MOCACREATE: Luminaries We Love with Teaching Artist Yu Rong

Celebrate Civics Season with us at MOCA! Commemorate the lives and achievements of your favorite Asian American heroes by making paper dolls (plus all their accessories!) Get inspired by amazing people from our Luminaries wall and our book collection, or honor someone you know. Make sure Mamie Tape has her books, Tyrus Wong has his paintbrush and paints, and physicist Chien-Shiung Wu doesn’t forget her lab coat! Free with museum admission.

Paint, build, craft, and collage with us! Inspired by the museum’s exhibitions and local artists, MOCACREATE explores different themes every month. MOCACREATE workshops are designed with families in mind, but all are welcome!

Free with admission! RSVP appreciated. MOCA Members should enter their promo code to access complimentary tickets. NYC residents can purchase pay-what-you wish tickets online or with our Visitor Services team. 

 General Admission

Adults: $15
Seniors (over 55): $10
Students (with valid ID): $10
Visitors with disabilities: $10

Member Admission: FREE
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Pay-What-You-Wish Admission
NYC Residents (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island)
Accepted Residency Verification:

New York State driver’s license
New York State ID card
IDNYC
New York library card
Current bill or statement with a New York State address

Pay-what-you-wish admission can only be purchased in person with a residency verification.

Complimentary Admission and Passes
Eligible visitors must present valid ID, membership card, or pass upon arrival. Complimentary admission is available to:

Children under 12
Caregivers accompanying visitors with disabilities
Active-duty military personnel and families (with valid military ID)
Health care workers (with valid employee ID)
Cool Culture Family Pass holders (up to 5 family members per visit)
Culture Pass holders (New York, Brooklyn, Queens Public Libraries, with reservation)
SNAP/EBT cardholders
American Alliance of Museums (AAM) members
International Council of Museums (ICOM) members
Museums Council of New York City members
Press and media (with valid press ID)
Corporate Partners (employees with valid corporate ID)
Reciprocal members from participating institutions
Bronx Museum Pass holders
Staff of other museums and cultural organizations (with valid employee ID)

Yu Rong is a painter and product designer. She was born in Sichuan and currently lives in New York City, where she is a teaching artist at the Hope Garden Center and at MOCA. She received her BFA in Product Design and MFA in Painting at Parsons School of Design and NYSS, but has been practicing art ever since she was a child. You can learn more about her here: www.yurong.work!


MOCACREATE is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts under Governor Kathy Hochul’s Regional Economic Development Council Initiative.