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
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
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…
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
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
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.
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…
Uptown Jazz: New York, the Destination Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,
With help from the dynamic dancing duo The Uptown Belles, Dandy Wellington and his band will explore the songs that hail the five boroughs as a destination number one. Whether it’s crossing…
🎟 Suggested $20, $14/students & seniors, free/ages 19 & under
Meet the Artists! Making Family Sculptures with John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,
Join a one-of-a-kind experience as South Bronx-based sculptors John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres sculpt museum visitors’ hands and turn them into a work of art to take home. As the…
🎟 Suggested $20, $14/students & seniors, free/ages 19 & under
Watson Adventures’ Secrets of Central Park Family Scavenger Hunt Central Park Carousel Mid-Park at 65th,
Kids and adults team up to roam the paths and fields of the park below 72nd Street while answering tricky, humorous questions. To score points, find Stuart Little, stick your…
🎟 $21.50/ages 18+, $17.50/ages 7-17
Guggenheim Stroller Tours: Walkers Guggenheim 1071 5th Avenue at 89th Street,
Toddle or stroll up the Guggenheim’s spiral in this early walker friendly tour. Explore the spaces and current exhibitions through touchable objects, art-making, and adult conversation. Designed for children 12–24…
🎟 $60/family (includes museum admission)
Candlelight: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Church of the Heavenly Rest 1085 Fifth Avenue at 90th Street,
Discover the music of Taylor Swift classical-style under the gentle glow of hundreds of (flameless) candles. The Highline String Quartet performs Swift's hits in classical arrangements with engaging narration. Enjoy…
🎟 $50-$76
Jewish Museum Access Family Workshop The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street,
Visitors with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families are invited to join a multi-sensory experience exploring current exhibition Overflow, Afterglow: New Works in Chromatic Figuration. Enjoy colorful sculptures and…