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Thursday July 31, 2025

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7 – 8:15 pm

New Victory Dance: Program C

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Dance
Family

The New Victory TheaterManhattan

7 – 8:30 pm

Emmanuel Ohemeng III & Perpetual Motion

Art
Music

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7 – 8:30 pm

Drunk Black History (Museum of Food and Drink Event)

Museum of Food and DrinkBrooklyn

Friday Aug. 1

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights Fridays from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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

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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

8 am – 5 pm

Silent Movie Week

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 – 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

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 am – 5 pm

Seas the Play!

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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10 am – 5 pm

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

Art
Free

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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 am – 9 pm

Poster House Presents First Friday

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Poster HouseManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

Kris Calnan: New Hampshire Landscapes

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 5 pm

Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art

Art

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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2 – 8 pm

Rolling Stone Presents: AMPLIFIED The Immersive Rock Experience

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

3 – 5 pm

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Art
Dance

Coney Island BoardwalkBrooklyn

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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5 – 9 pm

Date Night at the Met

The Met Fifth AvenueUpper East Side

6 – 8:15 pm

First Novel Friday: Hot Girls with Balls, Gingko Season, and Lonely Crowds

The Center for FictionBrooklyn

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7 – 9 pm

WRITE CLUB SUMMER PLAYFEST FUNDRAISER

Art
Theater

Pine Box Rock ShopBrooklyn

8 – 10:30 pm

The JC Players Presents A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Art
Comedy

Glendale-Maspeth United Methodist ChurchGlendale

Saturday Aug. 2

Clashing Steel

All day

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

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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