1Whitney Biennial 2026
America's most-watched contemporary art survey reads the national mood through 56 artists wrestling with AI, climate grief and power.
Art & Exhibitions in Manhattan This Weekend
Museum shows, gallery openings, and exhibitions worth seeing in Manhattan this weekend.
Weekend of Jun 20–21, 2026 · 23 picks · updated June 18, 2026
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2Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera at MoMA
Kahlo and Rivera reunite at MoMA—paintings, a drawing and vintage portraits staged inside a theatrical, opera-inspired installation.
3Flip Sides: Seeing Korean Art Anew
A reimagined look at Korean art invites you to see familiar forms from unexpected angles across centuries of craft and ideas.
4Household Gods: Hindu Devotional Prints, 1860–1930
Vivid devotional prints from a transformative era show how mass printing brought Hindu gods into homes across generations.
5End of Days: Nile Harris & Dyer Rhoads
A charged live performance from Nile Harris and Dyer Rhoads, staged as part of this year's headline-grabbing Whitney Biennial.
6Doomscroll (Live Show): Joshua Citarella
Watch the Doomscroll podcast recorded live, with theorist David Harvey joining the conversation as part of the Whitney Biennial.
7Goal Zone
The American Museum of Natural History scores big with an exhibition on the science and culture of goals.
8Andy Warhol Family Album
An intimate look at Warhol through family snapshots and personal images, revealing the private roots behind the Pop superstar.
9Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now
Six decades of Pop art, from Warhol's soup cans to today's remixers, spiral through the Guggenheim in bright, irreverent style.
10Carol Bove
Towering, oddly elegant steel sculptures that crumple and gleam, filling the Guggenheim's spiral with surprising weight and grace.
11Activist New York
Four centuries of NYC protest, organizing and reform, told through banners, buttons and the city's relentless push for change.
12Hyundai Terrace Commission: Kelly Akashi
Kelly Akashi's sculptural commission sits on the Whitney's open terrace, glass and cast forms framed against the Hudson and skyline.
13Another Wonderland
A whimsical, immersive show that bends the city into a dreamlike wonderland, inviting younger visitors to wander and imagine.
14Collection in Focus | Modern European Currents
A focused dip into modern European masters drawn from the museum's own holdings, hung to trace bold turn-of-century currents.
15Mabel Dwight: Cool Head, Warm Heart
A rediscovery of Mabel Dwight's wry Depression-era lithographs, capturing everyday New Yorkers with sharp eyes and warm humor.
16New Humans: Memories of the Future
A speculative look at human futures through contemporary art, now on permanent view.
17Plaza: Sarah Lucas—VENUS VICTORIA
Sarah Lucas interrogates desire and power through provocative sculpture and installation.
18Marcus Garvey 2026 Events
A historic Harlem amphitheater hosts an all-day slate of programming, a free perch for summer culture in the park.
19Facade: Tschabalala Self—Art Lovers
Tschabalala Self wraps intimacy and identity in sculptural work on the New Museum's facade.
20Atrium Stair: Klára Hosnedlová—Shelter
Czech artist Klára Hosnedlová examines shelter and space in the museum's stairwell.
21ICP Family Art Hour (June 2026)
A hands-on hour where kids and grown-ups make art together, inspired by the photographs on the walls.
22MCNY Kids Art Studio
Kids get hands-on with art projects inspired by the museum's exhibitions, a creative break that lets little ones make their own masterpieces.
23Goal Click & Photoville Exhibit
An outdoor photography showcase at the Seaport pairing global soccer culture with Photoville's street-level, image-driven storytelling.
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