The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Thursday May 29, 2025

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

April – May Recycled Ecosystems (1)

11 am – 4 pm

Up-Cycled Ocean Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – noon

Healing Through Art

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill

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3:30 – 5 pm

Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Ava Garanedian Sag Harbor in Focus 12 Banner

5 – 6 pm

SAG Harbor in Focus – Photography Exhibition: Opening Reception, Fashion Show, and Award Ceremony

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

The ChurchSag Harbor

Friday May 30

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

April – May Recycled Ecosystems (1)

11 am – 4 pm

Up-Cycled Ocean Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Saturday May 31

Version 2

All day

Blue Balloon Spring Songwriting Showcase

Ages: All
Art
Music

City Winery New YorkManhattan

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Barking up a Wave Hill Tree

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Watson Adventures 2014-44 (S2)

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

April – May Recycled Ecosystems (1)

11 am – 4 pm

Up-Cycled Ocean Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 3 pm

Pinkster Celebration at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings

Dyckman Farmhouse MuseumInwood

Noon – 5 pm

LIC Springs!

Ages: All
Art
Community

LIC Springs!Long Island City

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Noon – 2 pm

OPEN SPACES at The Watermill Center

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Environment

The Watermill CenterWater Mill

New York City Ballet

12:30 – 1:15 pm

Children’s Workshops at New York City Ballet

Ages: All
Art
Community

New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios Samuel B. & David Rose BuildingManhattan

Sunday June 1

Version 2

All day

Blue Balloon Spring Songwriting Showcase

Ages: All
Art
Music

City Winery New YorkManhattan

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Barking up a Wave Hill Tree

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Noon – 5 pm

Mosaic Festival

Ages: All
Art
Community

East End Artsriverhead

Noon – 2 pm

Reading into History

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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1 – 2 pm

Eldridge Arts & Learning: Stained Glass

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Craft & DIY

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

Tuesday June 3

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10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Artwork

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Wednesday June 4

pride artwork

10 am – 4:30 pm

We are the Rainbow: Artwork

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Thursday June 5

Bronx Be Inspired! Celebrating Wave Hill at 60

All day

Be Inspired! Celebrating Wave Hill at 60

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Friday June 6

Bronx Be Inspired! Celebrating Wave Hill at 60

All day

Be Inspired! Celebrating Wave Hill at 60

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Maira Duarte 2 Photo credit dance to the people

11 am – 1 pm

Free Eco Art & Performance Workshops at Socrates Sculpture Park

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Classes

Socrates Sculpture ParkLong Island City

1 – 8 pm

Famous Food Festival “Taste the World”

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Tanger Outlets Deer ParkDeer Park

Nesting Graphics

6 – 8:30 pm

Art Exhibition Opening: Natalie Wood: Nesting

Ages: All
Art
Free

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill/ West Harlem

Saturday June 7

Bronx Be Inspired! Celebrating Wave Hill at 60

All day

Be Inspired! Celebrating Wave Hill at 60

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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