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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best indoor things to do in New York City on Columbus Day Monday, Oct 12: 32 picks, refreshed weekly.
32 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.
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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.
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Madison Square Garden, Midtown / Penn District, ManhattanHarry Styles' 30-night Garden residency, his only US shows this year, rolls on with two more nights at MSG this weekend — Harryween is coming.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown / Penn District, ManhattanHarry Styles' 30-night Garden residency, his only US shows this year, rolls on with two more nights at MSG this weekend — Harryween is coming.
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Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensMaffilms13 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsQueens Farm marks Indigenous Peoples Day on 47 acres of working farmland that has been cultivated since 1697 — the city's last undisturbed tract.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensMaffilms13 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsQueens Farm marks Indigenous Peoples Day on 47 acres of working farmland that has been cultivated since 1697 — the city's last undisturbed tract.
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Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Chicks play Taking the Long Way for its 20th anniversary in the 2,900-seat Beacon, a rare theater-size show from an arena band.
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Chicks play Taking the Long Way for its 20th anniversary in the 2,900-seat Beacon, a rare theater-size show from an arena band.
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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.
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Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park / Glen Oaks, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSolve clues through three acres of towering corn to Victory Bridge in New York City's only corn maze, on a working Queens farm.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park / Glen Oaks, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSolve clues through three acres of towering corn to Victory Bridge in New York City's only corn maze, on a working Queens farm.
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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.
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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.
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HERO at Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanSeventeen art projects across eight light-and-sound rooms below Rockefeller Center — the immersive show's final stretch before it closes.
HERO at Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanSeventeen art projects across eight light-and-sound rooms below Rockefeller Center — the immersive show's final stretch before it closes.
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Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynHaudenosaunee social dances, beadwork, pottery and traditional mush making fill Brooklyn Children's Museum across the holiday weekend.
Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynHaudenosaunee social dances, beadwork, pottery and traditional mush making fill Brooklyn Children's Museum across the holiday weekend.
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Someday Bar, Boerum Hill, BrooklynCult-horror decor and creature-feature cocktails take over Someday Bar on Atlantic Avenue for Black Lagoon's month-long Halloween haunt.
Someday Bar, Boerum Hill, BrooklynCult-horror decor and creature-feature cocktails take over Someday Bar on Atlantic Avenue for Black Lagoon's month-long Halloween haunt.
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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.
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Queens County Farm Museum, Glen Oaks, QueensDanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNavigate the Amazing Maize Maze after dark by flashlight at Queens County Farm Museum, one of only two moonlight nights this fall.
Queens County Farm Museum, Glen Oaks, QueensDanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNavigate the Amazing Maize Maze after dark by flashlight at Queens County Farm Museum, one of only two moonlight nights this fall.
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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.
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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.
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Element Brooklyn Gallery of Scent, South Street Seaport, ManhattanSniff 30 perfumery notes from touch-activated misters and leave with a Polaroid scent portrait at this free Front Street gallery near the Seaport.
Element Brooklyn Gallery of Scent, South Street Seaport, ManhattanSniff 30 perfumery notes from touch-activated misters and leave with a Polaroid scent portrait at this free Front Street gallery near the Seaport.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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