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New Labor in New York and the Fight for Workers' Rights
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
New York City has long been known as a Union Town. While nationwide 10.5% of American workers are union members, here in New York State membership tops 22%. In addition to the ongoing work of New York’s unions, a host of alternative organizations, known as "new" or "alt" labor groups have grown dramatically in number and size over the last few years. New labor organizations share the aim of improving workers’ lives and often work...
$15
Only in New York: City of Workers
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
New York Times reporter Sarah Maslin Nir, who wrote a Pulitzer-nominated expose on nail salon workers, sits down with Bhairavi Desai of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance and Allison Julien of the National Domestic Workers Alliance for a conversation about recent gains (and setbacks) in the movement for labor protections for the millions of workers who make this city run.
$20
Moonlight & Movies: Modern Times
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Charlie Chaplin’s timeless 1936 masterpiece, Modern Times (89 min), marks his final outing as the Little Tramp, this time starring as an inept factory worker caught in the cogs and gears of modern industrialization. From factory floor to hospital to prison, Chaplin dexterously delivers sly commentary on the brutality of work and class struggle amidst a stream of unforgettable gags. This outdoor screening will be introduced by acclaimed...
$15
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Meet the Curators: Rebecca Hayes Jacobs
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Full Course Name: Meet the Curators: Rebecca Hayes Jacobs, PhD, Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellow As part of the new Meet the Curators Meet the Curators tour series, join Dr. Rebecca Hayes Jacobs as she guides you through Urban Indian: Native New York Now, the exhibition that she co-curated with Jason Lujan. Explore the flourishing Native presence in New York City through the exhibition’s mix of contemporary artwork, performing...
$25
Vibe of the Village Festival: MCNY After Hours
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Experience the vibes of the Village uptown. Enjoy music and live performances evoking New York's downtown and alternative music scene in its heyday, imbibe cocktails, and join us for guided tours of our Voice of the Village exhibition.
$14
Capturing the Vibe: Photojournalists & The Voice
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Former Village Voice photojournalists Amy Arbus, James Hamilton, Sylvia Plachy, and Harvey Wang consider how the alternative weekly provided a window into a wide range of generation-defining moments -- from the glitzy world of downtown celebs to politics, protests, and current events. Moderated by longtime Voice art editor Vince Aletti, this conversation will delve into what it means to capture...
$20
New York's Magic Mirror: Writers & The Voice
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
During its heyday in the 1960s and '70s and into the decades beyond, the writers of The Village Voice both chronicled and helped define the city's ever-evolving downtown scene. In this lively, wide-ranging conversation, acclaimed former Voice journalists Susan Brownmiller, Richard Goldstein, Greg Tate, and Guy Trebay share their experiences covering politics, culture, and counterculture at the feisty alternative weekly. Moderated by journalist Ada...
$18
Getting Out the Census: Counting New Yorkers in 2020
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
It’s almost time to “Get Out the Census” and the stakes could not be higher for New York City in terms of federal funding and electoral representation. What are government, community and civic leaders doing to ensure that every single resident of New York City is properly counted in April 2020? Despite the political controversies that have threatened the prospects of a full and accurate count of all New Yorkers to date, a massive...
$12
The Data We Don't See
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Today, data are everywhere. But what do data really mean, and how can we extract real value from them in our daily lives? In this illustrated talk, information designer Giorgia Lupi will discuss our new data reality and “data humanism,” her unique philosophy for understanding and working with data. Surveying her diverse work over the last decade, Lupi will introduce her distinctive approach to data visualization and discuss the development...
$18
The Young Lords from East Harlem to Puerto Rico
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
The activist work of the Young Lords Party continues to be a point of reference for contemporary activists both in New York City and the island of Puerto Rico. Nowhere is this clearer than in current efforts within the Puerto Rican diaspora to support progressive struggles in the island. Historically, these bridges of solidarity have proven both invaluable and fraught, as activists navigate the here and there, their intersecting identities, and...
$15
A 100 Year Legacy: The Aftermath of the 19th Amendment
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
As we approach the 2020 presidential election, questions of access and voter disenfranchisement are rising to the top of conversation. On the cusp of this politically charged moment, we take a look back 100 years to the ratification of the 19th amendment which granted many women the right to vote. Although its passage was monumental, the law still had profound limitations, particularly for women of color. Historians Ellen Carol...
$15
Digging Who We Are: Archaeology of Everyday New Yorkers
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
What do a light bulb in the Bronx, bon bon tongs in Brooklyn, and an ancient ceramic pot in Queens have in common? They are all artifacts that have been uncovered in archaeological excavations and that can tell us more about people who have shaped our city but who are barely, if at all, visible in written documents. Inspired by our exhibition, Who We Are: Visualizing NYC by the Numbers five archaeologists will present five objects, one from...
$12
“Bill Cunningham Was There”
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
“Bill Cunningham Was There” with John Kurdewan and Steven Stolman Nearly two years ago, John Kurdewan and Steven Stolman began their conversation about “Working for Bill” at the Museum of the City of New York. That conversation ultimately turned into the book, Bill Cunningham Was There (Rizzoli, 2021). Join us in-person for coauthors' first NYC presentation and signing of their book chronicling the singular Cunningham, "who turned fashion...
$20
Moonlight & Movies: Man Push Cart
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Join us for a screening of Man Push Cart (2005, 87 mins.), the acclaimed debut film of director Ramin Bahrani that follows the life of Ahmad, a once famous Pakistani rock star now working long hours in the streets of Manhattan selling coffee and bagels from his cart. Providing a "rare immigrant’s-eye view of a post-9/11 city suffused with subtle paranoia and xenophobia, Man Push Cart gives at once empathetic and clear-eyed expression to the everyday...
$15
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"Also a Poet" with Ada Calhoun
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Author Ada Calhoun and writer Rob Sheffield discuss Calhoun's new memoir Also a Poet: Frank O’Hara, My Father, and Me (2020); a groundbreaking memoir "packaged as a love triangle: father, daughter and O’Hara. It’s actually a tetrahedron from which all kinds of creative characters pop forth. It’s a big valentine to New York City past and present, and a contribution to literary scholarship, molten with soul" (The New York Times). Followed...
$20
The Activist's Media Handbook
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
On the eve of the November midterm elections, join us for a conversation with two lifelong activists and native New Yorkers about the power and limits of activism today. Progressive PR leader David Fenton and filmmaker, professor, and former Black Panther Jamal Joseph will explore how activists past and present have confronted topics such as the rising specter of authoritarianism and longstanding voting rights efforts, economic...
$15
Moonlight & Movies | The Automat
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Join us for a screening of The Automat (Lisa Hurwitz, 2021), the award-winning documentary that recounts the lost history of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, which served affordable-priced quality food to millions of New Yorkers and Philadelphians for more than a century. Horn & Hardart’s technology captured the public’s imagination like nothing else in 1900’s— the customer put nickels into slots and little windows opened...
$15
There’s No Place like Home featuring Stewart Manger
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
In New York City, there are 8 million ideas of what makes a house a home – but only a select few have the vision to create some of the most unique and breathtaking home designs in the world. Part three of the "There’s No Place like Home" series will look inside the work of interior designer Stewart Manger. Stewart Manger is a New York based interior designer who, over the course of 20 years, has worked in some of the most celebrated...
$35
Moonlight & Movies | The Wiz
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
Join us for a screening of The Wiz (1978), director Sidney Lumet's spectacular version of the hit 1974 Broadway musical featuring an all-star Black cast and based loosely on L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Set in a dreamscape version of New York City, the film stars Diana Ross as Dorothy (reimagined as a Harlem schoolteacher), a 20-year old Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow, and other major stars including...
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Rice Stories
Museum of the City of New York - Public @ 1220 5th Ave , New York, NY
From Paella to Galinhada to Nasi Lemak, rice is an ingredient that shows up globally in the classic dishes of cuisines around the world. While often innocuous, it’s easy to forget that every type of rice represents a migration journey, and when combined with local flavors, the final dish is a mash-up of terroir and story. In Harlem, a neighborhood filled with myriad immigrant communities, rice can be thought of as a representation of the area’s...
$45
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