The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Wednesday Nov. 12, 2025

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

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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10:30 – 11:30 am

Noguchi Museum: Art for Tots (Ages 1–2): Wriggle and Move!

Ages: 2 and under
Art

The Noguchi MuseumLong Island City

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3 – 4 pm

Faber Recreation Center Youth Drop-In Programs Seasonal Crafts

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Faber ParkStaten Island

Thursday Nov. 13

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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

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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3:45 – 4:45 pm

After-School Art

Ages: All
Art
Classes

Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

HOW TO DRAW EVERYTHING: UNICORNS, ANIMALS, SUPERHEROES, FAIRIES AND MORE

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

Friday Nov. 14

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

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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4 – 5 pm

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

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

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4 – 6 pm

Open Studio for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking

4:30 – 5:30 pm

New School Drama and New Victory LabWorks Present: Maggie at the Middle of the Mess

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Bank Street TheaterWest Village

Saturday Nov. 15

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

Art Explorers Club

9:30 – 10:30 am

Art Explorers Club

Ages: All
Art
Classes

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

Poster HouseManhattan

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Making Our Own Light

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

November FD

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Making Our Own Light

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

5816 Clarendon RoadBrooklyn

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11 am – 3 pm

Open Studio

Ages: All
Art

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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11:30 am – 1 pm

Coquilles

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Dance

L’Alliance New YorkL’Alliance New York

Nov 15 Student Art Fest

Noon – 5 pm

Student Art Festival: Rauschenberg100

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Guild HallEast Hampton

Noon

New School Drama and New Victory LabWorks Present: Maggie at the Middle of the Mess

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

Bank Street TheaterWest Village

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