Join the Museum This Summer for Movies, Conversations, and More

Celebrate summer with the Museum. Enjoy the return of Moonlight and Movies, join new interactive family activities with Project Kid, and take a virtual look at historic summertime activities. Continue to stay connected on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.  In the News In a New York Times feature this weekend, Colin Moynihan discussed how the Museum has been coping during the Coronavirus crisis, as well as some of our new programming highlights. Digital initiatives such as our Curators from the Couch series and #CovidStoriesNYC have drawn large audiences and thousands of submissions. Read more Harriet Kindleysides wrote about virtual experiences and digital space for Medium, including the Museum's ongoing enterprise to share calming artworks with the hashtag #MuseumMomentofZen. Read more Virtual Events  Curators from the Couch: Activist New York Friday, July 10, 1:30pm ET Join Sarah Seidman, curator of our ongoing, changing exhibition Activist New York, for a conversation with experts connected with activist movements throughout NYC. Free; Registration suggested. This conversation will be streamed live on Facebook.  Moonlight & Movies: Doin' It in the Park with Bobbito Garcia, Kevin Couliau, & Milani Malik Monday, July 13, 6:00pm ET Celebrate NYC's quintessential summer sport—pick-up basketball—with Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau, the directors of Doin' It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, New York City (2012, 83 minutes). The two will sit down with former overseas professional and streetball player Milani Malik, for a virtual conversation about the making of Doin' It In The Park and the city's one-of-a-kind pick-up b-ball scene.  Sign up to watch the movie in advance. The film will be available from 12:00pm ET on Friday, July 10 until 12:00am ET on Monday, July 13. Then join the live conversation on July 13 at 6:00pm ET. Registrants will receive a Zoom link to watch this talk. Free; Registration required. More Events Announcing MCNY X Project Kid MCNY Summer Crafts Series with PROJECT K!D Wednesdays, July 15–August 5, 1pm ET The Museum is thrilled to team up with noted NYC craft blogger Amanda Kingloff, founder of PROJECT K!D, for virtual art-making sessions that offer families creative and inventive ways to spend unplugged time with kids. In each weekly video, Kingloff will show you how to create a New York City-themed craft project using everyday materials and share fun facts from NYC history illustrated by images from the Museum’s collections.  These free events are geared towards families and kids ages 7 and up.  Learn More Digital Highlights: Summer in the City STORIES Hitting the Beach in the 19th Century Take an escape to the summertime retreats of years past and see how New Yorkers used to beat the heat. STORIES Fort George Amusement Park Take a look at an amusement park that stood on the northernmost tip of Manhattan over a century ago. Read More

More Ways to Stay Connected URBAN ARCHIVE Summer in the City Journey through some of the city’s iconic outdoor recreation spaces, from stadiums to bike tracks, beaches, and public pools. DIGITAL COLLECTIONS Collection Themes: The Waterfront From the Hudson to the East River and beyond, browse images of the city's storied shoreline. More Digital Content