What the museums have on the walls right now — new openings, closing-soon shows and the free-admission nights worth planning around.

Saturday, July 18

Flower Power

New York Botanical Garden — Bronx

Through Sun, Oct 18

Museums≤ $25

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Frida and Diego: The Last Dream

Museum of Modern Art — Manhattan

Through Sat, Sep 12

Museums≤ $25

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Whitney Biennial 2026

Whitney Museum of American Art — Manhattan

Through Sun, Aug 23

Museums≤ $25

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The Life Force: Portraits from the Amparo & Manuel Foundation

Museum of Sex — Manhattan

Through Sun, Oct 18

Museums≤ $25

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Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses

Brooklyn Museum — Brooklyn

Through Sat, Dec 5

Museums≤ $25

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Yves Saint Laurent and Photography

International Center of Photography — Manhattan

Through Mon, Sep 28

Museums≤ $25

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Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States

American Folk Art Museum — Manhattan

Through Sun, Sep 13

MuseumsFree

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Sunday, July 19

Before New York: A Traveling Pop-Up Exhibition

New York Botanical Garden (Ross Gallery) — Bronx

Through Sun, Nov 15

Museums≤ $25

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Carol Bove

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum — Manhattan

Through Sun, Aug 2

Museums≤ $25

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Greater New York 2026

MoMA PS1 — Queens

Through Mon, Aug 17

MuseumsFree

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Friday, July 24

Arte Museum X BTS: THE CITY ARIRANG

Arte Museum New York — Manhattan

Through Fri, Aug 14

MuseumsPaid

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Today

40 in Focus: SummerStage through the Lens of Photographer Jack Vartoogian

Central Park — Manhattan

Today · 9:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Today · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Thursday, July 30

40 in Focus: SummerStage through the Lens of Photographer Jack Vartoogian

Central Park — Manhattan

Tomorrow · 9:00am

MuseumsFree

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Groundswell Community Mural Project Paint Day

New York City

Tomorrow · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Tomorrow · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Public Gallery Tour

Wave Hill — Bronx

Tomorrow · 2:00pm

MuseumsFree

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Friday, July 31

40 in Focus: SummerStage through the Lens of Photographer Jack Vartoogian

Central Park — Manhattan

Fri, Jul 31 · 9:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Fri, Jul 31 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Saturday, August 1

Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Sat, Aug 1 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Sat, Aug 1 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Public Gallery Tour

Wave Hill — Bronx

Sat, Aug 1 · 2:00pm

MuseumsFree

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Monday, August 3

40 in Focus: SummerStage through the Lens of Photographer Jack Vartoogian

Central Park — Manhattan

Mon, Aug 3 · 9:00am

MuseumsFree

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Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Mon, Aug 3 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Mon, Aug 3 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Tuesday, August 4

Summer on the Hudson: Art in the Park

Riverside Park — Manhattan

Tue, Aug 4 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Tue, Aug 4 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Tue, Aug 4 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Tue, Aug 4 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Tue, Aug 4 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Street Lab

Washington Square Park — Manhattan

Tue, Aug 4 · 2:00pm

MuseumsFree

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Roundabout Theater Series

New York City

Tue, Aug 4 · 4:00pm

MuseumsFree

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Sips & Scholars

New York City

Tue, Aug 4 · 6:30pm

MuseumsFree

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Wednesday, August 5

Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Wed, Aug 5 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Summer on the Hudson: Art in the Park

Riverside Park — Manhattan

Wed, Aug 5 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Wed, Aug 5 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Wed, Aug 5 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Wed, Aug 5 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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The Light That Shines Through the Universe: The Nature of Light

The High Line — Manhattan

Wed, Aug 5 · 12:30pm

MuseumsFree

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Bryant Park Author Series: Fandom

Bryant Park — Manhattan

Wed, Aug 5 · 12:30pm

MuseumsFree

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Knitting at Bryant Park

Bryant Park — Manhattan

Wed, Aug 5 · 1:30pm

MuseumsFree

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Circus Arts in Herald Square Park

Herald Square — Manhattan

Wed, Aug 5 · 6:00pm

MuseumsFree

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Summer on the Hudson: Ballroom Basix

West Harlem Piers — Manhattan

Wed, Aug 5 · 6:30pm

MuseumsFree

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Non-Fiction at Bryant Park Reading Room

Bryant Park — Manhattan

Wed, Aug 5 · 7:00pm

MuseumsFree

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Thursday, August 6

Summer on the Hudson: Art in the Park

Riverside Park — Manhattan

Thu, Aug 6 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Trees Count at Latourette Park (Historic Richmond Town)

New York City

Thu, Aug 6 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Thu, Aug 6 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Thu, Aug 6 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Thu, Aug 6 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Thu, Aug 6 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Paint Studio

Kissena Park — Queens

Thu, Aug 6 · 1:00pm

MuseumsFree

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Public Gallery Tour

Wave Hill — Bronx

Thu, Aug 6 · 2:00pm

MuseumsFree

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Beginner Crochet Workshop

Kissena Park — Queens

Thu, Aug 6 · 3:00pm

MuseumsFree

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Shakespeare in the Park "As You Like It"

Cunningham Park — Queens

Thu, Aug 6 · 7:00pm

MuseumsFree

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Saturday, August 8

Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Sat, Aug 8 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Sat, Aug 8 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Tatakizome

New York City

Sat, Aug 8 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Summer Blossoms Watercolor Workshop

Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground — Staten Island

Sat, Aug 8 · 1:00pm

MuseumsFree

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Tie-Dye on the Farm

New York City

Sat, Aug 8 · 2:00pm

MuseumsFree

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Public Gallery Tour

Wave Hill — Bronx

Sat, Aug 8 · 2:00pm

MuseumsFree

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Monday, August 10

Summer on the Hudson: Art in the Park

Riverside Park — Manhattan

Mon, Aug 10 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Mon, Aug 10 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Mon, Aug 10 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Tuesday, August 11

Hart Island Tour: Prisoner Justice Day

Hart Island — Bronx

Tue, Aug 11 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Tue, Aug 11 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Summer on the Hudson: Art in the Park

Riverside Park — Manhattan

Tue, Aug 11 · 10:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Tue, Aug 11 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Tue, Aug 11 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community

Conference House Park — Staten Island

Tue, Aug 11 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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Peter and the Wolf - Rochdale Park

Rochdale Park — Queens

Tue, Aug 11 · 11:00am

MuseumsFree

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BookClub at Bryant Park Reading Room

Bryant Park — Manhattan

Tue, Aug 11 · 12:30pm

MuseumsFree

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