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Wednesday Aug. 6, 2025

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers MAY 11 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers MAY 11 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Exhibition: Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar

Art

Poster HouseChelsea

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10 am – 8 pm

Shaping American Art: A Celebration of the Art Students League of New York at 150

Art

Arts Students LeagueManhattan

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 am – 5 pm

After ‘Women in the News’: Work by Kari Marboe, Friends, and Colleagues

Art
Free

Greenwich House PotteryGreenwich

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10 am – 6 pm

Inkmaster and Tattoo Rescue star Christian Masot joins acclaimed visual artist Janelle Marie Kelley for limited showcase at Park West Gallery in SoHo

Art
Free

Park West GallerySoho

10 – 11 am

Radiolab Presents: Terrestrials Live! Wilderness Wonderland at Little Island

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community
Family

Little IslandMeatpacking District

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 12:30 pm

Landscape Painting with Certified Bob Ross Instructor® Afternoon

Art
Classes

14th Street YEast Village

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Noon – 6 pm

Rolling Stone Presents: AMPLIFIED The Immersive Rock Experience

ARTECHOUSEChelsea Market

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

3 – 4 pm

Summer Adventure: Marvelous Matisse!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Family
Free

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

3 – 5 pm

Summer Art Series from Safe Pathways

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Health & Fitness

VNS Health FRIENDS ClinicBronx

5 – 6:30 pm

Radiolab Presents: Terrestrials Live! A Pizza Show

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Attractions
Family

Little IslandMeatpacking District

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6 – 8 pm

Drink and Draw: Graffiti exploration – Sculpting with Creatively Wild

Art

DUMBO ArchwayBrooklyn

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7 – 8 pm

Sunset Wednesdays: LayeRhythm

Anne of a Thousand Faces – Banner

8:30 – 9:30 pm

‘Anne of a Thousand Faces’ Premieres at Gene Frankel Theatre Festival – Aug 6–16

Gene Frankel TheaterNoHo

Thursday Aug. 7

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers MAY 11 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

217.1968_E._Rossbach__Constructed_Color_Wall_Hanging-Full size JPEG

8 am – 5 pm

Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers MAY 11 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

PosterHousePR_b14282

10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Exhibition: Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar

Art

Poster HouseChelsea

PosterHouseWP

10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Exhibition: Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace

Art

Poster HouseChelsea

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10 am – 8 pm

Shaping American Art: A Celebration of the Art Students League of New York at 150

Art

Arts Students LeagueManhattan

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