The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Find the best events from Oct 9 to Jan 1 for kids (5–8)

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

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Saturday Aug. 9, 2025

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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9:30 – 10:30 am

Art Explorers Club: Watercolor Wonders for Ages 5 – 10

Ages: 5 – 12
Art

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

8.9 Art

10 am – noon

Adult + Child Art Class With Deborah Acquino

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

BLOCK-PARTY-HORIZONTAL

10 am – 6 pm

MAD Open House

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Food & Drink

Museum of Arts and DesignManhattan

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Sunday Aug. 10

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Monday Aug. 11

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10 am – 5 pm

Under the Sea, Just Like Me! at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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11 am – 1 pm

Monday Family Art Hour

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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2 – 2:30 pm

The Guggenheim Museum – Curious about the Building?

Ages: All
Art

The GuggenheimNY

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Tuesday Aug. 12

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10 am – 5 pm

Under the Sea, Just Like Me! at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Wednesday Aug. 13

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10 am – 5 pm

Under the Sea, Just Like Me! at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Thursday Aug. 14

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10 am – 5 pm

Under the Sea, Just Like Me! at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

Friday Aug. 15

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10 am – 5 pm

Under the Sea, Just Like Me! at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

8. Goat on a Boat – small

Noon – 1 pm

Goat on a Boat Puppet Show: The Princess, the Frog & the Pea

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Free

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

Saturday Aug. 16

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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10 am – 5 pm

Under the Sea, Just Like Me! at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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10:30 am – 6:30 pm

ICP Community Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

FAD Market at Governors Island

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Govenors IslandManhattan

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: The Power of the Sun

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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