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Tuesday Aug. 19, 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

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

banksy museumnew york

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

2025 Juried Show image matrix

11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

Installation view_ Open Call_ Portals, Photo_ Adam Reich_Forbes

2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

Ray Borchers Invite AUG 2025

6 – 10 pm

Ray Borchers – Paintings – 1 Night Exhibition at The Living Gallery (Bushwick Brooklyn) Tues AUG 19, 2025

Art
Free

The Living GalleryBrooklyn

Wednesday Aug. 20

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

02_MoMA_Brand_Identity_Design_Logotype_Order_New_York_USA_BPO

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

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

banksy museumnew york

4I9A1148_1.1

10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

2025 Juried Show image matrix

11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Rolling Stone Presents: AMPLIFIED The Immersive Rock Experience

ARTECHOUSEChelsea Market

Kang Seung Lee_The Heart of A Hand (still)_2023

Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

Installation view_ Open Call_ Portals, Photo_ Adam Reich_Forbes

2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

Word-Play_PoetrySlam_Flyer

7:30 – 10 pm

Word Play – Free Poerty Slam @ Sugar Mouse

Sugar MouseEast Village

Thursday Aug. 21

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

02_MoMA_Brand_Identity_Design_Logotype_Order_New_York_USA_BPO

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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