The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Wednesday March 11, 2026

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Paint Your heART Out! Painting Class for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

Thursday March 12

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Copy of Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer. Photo by Jacob Hiss

Various

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

Friday March 13

Sail Away Dancing

10 – 11 am

Sail Away presented by Treehouse Shakers

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Dance

Ailey Citigroup TheaterClinton

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Sail Away Dancing

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Sail Away presented by Treehouse Shakers

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Dance

Ailey Citigroup TheaterClinton

Copy of Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer. Photo by Jacob Hiss

Various

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

5 – 6 pm

Crafts and Classics Club

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Saturday March 14

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

FHs

10 – 11:30 am

Swiss Institute Family Hours

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Free

Swiss InstituteLower East Side

Sail Away Dancing

10 – 11 am

Sail Away presented by Treehouse Shakers

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Dance

Ailey Citigroup TheaterClinton

10 am – noon

Child + Adult St Patrick’s Day Class with Deborah Acquino

Ages: All
Art

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

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 – 3 pm

Screenprint Your Own T-Shirt!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

Sail Away Dancing

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Sail Away presented by Treehouse Shakers

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Dance

Ailey Citigroup TheaterClinton

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Noon – 2 pm

Family STEAM Workshop: Building the City with The GIANT Room

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

Museum of the City of New YorkEast Harlem

Copy of Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer. Photo by Jacob Hiss

Various

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

RECESS!! Epic Interactive Family Fun at a Surreal Playground!

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

1 – 3 pm

All-Ages Weekend Stencil Class

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

banksy museumnew york

Sunday March 15

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Copy of Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer. Photo by Jacob Hiss

Various

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy

SOHO PLAYHOUSEManhattan

**Igloo2_sm

1 – 4 pm

RECESS!! Epic Interactive Family Fun at a Surreal Playground!

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Empire OutletsSaint George

1 – 3 pm

All-Ages Weekend Stencil Class

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

banksy museumnew york

Monday March 16

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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3:30 – 4:30 pm

How to Draw Everything! Animals, Cartoons, Unicorns, and More

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Classes

The Art Studio NYManhattan

Tuesday March 17

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Wednesday March 18

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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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Paint Your heART Out! Painting Class for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

Thursday March 19

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Friday March 20

Sail Away Dancing

10 – 11 am

Sail Away presented by Treehouse Shakers

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Dance

Ailey Citigroup TheaterClinton

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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