Museum of The City of New York Archives

Fashion, Family & FLAVORS Celebrating 30 Years Of 5001 FLAVORS And 10 Years Of Harlem Haberdashery

This spring, the family behind 5001 FLAVORS and Harlem Haberdashery are celebrating two amazing anniversaries – 30 Years of 5001 FLAVORS and 10 Years of Harlem Haberdashery.Continue reading

Pull Some Strings To See The Puppets Of New York Now On View At The Museum Of The City Of New York

Puppets of New York explores the extraordinary, surprising, and diverse history of New York City’s quirkiest residents.Continue reading

Museum Of The City Of New York Offers The Keys To The City: A Great Day In Harlem

Do you and your friends have what it takes to hold the keys to the city?Continue reading

The Legendary Museum Of The City Of New York In Harlem, NY, 1929–30

The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) is a history and art museum in Harlem, New York.Continue reading

Harlem Fashion Week 2019 Honoree Soiree Ceremony At Museum Of The City

On Saturday, February 16, 2019, the fabulous Harlem Fashion Week 2019 Awards kicked off at an Honoree Soiree prior to their three runway fashion show at the Museum Of The City Of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue New York, NY.Continue reading

Harlem’s Fine Art Of The Mix At The Museum Of The City Of New York (Photographs)

On Monday, November 5th, 2018, the folks at Harlem Park To Park held The Art of the Mix took place at The Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue, Harlem, NY.Continue reading

Join The Harlem Renaissance 100 Community Celebration 2019

Harlem One Stop, a destination marketing organization, and tour operator in Harlem, and the Harlem Cultural Collaborative Partners will kick-off the Harlem Renaissance 100 community celebration.Continue reading

MAARKAH At The Museum Of The City Of New York

MAARKAH produced by Runway Prestige in association with FTL Moda, welcomed over 600 guests at the elegant Museum of the City of New York, on September 9th and 10th, during New York Fashion Week 2018 (NYFW). Continue reading

Disability Rights Protest Derails MTA Event In East Harlem

NY1 reports things went off the rails at a meeting in East Harlem on Thursday where MTA chairman Joe Lhota was set to discuss the future of the city's crumbling subway system.Continue reading

Second Avenue And East 115th Street Harlem 1901

East 115th Street in 1901 (Second Avenue and E. 115th Street. Looking South East, October 15th, 1901.) Notice the store sign to the upper center of this photograph.Continue reading

Throwback, Highlights Of Harlem Fashion Week 2017

Fashion weeks are a rage all over the world as they showcase not just the world’s best designs but are also symbolic of the powers of creativity and directive of the trends of the day.Continue reading

“Joseph Rodriguez’s Spanish Harlem: El Barrio In The 80s” One-Night Event In Harlem

Join Union Settlement and the Museum of the City of New York for the East Harlem book launch of Joseph Rodriguez's Spanish Harlem: El Barrio in the '80s. Continue reading

Uptown Bounce With Hecho en El Barrio At El Museo del Barrio

El Barrio comes alive at El Museo del Barrio! Inspired by our neighborhood, visitors are invited to participate in a community weaving and mural project, enjoy an Afro-Cuban movement workshop with Master Instructor Stevie Insua Ruiz, and tour our new summer exhibitions with our Senior Curator Rocio Aranda-Alvarado.Continue reading

‘After Stonewall’ At The Museum Of The City Of New York In Harlem (Update)

Trans people were at the forefront of the 1969 uprising at Greenwich Village’s Stonewall Inn, but their stories have not always been central in film representations of LGBT life in the city. Continue reading

“Saving Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life in Harlem” MLK Weekend At The Museum

The Museum of the City of New York will celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with performances by The New York City Gospel Choir, a family program dedicated to the activist legacy left behind by several civil rights heroes including the great man himself, and a display called Saving Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life in Harlem.Continue reading