The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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A guide to all the best art shows, art events and art exhibits

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Saturday Jan. 17, 2026

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Hablemos: New York, New York

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Family Films – WOLF AND CUB – 1-17-26

2 – 3 pm

MoMA Family Films: Caring Community

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

Cullman Education Center MoMAMidtown

Sunday Jan. 18

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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Noon – 2 pm

Beyond Vietnam: MLK’s Call for Peace

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Monday Jan. 19

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Build Your Nation

11 am – 1 pm

Build Your Nation: Game Edition

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

News: Jackie Robinson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Noon – 3 pm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Jackie Robinson MuseumTribeca

Wednesday Jan. 21

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Paint Your heART Out! Painting Class for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

Saturday Jan. 24

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Sunday Jan. 25

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Wednesday Jan. 28

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Paint Your heART Out! Painting Class for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

Saturday Jan. 31

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Sunday Feb. 1

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Tuesday Feb. 3

3D Printed Valentine’s Painting

2:30 – 4 pm

3D Printed Valentine’s Day Painting

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Feb. 4

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Paint Your heART Out! Painting Class for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

Saturday Feb. 7

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Copy of Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer. Photo by Jacob Hiss

8 am – 5 pm

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

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9:30 – 10:30 am

Art Explorers Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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11 am – 4 pm

Family Program: I Love NYC

Ages: 5 – 12
Art

Center for ArchitectureGreenwich Village

Sunday Feb. 8

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10:30 am – noon

Valentine Making Workshop

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

6 River TerraceBattery Park City

Monday Feb. 9

Copy of Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer. Photo by Jacob Hiss

1 – 8 pm

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

Tuesday Feb. 10

Cardboard Guitars

2:30 – 4 pm

Cardboard Guitars

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Feb. 11

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Paint Your heART Out! Painting Class for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

Friday Feb. 13

Copy of Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer. Photo by Jacob Hiss

1 – 8 pm

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

Saturday Feb. 14

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Sweetheart Saturday

11 am – 4 pm

Sweetheart Saturday

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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Noon – 5 pm

HeARTS for Art

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Copy of Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer. Photo by Jacob Hiss

1 – 8 pm

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon for Kids

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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