Upper East Side
This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,
Explore the many ways NYC has inspired storytelling across art forms. See both famous and lesser-known depictions of New York in film and television, visual and performing arts, music, poetry…
An Atlas of Es Devlin Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 2 E 91st Street,
See over 300 sketches, paintings, illuminated paper cuts, and projection-mapped rotating miniature sculptures that form the seeds of some of the most iconic, cultural congregations of music, poetry, art, and…
🎟 $15/adults, free/ages 18 & under
Byzantine Bembé: New York by Manny Vega Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,
Explore Manny Vega's visual storytelling as it interweaves community stories with themes that range from African deities to urban mythologies, spanning the personal and the collective. His style has been…
🎟 Suggested $20, $14/students & seniors, free/ages 19 & under
The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Through some 160 works of painting, sculpture, photography, film, and ephemera, explore the comprehensive and far-reaching ways in which Black artists portrayed everyday modern life in the new Black cities…
🎟 $30 (suggested), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
Niki de Saint Phalle: Tableaux Éclatés Salon 94 3 East 89th Street,
See French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle's dynamic Tableaux Éclatés (“burst paintings”), vibrant, mechanized pictures depicting landscapes upon which animals and still lifes, as well as her trademark Nanas, dance…
Met Roof Garden: Petrit Halilaj, Abetare Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Furtive drawings from children’s desks have been enlarged into three-dimensional metal sculptures, framing stunning views of Central Park and Manhattan. Petrit Halilaj's sprawling work explores the intersection of reality and…
🎟 $30 (pay-as-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
Met Storytime Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Met educators. Join picture-book readings connected to objects in The Met collection every Tuesday & Thursday. This month's theme is Celebrate Black Stories…
🎟 $30 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
Big Swim Asphalt Green 1750 York Ave at East 90th Street,
Asphalt Green hosts a fun day for swimmers of all abilities, ages 6 and older, to experience the thrill of racing in the water. Compete and receive a swim cap,…
Start with Art/Art Trek Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Fabulous museum educators engage children in conversations and activities related to a few works in the vast collection. Travel through time and around the world on a museum adventure. Discover…
🎟 $30 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
This Old House: Cooper Hewitt Edition Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 2 E 91st Street,
Explore Cooper Hewitt’s historic mansion, built for Andrew Carnegie from 1899-1902 as a family home, and plan a renovation to make it your own. Follow a self-guided scavenger hunt to…
🎟 $15/adults, free/ages 18 & under
“We Are Still Here!” Lunaapeew/Lenape Celebration Weekend Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,
Join members of the Lunaapeew/Lenape community and the Museum of the City of New York for a weekend of activities celebrating the resilience and cultural heritage of the First People…
🎟 Suggested $20, $14/students & seniors, free/ages 19 & under
The Tempest 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue between 91st & 92nd Street,
Join an original musical retelling of Shakespeare’s classic play created just for young audiences. Told through music and dance, 92NY’s retelling of Shakespeare’s timeless story of uncovering family bonds on…
🎟 $20-$35
NYC Discovery Lab: My City, Our History Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,
Learn about the many ways New Yorkers have shared their New York City stories over the years, with art and artifacts representing each of the city’s 5 boroughs. From mosaics…
🎟 Suggested $20, $14/students & seniors, free/ages 19 & under
Free Ice Cream & French Cookin’ Blues Andrew Haswell Green Park E 60th Street & FDR Drive,
Join the French Cookin’ Blues Band as they return with their foot-stomping popular cover tunes. Enjoy free ice cream and join kids craft activities while enjoying the fabulous East River views.
Little Guggs Guggenheim 1071 5th Avenue at 89th Street,
In this program designed for young art lovers and their parents and guardians, participants explore works of art on view with the goal of creating their own artistic expressions. Each…
🎟 $40/family (includes museum admission)
Family Afternoon—Korean Art Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Drop in for free, hands-on family fun at the Met. Learn about Korean art through art activities and gallery experience. Families with children of all ages and abilities are welcome;…
🎟 $30 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
Start with Art & Music Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Explore art and music in the galleries while you look, move, and sing. Guest musicians share music related to works on view. Look closely at art and discuss with fabulous…
🎟 $30 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
Art Trek Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Fabulous museum educators engage children in conversations and activities related to a few works in the vast collection. Travel through time and around the world on a museum adventure. Discover…
🎟 $30 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
Discoveries Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Join an in-person workshop to talk about and make art. For kids with learning and developmental disabilities and those on the autism spectrum. Free, though advance registration is required. Space…
Art-Making Workshop: Families in the ASL Community The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street,
Families in the ASL community with kids ages 5 — 12 are invited to explore the exhibition Scenes from the Collection and create art inspired by the works on view.…