FIFA World Cup Comes To Life at Paley Museum

The Paley Museum is going all in on the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a month-long celebration featuring live watch parties, interactive exhibits and soccer-themed programming in Midtown Manhattan. Beginning June 11, the museum will screen all 104 World Cup matches on the big screen in its newly renovated theaters, with broadcasts in both English and Spanish. The programming also includes The Global Game: Soccer in the United States and the FIFA World Cup, an immersive exhibition packed with memorabilia, archival footage, interactive training stations and gaming experiences exploring the sport’s growth in the U.S. Soccer legends, including Alexi Lalas, Carli Lloyd and Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, are also slated to appear during kickoff events tied to the tournament.