The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Saturday Jan. 10, 2026

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Board Game image from SNES

11 am – 3 pm

Design Your Own Board Game

Ages: 5 – 12
Art

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

3 SUBMERGE, BEYOND THE RENDER, at ARTECHOUSE. photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE

Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

Sunday Jan. 11

631.1994

All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

3 SUBMERGE, BEYOND THE RENDER, at ARTECHOUSE. photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE

Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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2 – 3:30 pm

Compagnie Hervé KOUBI at The Joyce Theater

Ages: All
Art
Community

The Joyce TheaterChelsea

Monday Jan. 12

631.1994

All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

3 SUBMERGE, BEYOND THE RENDER, at ARTECHOUSE. photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE

Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

Tuesday Jan. 13

631.1994

All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

3 SUBMERGE, BEYOND THE RENDER, at ARTECHOUSE. photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE

Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Free

The Jewish MuseumManhattan

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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

Wednesday Jan. 14

631.1994

All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

3 SUBMERGE, BEYOND THE RENDER, at ARTECHOUSE. photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE

Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

Thursday Jan. 15

631.1994

All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

3 SUBMERGE, BEYOND THE RENDER, at ARTECHOUSE. photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE

Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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4 – 5 pm

HOW TO DRAW EVERYTHING: UNICORNS, ANIMALS, SUPERHEROES, FAIRIES AND MORE

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

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