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Thursday May 15, 2025

Harlem Ren 100 Vertical (45 1080 x 1350 px)

8 am – 5 pm

Harlem Renaissance 100’s Spring 2025 Calendar of Harlem-wide events include tributes to Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Louis Armstrong, James Brown, Maya Angelou, Celia Cruz, Gordon Parks & More

Harlem

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS The Lady at 100: Columbia Classics from the Locarno Film Festival APRIL 16 – MAY 24, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction APRIL 20 – SEPTEMBER 13, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Rosa Barba: The Ocean of One’s Pause MAY 3 – JULY 6, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS The Red Thread: Larry Gottheim’s Films MAY 15 – MAY 27, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 2 pm

Things To Do In NYC: Native Get Up & Go Truck 5/15

31 East 17th Street, Union Square, New YorkManhattan

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

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Carte Blanche: Rosa Barba MAY 13 – MAY 18, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

THE LIGHT SHOW – SQUARARTISTS CARD (3000 x 3000 px)

9 am – 5 pm

The Light Show: A Celebration of Illuminating Ceramics

Art
Free

A.MANO BrooklynBrooklyn

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9 am – 5 pm

Experience the Best of French Design at Oui Design! 2025

Art
Free

Payne Whitney MansionManhattan

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9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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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

PosterHouseWP

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

Dinosaur Safari

Cool Off at Orchard Beach – PH

10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Capsule Exhibition: From the Bronx to the Battery: The Subway Sun

Poster HouseManhattan

The Flaming Lips – PH

10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Capsule Exhibition: Copy/Paste/Print/Repeat: Mike King & the Art of the Gig Poster

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 8 pm

alice + olivia x 260 Sample Sale

Markets

260 Sample SaleManhattan

25th AAWIC FF with film 2

10 am – 7 pm

25th African American Film Festival

LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City

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10 am – 6 pm

The LEGO® Botanical Garden Pop-Up at NY Botanical Garden

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 7 pm

Carlton Fine Arts Presents Pop Artist DeVon

Art
Free

Carlton Fine Arts Ltd.Manhattan

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10:30 – 11 am

Storytime for Tots

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

© Nadav Havakook

11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

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11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Brooklyn

11 am – 1 pm

MetroPlusHealth’s Jackson Heights Community Events: Mental Health Awarness

MetroPlusHealth Queens Community OfficeElmhurst

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Noon – 2 pm

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Nasty Women of Fidi Walking Tour

Shrine to Elizabeth Ann SetonFinancial District

4 Artists

Noon – 5 pm

TABLA RASA GALLERY’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION: IDIOSYNCRATIC IDENTITIES

Art

Tabla Rasa GalleryBrooklyn

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Noon – 5 pm

IDIOSYNCRATIC IDENTITIES

Art

Tabla Rasa GalleryBrooklyn

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

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