#1
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn2026-10-03 1:00pm
Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour
Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Art in New York the Weekend of Oct 2–4, 2026
Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best art in New York City the weekend of Oct 2–4, 2026: 131 picks, refreshed weekly.
131 picks · checked Sep 7
131 picks
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn#12026-10-03 1:00pm · Limited Run
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynDiscover Green-Wood Trolley Tour
Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
#2
New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanOn view through October 4$24 adults
Betye Saar's Black Dolls
More than 100 handmade Black dolls collected by artist Betye Saar go on view as a promised gift to New York Historical.
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#2On view through October 4 · Limited Run
New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanBetye Saar's Black Dolls
More than 100 handmade Black dolls collected by artist Betye Saar go on view as a promised gift to New York Historical.
#3
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanOctober 4 – January 23, 2027Included with museum admission
The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors
Rare Surrealist artists' books by Andre Breton, Claude Cahun, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst and Toyen, drawn from MoMA's holdings.
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#3October 4 – January 23, 2027 · Limited Run
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanThe Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors
Rare Surrealist artists' books by Andre Breton, Claude Cahun, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst and Toyen, drawn from MoMA's holdings.
#4
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanPaul Émile Chabas · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsOctober 4 – January 31, 2027Free with Museum admission
Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous
Over 120 works put Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock side by side in Gallery 899 — the first big New York show for either in 20 years.
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#4October 4 – January 31, 2027 · Limited Run
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanPaul Émile Chabas · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsKrasner and Pollock: Past Continuous
Over 120 works put Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock side by side in Gallery 899 — the first big New York show for either in 20 years.
#5
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxOn view through mid-OctoberIncluded with garden admission
NYBG Flower Power
NYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
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#5On view through mid-October · Limited Run
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxNYBG Flower Power
NYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
#6
Alice Austen House, 2 Hylan Boulevard, Rosebank, Staten IslandOn view through winterSuggested donation
Andrea Modica: Italian Story
Photographer Andrea Modica's forty-year Italian journey — 67 intimate tritone images — fills Alice Austen's harborside Victorian cottage museum.
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#6On view through winter · Limited Run
Alice Austen House, 2 Hylan Boulevard, Rosebank, Staten IslandAndrea Modica: Italian Story
Photographer Andrea Modica's forty-year Italian journey — 67 intimate tritone images — fills Alice Austen's harborside Victorian cottage museum.
#7
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynOpens Friday, Sep 11 · through June 6, 2027 · Wed–Sun 11 AM–6 PMWith museum admission (NYC re…
Michael Richards: Free F'All
The Brooklyn Museum opens its survey of sculptor Michael Richards — killed in his World Trade Center studio on 9/11 — deliberately on the 25th anniversary of his death.
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#7Opens Friday, Sep 11 · through June 6, 2027 · Wed–Sun 11 AM–6 PM · Limited Run
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynMichael Richards: Free F'All
The Brooklyn Museum opens its survey of sculptor Michael Richards — killed in his World Trade Center studio on 9/11 — deliberately on the 25th anniversary of his death.
#8
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanSep 10, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027 · Thu–Sun 11 AM–5 PMPay-what-you-can (suggested $…
Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art
The first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
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#8Sep 10, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027 · Thu–Sun 11 AM–5 PM · Limited Run
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanTeddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art
The first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
#9
Gagosian, 555 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanSep 18–Oct 24Free
Jordan Wolfson at Gagosian
Provocateur Jordan Wolfson debuts a room of uniformly scaled new sculptures at Gagosian, each one built around found color and archival photographs.
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#9Sep 18–Oct 24 · Limited Run
Gagosian, 555 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanJordan Wolfson at Gagosian
Provocateur Jordan Wolfson debuts a room of uniformly scaled new sculptures at Gagosian, each one built around found color and archival photographs.
#10
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanOn view through Oct 24Free
Lee Bul: The Anatomy of Every Setting Sun
Korean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
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#10On view through Oct 24 · Limited Run
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanLee Bul: The Anatomy of Every Setting Sun
Korean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
#11
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOn view September 9, 2026 – August 29, 2027Free
Camille Henrot: Dogs
Bronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
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#11On view September 9, 2026 – August 29, 2027 · Limited Run
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCamille Henrot: Dogs
Bronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
#12
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanOn Partial view through Oct 12Museum admission
Whitney Biennial 2026
The Whitney Biennial's 56 artists, duos and collectives, with the first-floor galleries in their last few days before deinstallation.
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#12On Partial view through Oct 12 · Limited Run
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWhitney Biennial 2026
The Whitney Biennial's 56 artists, duos and collectives, with the first-floor galleries in their last few days before deinstallation.
#13
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanSeptember 18 – March 14, 2027Included with museum admission
Taryn Simon
Taryn Simon's interactive Guggenheim installation combines never-before-seen photographs with text, video and sculpture.
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#13September 18 – March 14, 2027 · Limited Run
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanTaryn Simon
Taryn Simon's interactive Guggenheim installation combines never-before-seen photographs with text, video and sculpture.
#14
The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOn view through January 31, 2027Pay what you can
Geometries
Julie Mehretu, Alma Thomas, Jack Whitten and William T. Williams anchor a Studio Museum show on geometry as a way of thinking, newly opened in Harlem.
ArtNew ExhibitionPay What You Can
#14On view through January 31, 2027 · Limited Run
The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGeometries
Julie Mehretu, Alma Thomas, Jack Whitten and William T. Williams anchor a Studio Museum show on geometry as a way of thinking, newly opened in Harlem.
#15
City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanMomos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOn view through November 15Free
Genesis Belanger: Heads or Tails
Concrete birds pluck pennies from the City Hall Park fountain and two bronze Lady Justices preside — Genesis Belanger's first big public show.
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#15On view through November 15 · Limited Run
City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanMomos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGenesis Belanger: Heads or Tails
Concrete birds pluck pennies from the City Hall Park fountain and two bronze Lady Justices preside — Genesis Belanger's first big public show.
#16
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Midtown, ManhattanOpens Sunday, September 20, 2026 · Through May 2, 2027Included with museum admissio…
Taking Back Our Space: Photographic Perspectives
MoMA's fall photography opening: Marianne Wex's 1977 feminist landmark in dialogue with seven contemporary artists, every contemporary work new to the museum's walls.
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#16Opens Sunday, September 20, 2026 · Through May 2, 2027 · Limited Run
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Midtown, ManhattanTaking Back Our Space: Photographic Perspectives
MoMA's fall photography opening: Marianne Wex's 1977 feminist landmark in dialogue with seven contemporary artists, every contemporary work new to the museum's walls.
#17
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanSep 5, 2026 - Jun 1, 2027Museum admission
Roy Lichtenstein: 1997
Pop master Roy Lichtenstein's Ben-Day dots and comic-strip canvases come to the Whitney — instantly iconic American art.
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#17Sep 5, 2026 - Jun 1, 2027 · Limited Run
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanRoy Lichtenstein: 1997
Pop master Roy Lichtenstein's Ben-Day dots and comic-strip canvases come to the Whitney — instantly iconic American art.
#18
Museum of Arts and Design, Columbus Circle, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOpens Saturday, September 12; on view through March 7, 2027Museum admission
Nike: Form Follows Motion
The Waffle Trainer, Air Force 1 and Vaporfly meet never-shown prototypes from Nike's 200,000-object archive, opening at MAD on Columbus Circle.
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#18Opens Saturday, September 12; on view through March 7, 2027 · Limited Run
Museum of Arts and Design, Columbus Circle, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNike: Form Follows Motion
The Waffle Trainer, Air Force 1 and Vaporfly meet never-shown prototypes from Nike's 200,000-object archive, opening at MAD on Columbus Circle.
#19
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynOn viewTicketed
Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses
More than 140 Iris van Herpen haute couture pieces fill the Brooklyn Museum, shown beside scientific artifacts and natural-history specimens.
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#19On view · Limited Run
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynIris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses
More than 140 Iris van Herpen haute couture pieces fill the Brooklyn Museum, shown beside scientific artifacts and natural-history specimens.
#20
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynOn view through October 25Included with Garden admission
Block by Block: Celebrating 30 Years of Community Greening
BBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
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#20On view through October 25 · Limited Run
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynBlock by Block: Celebrating 30 Years of Community Greening
BBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
#21
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanThrough October 12, 2026Museum admission
Another Wonderland
A rescued New Deal mural cycle painted for a hospital children's ward goes back on public view in East Harlem.
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#21Through October 12, 2026 · Limited Run
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanAnother Wonderland
A rescued New Deal mural cycle painted for a hospital children's ward goes back on public view in East Harlem.
#22
The New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanAcroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOpens Fri, Sep 18, 2026; on view through Jan 17, 2027Included with admission: $24…
Irish Literature: History & Myth Since 1798
The New York Historical opens a 135-object survey of Irish literature since 1798 drawn from the Leonard L. Milberg collections. Friday evenings are pay-as-you-wish.
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#22Opens Fri, Sep 18, 2026; on view through Jan 17, 2027 · Limited Run
The New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanAcroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsIrish Literature: History & Myth Since 1798
The New York Historical opens a 135-object survey of Irish literature since 1798 drawn from the Leonard L. Milberg collections. Friday evenings are pay-as-you-wish.
#23
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanMarch 16–October 18, 2026Museum admission
Flip Sides: See Korean Art Anew
Flip Sides turns 50 Korean treasures around at the Met — hidden linings, sealed interiors and reverse faces, over half never shown in public.
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#23March 16–October 18, 2026 · Limited Run
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanFlip Sides: See Korean Art Anew
Flip Sides turns 50 Korean treasures around at the Met — hidden linings, sealed interiors and reverse faces, over half never shown in public.
#24
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanThrough Oct 19Museum admission
Andy Warhol Family Album
Warhol's private Polaroids from 1972-73, drawn from one of six personal albums: Montauk weekends, European trips and his dog Archie.
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#24Through Oct 19 · Limited Run
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanAndy Warhol Family Album
Warhol's private Polaroids from 1972-73, drawn from one of six personal albums: Montauk weekends, European trips and his dog Archie.
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