Celebrate Halloween at the Museum of the City of New York during Spooky City: Faces & Places of NYC, a day of family-friendly artmaking, storytelling, games, and festive fun inspired by New York City’s rich history, neighborhoods, and the people who have shaped them. Designed for families with children and welcoming visitors of all ages, the festival invites everyone to discover the many faces and places of New York through creativity and imagination.<\/p>\n
Throughout the day, explore the galleries with Cracking the Code: Break the Spy Code of MCNY and the Faces & Places Scavenger Hunt, enjoy complimentary popcorn and Halloween candy, and get creative at our art-making stations. Create a haunted city with Spooky Scene Collages: Build Your Haunted City, design a Halloween mask with Mystery Makers, make a colorful foam spider with Creepy Crawlers, or decorate your own treat bag with Haunted Haul: Design Your Candy Bag.<\/p>\n
Timed experiences include\u00a0Shadow Stories: Shadow Silhouette Portraits and Tell It Together!: A Community Story Circle, followed by a festive Costume Contest for multiple age groups and a lively Monster Mash Dance Party finale<\/p>\n
This event is included with Museum admission.<\/p>\n
Register for Spooky City\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Register for the Costume Contest<\/a><\/p>\n Important Note: This is not a drop-off program. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times during the program.\u00a0<\/p>\n This program is presented in connection with the MCNY Kids Art Studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n Activity ScheduleDrop- In Activities11:00 AM \u2013 2:45\u00a0PMCreepy Crawlers: Foam Spider Creation\u00a0 Supporters\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n Members:\u00a0To receive your discount, click on the “Buy Tickets” button above, then sign in to your account on the ticketing page.<\/p>\n Groups of 10 or more\u00a0get discounts; contact us at\u00a0programs@mcny.org<\/a>\u00a0or 917.492.3395.<\/p>\n Accessibility:\u00a0Assistive listening devices are available and our auditorium wheelchair lift can accommodate manual and motorized wheelchairs (max. capacity 500 lbs). Please contact the Museum at 917.492.3333 or\u00a0info@mcny.org<\/a>\u00a0with any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Celebrate Halloween at the Museum of the City of New York during Spooky City: Faces & Places of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321955,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10],"class_list":["post-321954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Build a three-dimensional spider using foam pieces, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, pom-poms, and other colorful craft materials, then decorate it with your own spooky style.11:00 AM \u2013 2:45\u00a0PMA Haunted Haul: Design Your Candy Bag
Personalize a blank Halloween treat bag using fabric markers, stickers, foam shapes, and other festive decorations.\u00a011:00 AM \u2013 2:45\u00a0PMHidden Faces Halloween Mask Making\u00a0
Design a wearable Halloween mask using blank masks, markers, washi tape, and other decorative materials.11:00 AM \u2013 2:45\u00a0PMBuild Your Haunted City: Spooky Scene Collages\u00a0
Use construction paper, patterned papers, scissors, glue, and Halloween-themed collage pieces to create your own spooky NYC skyline, neighborhood, or imaginary haunted city.11:00 AM \u2013 2:45\u00a0PMCracking the Code: Break the Spy Code of MCNY (Ages: 9 and up) \u00a0\u00a0
Put your detective skills to the test as you explore all of MCNY using a set of clues to solve five history-inspired codes and use close looking and critical thinking to uncover a secret message.11:00 AM \u2013 2:45\u00a0PMFaces and Places Scavenger Hunt (Ages: 5 and up)\u00a0
Explore MCNY\u2019s galleries as you search for clues, discover fascinating New York faces and places, and complete a fun gallery-wide challenge.\u00a011:00 AM \u2013 2:45\u00a0PMTreat and Eat: Popcorn & Candy Giveaway\u00a0\u00a0
Stop by for a complimentary Halloween treat! Each visitor can enjoy a bag of popcorn, while trick-or-treaters can pick up Halloween candy to keep the spooky fun going all day.Timed Activities\u00a011:00 AM \u2013 11:45\u00a0AMShadow Stories: Shadow Silhouette Portraits\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
Join this timed, hands-on workshop inspired by The Occupied City to create a silhouette portrait using light, shadow, and collage; each session is limited to 30 participants.11:30 AM \u2013 12:00\u00a0PMTell It Together!: A Community Story Circle
Join this interactive storytelling experience inspired by Halumii Ktapihna: Lenape Legacies and Future, where children and caregivers work together to create an original Halloween story through oral storytelling, imagination, and shared ideas.12:00 PM \u2013 12:45\u00a0PMShadow Stories: Shadow Silhouette Portraits\u00a0 \u00a0
Join this timed, hands-on workshop inspired by The Occupied City to create a silhouette portrait using light, shadow, and collage; each session is limited to 30 participants.12:30 PM \u2013 1:00\u00a0PMTell It Together!: A Community Story Circle\u00a0\u00a0
Join this interactive storytelling experience inspired by Halumii Ktapihna: Lenape Legacies and Future, where children and caregivers work together to create an original Halloween story through oral storytelling, imagination, and shared ideas.1:00 PM \u20132:00 PMPerformance TBD2:00 PM \u20132:30 PMCostume Contest\u00a0\u00a0
Show off your Halloween creativity and compete for prizes in categories for ages 0\u20135, 6\u201312, 13\u201318, and families and groups 18+. Register for the Contest.\u00a0<\/a>2:30 PM \u20133:00 PMMonster Mash Dance Party\u00a0
Dance, move, and celebrate Halloween together at a lively Monster Mash finale for the whole family.<\/p>\n
Museum of the City of New York\u2019s Family Programs are made possible, in part, by the Rochlis Family Foundation, The Eshe Fund, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.\u00a0<\/p>\n