New York’s age of graffiti began on the city streets in the early 1970s. This new movement, often consciously artistic despite its unsanctioned origins, came of age over the next 20 years. Above ...

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The Stettheimer Dollhouse, a beloved highlight of the Museum of the City of New York’s collection, will return to MCNY’s galleries following an extensive conservation project. With a refreshed ...

The Museum of the City of New York has a collection of approximately 1500 paintings dating from the early 18 th century to the present. The oil portraits include likenesses of significant New Yorkers ...

Left: Dr. Zinga A. Fraser, Right: Dr. Farah J. Griffin ...

John Hughes Irish immigrant John Hughes became Archbishop of New York in 1850. Known as “Dagger John,” Hughes presided over a period of increased power of the Catholic Church in New York by working to ...

The Theater Collection at the Museum of the City of New York contains over 200,000 accessioned objects that document theatrical performance in New York City from 1785 to present day Broadway ...

To commemorate the centennial of the birth of Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005), the Museum of the City of New York and the Shirley Chisholm Project at Brooklyn College will present the first major museum ...

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 ...

The Museum of the City of New York’s Costume and Textiles Collection is one of the foremost repositories of New York City-centric attire, and is distinguished by its interpretation of clothing not ...

The Museum of the City of New York offers IDNYC card holders a free Individual membership for one year. To redeem your membership, please complete this online form, and visit us within 30 days of ...