1909.2. Petrus Stuyvesant is best known as New Netherland's longest, most influential, ...