The best art in New York City the weekend of Sep 5–6, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
54 picks · checked Aug 12
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA's Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera survey enters its final week, the two Mexican modernists hung in dialogue rather than apart.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA's Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera survey enters its final week, the two Mexican modernists hung in dialogue rather than apart.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanA rescued New Deal mural cycle painted for a hospital children's ward goes back on public view in East Harlem.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanA rescued New Deal mural cycle painted for a hospital children's ward goes back on public view in East Harlem.
Rockaway Beach, Beach 67th Street, Rockaway Beach, QueensHarrison Leong · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSix sculptural ping-pong tables sit in the sand at Rockaway Beach, including a walnut sea monster swallowing a salvaged aluminum boat.
Rockaway Beach, Beach 67th Street, Rockaway Beach, QueensHarrison Leong · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSix sculptural ping-pong tables sit in the sand at Rockaway Beach, including a walnut sea monster swallowing a salvaged aluminum boat.
The Bronx Museum, Concourse, BronxKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Bronx Museum's Lifelong Studio programme shows what its participants made from personal and neighbourhood archives, free and closing Sunday.
The Bronx Museum, Concourse, BronxKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Bronx Museum's Lifelong Studio programme shows what its participants made from personal and neighbourhood archives, free and closing Sunday.
Hispanic Society Museum and Library, Washington Heights, ManhattanAsaavedra32 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEsperanza Cortes opens at the Hispanic Society days before the holiday weekend, embroidery used as allegory inside Audubon Terrace.
Hispanic Society Museum and Library, Washington Heights, ManhattanAsaavedra32 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEsperanza Cortes opens at the Hispanic Society days before the holiday weekend, embroidery used as allegory inside Audubon Terrace.
Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, BrooklynA free exhibit inside an eighteenth-century Dutch farmhouse on how Brooklyn's Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, BrooklynA free exhibit inside an eighteenth-century Dutch farmhouse on how Brooklyn's Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanA Whitney Biennial commission lives on the museum's Gansevoort Street billboard, visible from the pavement at no cost.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanA Whitney Biennial commission lives on the museum's Gansevoort Street billboard, visible from the pavement at no cost.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanAngels, birds and hothouse flowers pulled straight from dreams — the Whitney reunites with Minnie Evans 50 years after her 1975 solo show.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanAngels, birds and hothouse flowers pulled straight from dreams — the Whitney reunites with Minnie Evans 50 years after her 1975 solo show.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanNancy Baker Cahill's augmented-reality and digital project Cento extends the Whitney's art experience beyond the gallery walls.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanNancy Baker Cahill's augmented-reality and digital project Cento extends the Whitney's art experience beyond the gallery walls.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanA founding figure of Latinx art gets his survey: 60-plus Juan Sanchez paintings, photos and videos are headed to the Whitney.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanA founding figure of Latinx art gets his survey: 60-plus Juan Sanchez paintings, photos and videos are headed to the Whitney.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensDavid Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJohn Morse takes a slot on the free East River lawn at Socrates Sculpture Park, one of four installations sharing the waterfront site this season.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensDavid Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJohn Morse takes a slot on the free East River lawn at Socrates Sculpture Park, one of four installations sharing the waterfront site this season.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free outdoor Photoville installation at Snug Harbor honouring the jazz musicians who made Staten Island a quiet capital of the music.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free outdoor Photoville installation at Snug Harbor honouring the jazz musicians who made Staten Island a quiet capital of the music.
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensThe Golden Lion winner turns two days of gatherings at the Queens Museum into a multi-screen installation built around the human voice.
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensThe Golden Lion winner turns two days of gatherings at the Queens Museum into a multi-screen installation built around the human voice.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDaniel Rothbart's vessels float on the water at Snug Harbor in a free sculptural installation about climate, memory and the future.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDaniel Rothbart's vessels float on the water at Snug Harbor in a free sculptural installation about climate, memory and the future.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensDavid Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChakaia Booker's shredded-tyre sculpture stands on the East River lawn at Socrates, free and open every day until sunset.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensDavid Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChakaia Booker's shredded-tyre sculpture stands on the East River lawn at Socrates, free and open every day until sunset.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Astoria, QueensSanford Biggers returns to the East River park where he once built as a fellow, with work installed on open lawn against the Manhattan skyline.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Astoria, QueensSanford Biggers returns to the East River park where he once built as a fellow, with work installed on open lawn against the Manhattan skyline.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWarhol's 1972-73 Polaroids from one of his personal Holson albums: Montauk houseguests, European trips and his dachshund Archie.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWarhol's 1972-73 Polaroids from one of his personal Holson albums: Montauk houseguests, European trips and his dachshund Archie.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanWarhol to Maurizio Cattelan, drawn from the Guggenheim collection and hung along Frank Lloyd Wright's spiral rotunda ramp.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanWarhol to Maurizio Cattelan, drawn from the Guggenheim collection and hung along Frank Lloyd Wright's spiral rotunda ramp.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanKandinsky, Franz Marc and Natalia Goncharova hang together in the Guggenheim's galleries as European abstraction takes hold.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanKandinsky, Franz Marc and Natalia Goncharova hang together in the Guggenheim's galleries as European abstraction takes hold.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanThe 82nd Whitney Biennial winds down with its final floor, drawing on 56 artists, duos and collectives from across the US and beyond.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanThe 82nd Whitney Biennial winds down with its final floor, drawing on 56 artists, duos and collectives from across the US and beyond.
New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanSarah Lucas won over a jury of Cindy Sherman, Julie Mehretu and Kiki Smith and her sculpture now anchors the free New Museum plaza.
New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanSarah Lucas won over a jury of Cindy Sherman, Julie Mehretu and Kiki Smith and her sculpture now anchors the free New Museum plaza.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanAn MCNY exhibition examining New York under occupation during the Revolutionary War — a lesser-known chapter of the city's history.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanAn MCNY exhibition examining New York under occupation during the Revolutionary War — a lesser-known chapter of the city's history.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanA 28-minute film racing through 400 years of New York history—the Museum of the City of New York's signature city-origins primer.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanA 28-minute film racing through 400 years of New York history—the Museum of the City of New York's signature city-origins primer.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanAn MCNY exhibition spotlighting a figure who shaped New York's built environment — the people and forces behind the cityscape.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanAn MCNY exhibition spotlighting a figure who shaped New York's built environment — the people and forces behind the cityscape.
