The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

Art shows in NYC

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

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Sunday Feb. 15, 2026

11 am – 5:30 pm

Drop-In Workshops: Life at Sea

Ages: All
Art

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

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11 am – 4 pm

Hidden Hearts Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 4:30 pm

Build a Baggywrinkle at South Street Seaport Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art

South Street Seaport MuseumDowntown Manhattan

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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Noon – 5 pm

HeARTS for Art

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

Noon – 4 pm

Lunar New Year Celebration

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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Noon – 4 pm

Lunar New Year Celebration at Brooklyn Museum

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

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Noon – 2 pm

Reading into History: How Democracy Works

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

The New York HistoricalManhattan

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

Various

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

RECESS!! Epic Interactive Family Fun at a Surreal Playground!

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

Monday Feb. 16

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

10 am – 3 pm

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum Storytelling Festival

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Music

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Ink & Independence – Liberty at Sea Series

11 am – 1 pm

Ink & Independence

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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

Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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

Various

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

2 – 3 pm

Collage Quest Workshop K-8

Ages: All
Art
Community

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

How to Draw Everything! Animals, Cartoons, Unicorns, and More

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Classes

The Art Studio NYManhattan

Tuesday Feb. 17

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

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10:30 am – noon

Perler Palooza

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

10:30 – 11 am

Lunar New Year: Lucky Cat Painting

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

Legends of the Dragon

11 am – 1 pm

Legends of the Dragon

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 12:30 pm

February Break for Art

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

Nassau County Museum of ArtRoslyn Harbor

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

Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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

Various

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

Stern Pinball

1 – 4 pm

Mid-Winter School Break Family Drop-Ins

Ages: 5 – 12
Art

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

Wednesday Feb. 18

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Winterfest_Emma Clark Library

10 am – noon

WinterFest for Kids

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Winterfest_Emma Clark Library

10 am – noon

Winterfest for Kids

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

11 am – 12:30 pm

February Break for Art

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Attractions

Nassau County Museum of ArtRoslyn Harbor

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