Hand-picked every week — checked against organizers’ own pages.
Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best indoor things to do in New York City the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026: 22 picks, refreshed weekly.
22 picks · checked Sep 28
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOnly Floor 6 of the Whitney Biennial remains on view through the holiday Monday.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOnly Floor 6 of the Whitney Biennial remains on view through the holiday Monday.
Add to calendar
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanAlex Maisuradze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons120+ works, 12 chapters and two careers side by side: the Met's first big New York look at Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock in 20 years.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanAlex Maisuradze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons120+ works, 12 chapters and two careers side by side: the Met's first big New York look at Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock in 20 years.
Add to calendar
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanEric Koch for Anefo · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsAbout 130 Lichtensteins, from Look Mickey to Masterpiece, fill the Whitney's fifth floor in a major Pop retrospective opening this weekend.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanEric Koch for Anefo · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsAbout 130 Lichtensteins, from Look Mickey to Masterpiece, fill the Whitney's fifth floor in a major Pop retrospective opening this weekend.
Add to calendar
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanJakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA 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, ManhattanJakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA rescued New Deal mural cycle painted for a hospital children's ward goes back on public view in East Harlem.
Add to calendar
Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree Sunday entry to the new Studio Museum on 125th Street, with Peggy Cooper Cafritz's collection, gallery talks and drop-in art-making.
Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree Sunday entry to the new Studio Museum on 125th Street, with Peggy Cooper Cafritz's collection, gallery talks and drop-in art-making.
Add to calendar
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanFlip Sides turns 50 Korean treasures around at the Met — hidden linings, sealed interiors and reverse faces, over half never shown in public.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanFlip Sides turns 50 Korean treasures around at the Met — hidden linings, sealed interiors and reverse faces, over half never shown in public.
Add to calendar
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMint green, coral and no black outlines: Roy Lichtenstein's final-year murals, sculptures and prints, many unfinished, on the Whitney's third floor.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMint green, coral and no black outlines: Roy Lichtenstein's final-year murals, sculptures and prints, many unfinished, on the Whitney's third floor.
Add to calendar
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanCattelan's duct-taped banana, a Kusama Infinity Mirrored Room and Warhol under one roof in the Guggenheim's Pop art survey.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanCattelan's duct-taped banana, a Kusama Infinity Mirrored Room and Warhol under one roof in the Guggenheim's Pop art survey.
Add to calendar
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWarhol's private Polaroids of friends, celebrities, travels and his dog Archie reach the Whitney.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanWarhol's private Polaroids of friends, celebrities, travels and his dog Archie reach the Whitney.
Add to calendar
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.
Add to calendar
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanAngels, watchful faces and kaleidoscopic patterns fill the Whitney's retrospective of visionary North Carolina artist Minnie Evans.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanAngels, watchful faces and kaleidoscopic patterns fill the Whitney's retrospective of visionary North Carolina artist Minnie Evans.
Add to calendar
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanKandinsky, Franz Marc and Natalia Goncharova break from tradition with vivid color and flattened forms in a focused Guggenheim collection show.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanKandinsky, Franz Marc and Natalia Goncharova break from tradition with vivid color and flattened forms in a focused Guggenheim collection show.
Add to calendar
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanCoumba Samba's first solo museum show turns part of the Whitney into an installation on nuclear power and African resource extraction.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanCoumba Samba's first solo museum show turns part of the Whitney into an installation on nuclear power and African resource extraction.
Add to calendar
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.
It lands the Friday before, plus every Friday until then. Unsubscribe anytime.
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.
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, ManhattanMCNY's flagship show tells 400 years of NYC history in one sweep — how a Dutch trading post became the world's city.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanMCNY's flagship show tells 400 years of NYC history in one sweep — how a Dutch trading post became the world's city.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanA glowing light installation floats above the Museum of the City of New York's rotunda—one of the most photographed spots in the building.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanA glowing light installation floats above the Museum of the City of New York's rotunda—one of the most photographed spots in the building.
Museum of the City of New York, Upper Manhattan, ManhattanMarineCorps NewYork from New York City, USA Sgt Randall A Clinton/Division of Public Affairs, New · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn 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, ManhattanMarineCorps NewYork from New York City, USA Sgt Randall A Clinton/Division of Public Affairs, New · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn MCNY exhibition spotlighting a figure who shaped New York's built environment — the people and forces behind the cityscape.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanPeter Hujar's downtown New York through his contact sheets — the Morgan reveals how the photographer chose his icons.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanPeter Hujar's downtown New York through his contact sheets — the Morgan reveals how the photographer chose his icons.
Add to calendar
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJewel-toned illuminated manuscripts and works on paper glow in this Morgan show — centuries of color, free Friday evenings.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJewel-toned illuminated manuscripts and works on paper glow in this Morgan show — centuries of color, free Friday evenings.
Add to calendar
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, Manhattan(vincent desjardins) from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPoet John Ashbery's personal art collection at the Morgan — drawings by the friends who filled his walls.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, Manhattan(vincent desjardins) from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPoet John Ashbery's personal art collection at the Morgan — drawings by the friends who filled his walls.
Add to calendarBig weekends coming up — save them now, plan later.
