Join us in honoring Pride Month with Las Mariquitas, New York’s dynamic Queer and Trans Salsa band! The band will kick things off with a movement workshop on the dance floor. As leaders in the LGBTQIA+ salseres community, Las Mariquitas are dedicated to honoring the legacy of salsa as music of liberation and pioneering the […]
The MFEO tour.
The Hebrew word Mishpachah means family – we invite you to join ours! This day-long Mishpachah Festival will celebrate and explore Jewish genealogy, heritage, and immigration with JewishGen, the Museum’s Jewish Genealogical Research Division and other partners. Engage with your family’s genealogy, learn about historical immigration, and reflect on how we tell our individual and […]
Looking for a special Father’s Day gift? Come to Bowne & Co. to join the talented designers to create a festive card for dad using the Museum’s 19th century historical printing equipment.
For beginners, hobbyists, and lifelong birders alike. Together, we will explore the parks of BPC, and see what makes this spot a hang-out for urban birds and marvelous migrators! Binoculars and field guides provided, or bring your own.
Hear a jazz quartet led by “one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years” (The Village Voice). Dave Stryker is known for his “golden tone, urgent style, and the kind of heated technique that can blow the roof off any gig” (Jazz Times). The Omaha, Nebraska native cut his teeth as […]
What happens when an artist becomes a global phenomenon? In the past decade the Swedish painter and mystic Hilma af Klint has risen to international fame. Join Jodi Hauptman and Julia Voss in discussing af Klint's legacy.
In Two Sisters, Rosie Whitehouse recounts the harrowing journey of her mother-in-law, Marion, and aunt, Huguette, who fled Nazi-occupied France after their mother was deported to Auschwitz. Seeking refuge, the sisters found themselves in Val d’Isère, where a courageous stranger, Dr. Frédéric Pétri, saved their lives. Whitehouse meticulously pieces together her family’s tragic history while […]
Play the popular strategy game while getting pointers and advice from an expert. Chess improves concentration, problem solving, and strategic planning — plus it’s fun! For ages 5 and up.
Hear Xu Bing discuss his groundbreaking, decades-long exploration of language, art, and meaning—one of the most influential artistic practices of the contemporary era. Xu Bing will be featured in Metamorphosis: Chinese Memory and Displacement, China Institute Gallery’s fall exhibition.