Museum of the City of New York Monthly News - December 2022

Who Knew New York Could Be This Sweet?

This month, you can have your cookie and eat it too at the Museum. Explore Gingerbread NYC, spend the evening at Cocktails & Culture, or bring the family to see Elf at our next Movies for Minis.
Read on and check mcny.org for more.

What To See

Experience the magic of our confectionary city! We invited top bakeries and amateur bakers from across the city to enter Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off—our first-ever holiday celebration of the communities in each of the five boroughs. Select bakers crafted gingerbread designs inspired by their respective neighborhoods, inspired by the theme "Winter in New York." Don't miss these culinary creations, on view through January 8, 2023.

In the News:
The word is out about Gingerbread NYC! The installation was featured as one of the best public art displays in NYC in Untapped Cities and one of Time Out's best things to do this week. Read more in Artnet News, Forbes Magazine, and Thrillist. Follow the story online @MuseumOfCityNY and #GingerbreadNYC.

What To Do
Last Chance!

See what's in store at our December edition of Cocktails & Culture and celebrate the winter solstice season with us this Thursday, December 8, 6–9pm.

Plus, we'll have Gingerbread Moscow mules from the MCNY Bar and delicious Halal food from the Kwik Meal pop-up cafe.

Register: Free with Museum Admission | Purchase Guided Tour Tickets: $25 

Coming Up:

Moonlight & Moves: The Apartment 
Thursday, December 15, 6:30pm
Venue: In Person

In The Apartment (1960), Billy Wilder's Oscar Award-winning rom-com, chaos ensues when an insurance clerk (played by Jack Lemmon) tries to win over office executives by letting them use his apartment. Introduced by NYC design curator Donald Albrecht. Come early! In the midcentury Manhattan spirit of the movie, Dirty Martinis will be available at the bar!

Tickets: $20; $15 Members

Movies for Minis: Elf 
Saturday, December 17, 10am & 1:15pm
Venue: In Person

This month, bring the whole family to Movies for Minis to see Elf, starring Will Ferrell, and join us for a fun-filled activity you can enjoy together! In the film, Buddy (Ferrell) is accidentally brought to the North Pole and raised there as an elf. When he learns he's not really one of Santa's elves as an adult, he travels to New York to find his family. Afterward, take part in a special cookie decorating workshop and design your own gingerbread New Yorker!

Registration Fee: $5 – 1 Adult must register with each group. 
Register for 10am | Register for 1:15pm

Analog City Holiday Group Experiences 
Sunday, December 18, and Friday, December 30 at 2pm
Venue: In Person

During the holidays, we invite adults and kids alike to enjoy a guided Group Experience of Analog City: NYC B.C. (Before Computers)

Learn about a vast array of analog tools that thousands of New Yorkers used from 1870 to 1970, whether to access information at NYC libraries, print massive quantities of daily newspapers, enable rapid trading on Wall Street, or design the city’s iconic skyscrapers. Enjoy getting your Analog City Passport fully stamped when you interact with these technologies from the past!

Tickets: $25 Purchase tickets for Sunday, December 18 | Friday, December 30

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