Friday, July 17, 2026
7–10 pm
Play is one of the ways culture travels. Games, music, and movement have always carried tradition across borders, and nowhere is that more alive than New York.
As the World Cup Final approaches, the Museum will become a living kaleidoscope of culture and celebration, highlighting the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Puerto Rico.
Come for the beats. Stay for the bones—challenge your neighbors in a dominoes tournament, then go meet Apex, the Stegosaurus that made its debut in the Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation last year.
Learn to play Spades, join researchers for lightning talks, and support local Latin and Caribbean vendors showcasing their crafts, all in collaboration with Latin culture collectives Apt.78 and Que Lo Que NYC.
Anthropologists have long studied play as one of humanity's most powerful forms of cultural exchange. Tonight, we're living proof.