The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Find the best upcoming events & activities for tweens (9–12)

A guide to all the best art shows, art events and art exhibits

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Tuesday April 1, 2025

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10:30 am – 5 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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4 – 5 pm

Heat Press Mugs

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday April 2

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10:30 am – 5 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Thursday April 3

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10:30 am – 5 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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3:30 – 5 pm

Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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6 – 7 pm

Disney’s Moana JR

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

John J Pershing Middle SchoolBrooklyn

Friday April 4

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10:30 am – 7 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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6 – 7 pm

Disney’s Moana JR

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

John J Pershing Middle SchoolBrooklyn

Saturday April 5

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Blooming Tie Dyes

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10:30 am – 5 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Whodunit at the Met Family Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 5 pm

Family Program: Animal Architecture

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Center for ArchitectureGreenwich Village

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11 am – 4 pm

Celebrate Eid Around the World

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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Noon – 5 pm

On the Shoulders of…: Hold Up Who Holds You Up

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

BAM FisherBrooklyn

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

Guggenheim Museum Family Tours

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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1 – 4 pm

Guggenheim Museum Afternoon Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Moana pershing BKpaper

1 – 2 pm

Disney’s Moana JR

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

John J Pershing Middle SchoolBrooklyn

Sunday April 6

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Blooming Tie Dyes

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10:30 am – 5 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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Noon – 2 pm

Reading into History

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Tuesday April 8

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10:30 am – 5 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Wednesday April 9

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10:30 am – 5 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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1:30 – 3 pm

Homeschool Hangout (Ages 5 – 12 years)

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Thursday April 10

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10:30 am – 5 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Friday April 11

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10:30 am – 7 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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