The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Saturday Nov. 2, 2024

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

OR – Kevin Richardson – Coney Island Beach with dancer Aly McKenzie

All day

Bodies in Motion: An Exhibition Exploring the Power of the Human Body at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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10 am – 5 pm

New York Aquarium ‘Washed Ashore’ Experience

Ages: All
Animals
Art
Family

New York AquariumBrooklyn

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10 am – 1 pm

Day of the Dead

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

Wave HillThe Bronx

Geometric Properties by Julius Horsthuis 1 _ ARTECHOUSE

10 am – 10 pm

FLASHBACK 5: CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF ARTECHOUSE NYC

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

Abigail-Montes_TWINS_Press

10 am – 4 pm

HISTORIAS: The Stories Behind the Images Exhibit

Museum of Bronx HistoryBronx

Manhattan Barbie

10 am – 6 pm

Barbie®: A Cultural Icon

Ages: All
Art
Family

Museum of Arts and DesignMidtown West

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Día de los Muertos

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – 9 pm

Horizon of Khufu: An Immersive VR Expedition to Ancient Egypt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Horizon of KhufuManhattan

Manhattan CMOM’s Día de Muertos Celebration

10 am – 5 pm

CMOM’s Día de Muertos Celebration

Ages: 4 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

10:30 am – 7 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents Thomas Schütte

Ages: All
Art
Family

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 am – 5 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Family
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Let’s Make a City

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park City

Tanu Family Day

11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Exhibition Tour and Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Animals
Art
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, Part I of II

Art
Free

National Academy of DesignChelsea

1 – 6 pm

Super Sábado: Día de los Muertos Celebration

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Community
Family

El Museo del BarrioManhattan

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5 pm

Date Night at the Met

The Met Fifth AvenueUpper East Side

Sunday Nov. 3

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

OR – Kevin Richardson – Coney Island Beach with dancer Aly McKenzie

All day

Bodies in Motion: An Exhibition Exploring the Power of the Human Body at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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10 am – 5 pm

New York Aquarium ‘Washed Ashore’ Experience

Ages: All
Animals
Art
Family

New York AquariumBrooklyn

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10 am – 1 pm

Day of the Dead

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

Wave HillThe Bronx

Geometric Properties by Julius Horsthuis 1 _ ARTECHOUSE

10 am – 10 pm

FLASHBACK 5: CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF ARTECHOUSE NYC

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

Manhattan Barbie

10 am – 6 pm

Barbie®: A Cultural Icon

Ages: All
Art
Family

Museum of Arts and DesignMidtown West

HOK_a78868

10 am – 8 pm

Horizon of Khufu: An Immersive VR Expedition to Ancient Egypt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Horizon of KhufuManhattan

10:30 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents Thomas Schütte

Ages: All
Art
Family

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Portraits_fig_13_Belle_Greene_1911_I Tatti White_701480

10:30 am – 5 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Family
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

6 – 8 pm

Brown Sugar comedy show (Day Party)

Art
Comedy

Shrine World Music VenueManhattan

Liz B.N. Drag Karaoke Midwood Flats Flyer

9 – 11 pm

Drag Karaoke

Art
Comedy

Midwood FlatsBrooklyn

Monday Nov. 4

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All day

UMBAU. Nonstop Transformation

Art
Free

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

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All day

Nina Childress Exhibit: Glowing Heads

Art
Expo

L’Alliance New York’sUpper East Side

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10 am – 6 pm

UMBAU. Nonstop Transformation

Bernabéu StadiumGramercy Park

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