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Saturday Dec. 6, 2025

Peter and the Wolf_Photo by Works & Process + Elyse Mertz

2:30 – 3 pm

Peter & the Wolf: Works & Process at Guggenheim New York

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Music

Works & Process at the GuggenheimMidtown

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7:30 – 9 pm

The Nutcracker

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Ajkun Ballet Company at Ballet Arts Rudolf Nureyev Studio in the historic landmark The City CenterNew York City

Sunday Dec. 7

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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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

10 am – noon

Hanukkah Painting Party

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

COLOR ME MINE UPPER WEST SIDEUpper West Side

CMOM_Warm and Cozy_Dec25 Programming

10 am – 5 pm

Warm and Cozy 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

Deep Sea Dreidels

11 am – 1 pm

Deep Sea Dreidels

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Classes

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Peter and the Wolf_Photo by Works & Process + Elyse Mertz

11 – 11:30 am

Peter & the Wolf: Works & Process at Guggenheim New York

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Music

Works & Process at the GuggenheimMidtown

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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 – 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

Peter and the Wolf_Photo by Works & Process + Elyse Mertz

2:30 – 3 pm

Peter & the Wolf: Works & Process at Guggenheim New York

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Music

Works & Process at the GuggenheimMidtown

Ajkun-Ballet-Theatre-The-Nutcracker-2025-Bronx-Times

7:30 – 9 pm

The Nutcracker

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Ajkun Ballet Company at Ballet Arts Rudolf Nureyev Studio in the historic landmark The City CenterNew York City

Monday Dec. 8

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

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

Tuesday Dec. 9

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

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10 am – 5 pm

Stories by the Fire at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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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4 – 5 pm

FREE KIDS & TEENS AGES 9-12: CARTOONING, AND MANGA ART CLASS

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

Wednesday Dec. 10

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

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