Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Chelsea, Manhattan the weekend of Oct 16–18, 2026: 6 picks, refreshed weekly.
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Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanKorean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanKorean 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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Lisson Gallery, 504 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanSugimoto's eerie photos of Natural History Museum dioramas, including newly enlarged lost negatives and washi screens, just opened at Lisson.
Lisson Gallery, 504 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanSugimoto's eerie photos of Natural History Museum dioramas, including newly enlarged lost negatives and washi screens, just opened at Lisson.
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ARTECHOUSE at Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue, Chelsea, ManhattanARTECHOUSE and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution open an immersive dive into the ocean's bioluminescent twilight zone beneath Chelsea Market.
ARTECHOUSE at Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue, Chelsea, ManhattanARTECHOUSE and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution open an immersive dive into the ocean's bioluminescent twilight zone beneath Chelsea Market.
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Gagosian, 555 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanJordan Wolfson's first Gagosian New York show opens in Chelsea with new uniformly scaled sculptures built from found and archival photographs.
Gagosian, 555 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanJordan Wolfson's first Gagosian New York show opens in Chelsea with new uniformly scaled sculptures built from found and archival photographs.
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Chelsea Market, Chelsea, ManhattanBuy a single viral Koyo strawberry instead of a whole box at Oishii's first retail kiosk inside Chelsea Market, plus exclusive pastries.
Chelsea Market, Chelsea, ManhattanBuy a single viral Koyo strawberry instead of a whole box at Oishii's first retail kiosk inside Chelsea Market, plus exclusive pastries.
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The Kitchen, Chelsea, ManhattanHumming glass gongs and a pulsing drum honoring Milford Graves fill The Kitchen's loft in Josiah McElheny's free ode to experimental musicians.
The Kitchen, Chelsea, ManhattanHumming glass gongs and a pulsing drum honoring Milford Graves fill The Kitchen's loft in Josiah McElheny's free ode to experimental musicians.
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