The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025

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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

Friday Nov. 21

4:30 – 9 pm

Gingerbread House Painting

Ages: All
Art
Community

COLOR ME MINE UPPER WEST SIDEUpper West Side

Saturday Nov. 22

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

11 am

Story Reading + Craft Time at an Art Gallery

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

FUGUE GALLERYChinatown

Noon – 1:30 pm

Lenfest Kids: ‘Encanto’ in Spanish

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Film

Lenfest Center for the ArtsManhattanville

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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

banksy museumnew york

Sunday Nov. 23

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

10 am – noon

Children’s Holiday Clay Pot Making

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The Reboli Center for Art and HistoryStony Brook

Wednesday Nov. 26

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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

Friday Nov. 28

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2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Saturday Nov. 29

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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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

banksy museumnew york

Sunday Nov. 30

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

Tuesday Dec. 2

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

Wednesday Dec. 3

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

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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 Dec. 4

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

Friday Dec. 5

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

Peter and the Wolf_Photo by Works & Process + Elyse Mertz

6:30 – 7 pm

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

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Music

Works & Process at the GuggenheimMidtown

Saturday Dec. 6

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Seashell Ornaments (1)

11 am – 1 pm

Seashell Ornament Workshop

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

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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1 – 3 pm

Rebel Stencil – Street Art Workshop at the Banksy Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

banksy museumnew york

Peter and the Wolf_Photo by Works & Process + Elyse Mertz

1 – 1:30 pm

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

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Music

Works & Process at the GuggenheimMidtown

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1 – 4 pm

Hands-on History: Junkanoo Puppets

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Caribbean

King Manor MuseumJamaica

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

Sunday Dec. 7

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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

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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