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Thursday Dec. 18, 2025

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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

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10 am – 5 pm

Getting Ready for the Holidays at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am – 7 pm

Museum Of Ice Cream’s Pinkmas

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Museum of Ice Cream NYCSoHo

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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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Paley MuseumManhattan

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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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

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Snow Globe Making – FREE Drink – Family Winter Wonderland Event

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Food & Drink

1048 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY 11803Plainview

Friday Dec. 19

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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

CMOM_Hanukkah_Dec25 Programming

10 am – 5 pm

Spin, Sing, and Shine for Hanukkah at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am – 7 pm

Museum Of Ice Cream’s Pinkmas

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Museum of Ice Cream NYCSoHo

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Paley 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

Color-Me-Mine-Ornament

4 – 8 pm

Ceramic Ornament Painting Workshops

Ages: All
Art

The Shops at Columbus CircleUpper West Side

4:30 – 9 pm

Gingerbread House Painting

Ages: All
Art
Community

COLOR ME MINE UPPER WEST SIDEUpper West Side

Saturday Dec. 20

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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

CMOM_Hanukkah_Dec25 Programming

10 am – 5 pm

Spin, Sing, and Shine for Hanukkah at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am – 7 pm

Museum Of Ice Cream’s Pinkmas

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Museum of Ice Cream NYCSoHo

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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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Holiday Pop-up [Cobble Hill]

Ages: All
Art
Community

St. PaulCobble Hill

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11 am – 3 pm

Open Studio

Ages: All
Art

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking

Noon – 6 pm

PaleyLand

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Paley MuseumManhattan

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