The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Thursday Aug. 28, 2025

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
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Family

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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7 – 9 pm

Salon De Artistas: A Night of Unpredictable Art with Real-Time Audience Feedback

Art
Comedy

The Triad TheaterUpper West Side

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9 – 10 pm

Green Herrings in a Yellow Room: A Counter Production of The Yellow Wallpaper

Theater for the New CityEast Village

9 – 10:30 pm

New Material Night: A Standup Comedy Show!

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Friday Aug. 29

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

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS THE FILM SERIES When the World Broke Open: Katrina and Its Afterlives

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Michael Caine: A Shock of Recognition

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

When the World Broke Open: Katrina and Its Afterlives

Art

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 – 5 pm

Splashy Finale at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Empire OutletsSaint George

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

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

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

ARTECHOUSEChelsea Market

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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

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5 – 10 pm

DJ Sunny Cheeba at Whitney Museum Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtChelsea

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5 – 8 pm

Blind Contour Sketches

Art
Free

Moxy Times Squarenew york

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

6 pm

One Year On Earthly :: An Otherworldly Anniversary / Farewell Celebration

Earthly DelightsRidgewood Queens

The Shadows of Love and Light

6:30 – 8:30 pm

The Shadows of Love and Light

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Theater for the New CityManhattan

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