The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Saturday Oct. 18, 2025

Watson Adventures Indoor Kids (S)

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Super Family Saturday: Enchanted Forest

Ages: All
Art

Nassau County Museum of ArtRoslyn Harbor

FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

Noon – 6 pm

FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

Ages: All
Art
Community

Brooklyn BreweryBrooklyn

Noon – 3 pm

Not So Scary Kids Adventure at Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

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1 – 3 pm

Family Time October 2025 Art-Making for All Ages

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Bronx MuseumBronx

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1 – 2:30 pm

Super Family Saturday: Enchanted Forest

Ages: All
Art

Nassau County Museum of ArtRoslyn Harbor

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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

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3 – 6 pm

Day of the Dead Celebration

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Hispanic Museum & LibraryWashington Heights

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6 – 7 pm

Mesmerica

Ages: All
Art
Music

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Sunday Oct. 19

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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8 am – 5 pm

The Museum of Modern Art Presents New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

Noon – 6 pm

FAD Market at Brooklyn Brewery

Ages: All
Art
Community

Brooklyn BreweryBrooklyn

Noon – 3 pm

Not So Scary Kids Adventure at Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Monday Oct. 20

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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

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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5 – 6:30 pm

Paw Play Days

Ages: All
Animals
Art

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Tuesday Oct. 21

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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

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Wednesday Oct. 22

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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

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

6 – 8 pm

Sew Simple! Pot Holders (Gr. 4-6)

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Thursday Oct. 23

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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

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
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Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

ACE Open House 27

5 – 6:30 pm

Arts. Creativity. Education (ACE) an OPEN HOUSE for Educators

Ages: All
Art
Classes

The ChurchSag Harbor

7 – 10 pm

Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Gateway PACSCBellport

Friday Oct. 24

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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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