The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Wednesday Aug. 14, 2024

All day

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Sky’s The Limit: Style As Resistance

Ages: All
Art
Community

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

ATH _ ASE Afro Frequencies -6-min (1)

10 am – 5 pm

ASE: AFRO FREQUENCIES

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCMeatpacking

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10 am – 5 pm

New York Aquarium ‘Washed Ashore’ Experience

Ages: All
Animals
Art

New York AquariumBrooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

“Underwater Wilderness” Art Exhibition

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

Tina Kim GalleryChelsea

Manhattan ARTS-tropolis

10 am – 5 pm

ARTS-tropolis: SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Attractions

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

MoMA Storytime

10:30 – 11 am

MoMA Summer Storytime

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Photo – Sea Going Crafts – generic classroom

11 am – 4 pm

SeaGoing Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Pirate Quest, July and August

11 am – 4 pm

Pirate Quest

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – noon

MoMA Drop-in Family Gallery Talks: Modern Materials

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Talks

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

2 – 5 pm

Groundswell Community Paint Day

Ages: All
Art
Community

Groundswell StudioBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Anime Club

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Film

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Orion and The Goatman Poster-NYC (1)

7:30 – 9 pm

ORION AND THE GOATMAN

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community

The Flea TheaterTribeca

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