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Wednesday Aug. 20, 2025

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern Art

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 6 pm

The 39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition

Art
Free

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Noon – 6 pm

Rolling Stone Presents: AMPLIFIED The Immersive Rock Experience

ARTECHOUSEChelsea Market

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

3 – 5 pm

Summer Art Series from Safe Pathways

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Health & Fitness

VNS Health FRIENDS ClinicBronx

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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7:30 – 10 pm

Word Play – Free Poerty Slam @ Sugar Mouse

Sugar MouseEast Village

Thursday Aug. 21

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers MAY 11 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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8 am – 5 pm

Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction

Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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8 am – 5 pm

Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers MAY 11 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Michael Caine: A Shock of Recognition AUGUST 7 – SEPTEMBER 8, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Michael Caine: A Shock of Recognition

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern Art

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Exhibition: Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar

Art

Poster HouseChelsea

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10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Exhibition: Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace

Art

Poster HouseChelsea

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

banksy museumnew york

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art
Family

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern Art

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10:30 am – noon

Poster Tots: Block by Block

Ages: 3 – 4
Art
Family
Free

Poster HouseChelsea

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 6 pm

The 39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition

Art
Free

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11:30 am – 7 pm

Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art

Art

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

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Noon – 6 pm

Rolling Stone Presents: AMPLIFIED The Immersive Rock Experience

ARTECHOUSEChelsea Market

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Installation view_ Open Call_ Portals, Photo_ Adam Reich_Forbes

2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean
Family

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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