The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Nuevos tours en español en el Museo de Eldridge Street

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

12 Eldridge StreetChinatown, Lower East Side

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All day

National Black Writers Conference 2025 Biennial Symposium

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Books & Readings

Center for Black Literature (CBL) at Medger Evers College, CUNYBrooklyn

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Celebrate Ramadan and Eid With Us!

Ages: 3 – 4
Art
Community

bumblebeesrusBrooklyn

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Visible Communication: Works from the Baruch College Art Collection

Ages: All
Art
Free

Mishkin GalleryGramercy

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Family Art Project: Hidden Creatures

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

The Magic City

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Theater

The New Victory TheaterManhattan

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Eldridge Arts & Learning: Stained Glass

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

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Gilded Goblets Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Voelker Orth MuseumFlushing

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Heat Press Mugs

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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Up-Cycled Ocean Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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Disney’s Moana JR

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

John J Pershing Middle SchoolBrooklyn

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All day

Art & About: Houston

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Guild HallEast Hampton

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Family Art Project: Blooming Tie Dyes

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Watson Adventures’ Whodunit at the Met Family Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

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FAD Market: Brooklyn Creates

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Attractions

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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Family Program: Animal Architecture

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Center for ArchitectureGreenwich Village

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Family First Saturdays | Exhibition Tour and Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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Celebrate Eid Around the World

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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On the Shoulders of…: Hold Up Who Holds You Up

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

BAM FisherBrooklyn

FREE Trial Class at WonderBlossom Learning Studio

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Classes

132-28 41st AvenueFlushing

Free Trial Art Class for Kids

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

WonderBlossom Learning StudioFlushing

Sari-Sari Storytime

Philippine CenterMidtown

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Freedom Art Jam: Family Day

Ages: 4 and under
Art
Music

The Jewish MuseumUpper East Side

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Reading into History

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Free

Church of the IncarnationManhattan

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Homeschool Hangout (Ages 5 – 12 years)

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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Family Art Project: Flora and Fauna Mosaics

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

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Earth Rocks!

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Bellmore Movies and ShowplaceBellmore

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Ultimate Animals

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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