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  • Native American Heritage Day

    Featured North American dancers in the 2025 Macy’s Day Parade, the Native Pride Dancers, join the museum in its celebration of Native American Heritage Day with presentations of Fancy Dance, Shawl Dance, Jingle Dance and more. Performances begin at 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3:30 PM.

    Free
  • History Walk: Asian Americans and the Downtown Arts Scene, 1980–2000

    Many talented artists of Asian descent helped define the vibrant art scene in downtown New York in the last decades of the 20th century, including some in China Institute Gallery’s current exhibition, Metamorphosis: Chinese Imagination and Transformation. On World AIDS Day, we will remember their contributions and those who lost their lives during the AIDS […]

    $10
  • Curator Talk: “Art of Freedom: The Life & Work of Arthur Szyk”

    Over his decades-long career as an artist, Arthur Szyk emerged as a powerful voice in the fight for freedom, justice, and democracy. As a Polish-born Jew and an immigrant to the United States, he advocated for European Jewry, calling the world to action during the Holocaust while his anti-Nazi illustrations rallied Americans to the war […]

    $10
  • Holiday Harmonies

    Winter Garden

    Celebrate the holiday season with this concert featuring talented musicians performing a variety of seasonal favorites

    Free
  • BPC Resiliency Drop-ins

    Stop by to meet your Community Construction Liaison and members of the Battery Park City Resiliency project team , have a snack, and give us your thoughts on the work underway. Light refreshments provided.

    Free
  • Mah Jongg & More

    Join a dedicated group of adult American Mah Jongg enthusiasts for friendly and informal games, or try your hand at other card and board games. Make friends and catch up with neighbors. Sets, cards, and games provided, or bring your own.

    Free
  • Year of the Water Horse

    In conversation with Wesley Morris, Janice Page presents Year of the Water Horse, a warm and witty memoir about the ever-changing relationships between mothers, mothers-in-law, and daughters that traverses two continents and multiple generations of two disparate yet connected families.

    $5 – $29
  • Holiday Sing

    Musical holiday celebration featuring performances by The Downtown Beats and Choristers, and the Church Street School of Music and Art's adult and children's choirs. Bring unwrapped toys for a toy drive led by Arc Athletics. Hot chocolate will be provided by Laughing Man Coffee.

    Free
  • A Christmas Witness

    Book reading and signing by Charles Todd, author of A Christmas Witness.

  • NYC Time Capsule: Trivia Night with the Municipal Archives and Library

    Do you know which Brooklyn thoroughfare was the location of the nation’s first bike lane? Or how many U.S. presidents were born in NYC? Or which hip-hop group from Staten Island helped put “Shaolin” on the musical map?Whether you're a native New Yorker, new to the Big Apple, or simply love trivia, attend this evening […]

    Free