Things to Do in Manhattan on Sunday, Nov 1

Sunday, Nov 1 · 66 picks hand‑checked by Stumblday against organizer pages · 4 free in the top 10 · updated Oct 12

TCS New York City Marathon — Sunday, November 1 · Free · Central Park South
Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park — October 28 – February 28, 2027; daily from 8am · Free · Manhattan
Yoshitomo Nara — October 29 - December 12 · Free · Chelsea
Much Ado About Nothing — Previews from October 31, opening November 19 · Theater District
Harry Styles "Together, Together" Pop-Up Shop — Aug 26 – Nov 1 Wed–Sun 12–7pm · East Village / NoHo
Anon: a tempest at our kitchen table — Sep 25 – Nov 1 (first previews; opens Oct 13) · $40 for the first three perfo… · Hell's Kitchen
PleasingLand NYC, Harry Styles' Pleasing Pop-Up — Aug 26 – Nov 1 Tue–Sun 12–7pm · SoHo
Brancusi: The Artist and His Studio — October 25 – February 27 · Midtown
creation stories and all the important importants — Sep 15–Nov 1 (opening night Oct 1, 2026) · Lincoln Center
Chelsea Flea — Saturdays + Sundays 8 AM – 5 PM · Free · NoMad

Five-borough course, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to Central Park, Central Park South, ManhattanMetropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York from United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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TCS New York City Marathon

Central Park South, Manhattan

Some 55,000 runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and 26.2 miles of all five boroughs, finishing in Central Park before roaring sidewalk crowds.

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#1Sunday, November 1, 2026 · One Day Only

Five-borough course, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to Central Park, Central Park South, ManhattanMetropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York from United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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TCS New York City Marathon

Some 55,000 runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and 26.2 miles of all five boroughs, finishing in Central Park before roaring sidewalk crowds.

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Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Midtown, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

October 28, 2026 – February 28, 2027; daily from 8amFree rink admission with your…

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Midtown, Manhattan

Bryant Park's free-admission rink and holiday shops open for the season.

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#2October 28, 2026 – February 28, 2027; daily from 8am · Limited Run

Midtown, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bryant Park's free-admission rink and holiday shops open for the season.

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David Zwirner, 533 West 19th Street and 537 West 20th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan

October 29 - December 12, 2026Free

Yoshitomo Nara

Chelsea, Manhattan

Yoshitomo Nara's first major New York solo in nearly a decade fills two Zwirner buildings with new paintings, sculptures and early works.

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#3October 29 - December 12, 2026 · Limited Run

David Zwirner, 533 West 19th Street and 537 West 20th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan

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Yoshitomo Nara

Yoshitomo Nara's first major New York solo in nearly a decade fills two Zwirner buildings with new paintings, sculptures and early works.

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Winter Garden Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe Richard Nixon Presidential Library · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Previews from October 31, opening November 19, 2026; 10-week engagement through January 10, 2027

Much Ado About Nothing

Theater District, Manhattan

Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell spar as Benedick and Beatrice in Jamie Lloyd's party-pitched Shakespeare, transferred from a record London run.

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#4Previews from October 31, opening November 19, 2026; 10-week engagement through January 10, 2027 · Limited Run

Winter Garden Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe Richard Nixon Presidential Library · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Much Ado About Nothing

Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell spar as Benedick and Beatrice in Jamie Lloyd's party-pitched Shakespeare, transferred from a record London run.

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Harry Styles "Together, Together" Pop-Up Shop

22 East 2nd Street, East Village / NoHo, ManhattanDeans Charbal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Aug 26 – Nov 1, 2026 · Wed–Sun 12–7pm (closed Mon & Tue; Amex early access 11am–12pm)

Harry Styles "Together, Together" Pop-Up Shop

East Village / NoHo, Manhattan

Harry Styles' own merch shop takes over a storefront on East 2nd Street for a fall run — walk-in only and the line is part of the ritual.

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#5Aug 26 – Nov 1, 2026 · Wed–Sun 12–7pm (closed Mon & Tue; Amex early access 11am–12pm) · Limited Run

22 East 2nd Street, East Village / NoHo, ManhattanDeans Charbal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Harry Styles "Together, Together" Pop-Up Shop

Harry Styles' own merch shop takes over a storefront on East 2nd Street for a fall run — walk-in only and the line is part of the ritual.

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MCC Theater, Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan

Sep 25 – Nov 1, 2026 (first previews; opens Oct 13)$40 for the first three perfo…

Anon: a tempest at our kitchen table

Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan

Anne Washburn's world premiere follows a Texas TikToker unravelling after a pride flag goes up across the street, starting previews at MCC.

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#6Sep 25 – Nov 1, 2026 (first previews; opens Oct 13) · Limited Run

MCC Theater, Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan

$40 for the first three perfo…First previews

Anon: a tempest at our kitchen table

Anne Washburn's world premiere follows a Texas TikToker unravelling after a pride flag goes up across the street, starting previews at MCC.

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PleasingLand NYC, Harry Styles' Pleasing Pop-Up

433 Broadway, SoHo, Manhattan

Aug 26 – Nov 1, 2026 · Tue–Sun 12–7pm (closed Mon; Amex early access 11am–12pm)

PleasingLand NYC, Harry Styles' Pleasing Pop-Up

SoHo, Manhattan

Nail stations, a fragrance arcade game and a Loop earplug listening room fill Pleasing's sensory pop-up at 433 Broadway in SoHo.

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#7Aug 26 – Nov 1, 2026 · Tue–Sun 12–7pm (closed Mon; Amex early access 11am–12pm) · Limited Run

433 Broadway, SoHo, Manhattan

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PleasingLand NYC, Harry Styles' Pleasing Pop-Up

Nail stations, a fragrance arcade game and a Loop earplug listening room fill Pleasing's sensory pop-up at 433 Broadway in SoHo.

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The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanNicholas Hartmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

October 25 – February 27, 2027Included with museum admission

Brancusi: The Artist and His Studio

Midtown, Manhattan

Constantin Brancusi's rarely lent sculptures fill MoMA's entire sixth floor, rebuilt around his Paris studio at the impasse Ronsin.

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#8October 25 – February 27, 2027 · Limited Run

The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanNicholas Hartmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Brancusi: The Artist and His Studio

Constantin Brancusi's rarely lent sculptures fill MoMA's entire sixth floor, rebuilt around his Paris studio at the impasse Ronsin.

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creation stories and all the important importants

Claire Tow Theater (LCT3), Lincoln Center, Manhattan

Sep 15–Nov 1, 2026 (opening night Oct 1, 2026)

creation stories and all the important importants

Lincoln Center, Manhattan

Mfoniso Udofia's mythic world premiere follows a midlife woman racing her body's clock from dream cycle to IVF cycle, newly opened at LCT3.

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#9Sep 15–Nov 1, 2026 (opening night Oct 1, 2026) · Limited Run

Claire Tow Theater (LCT3), Lincoln Center, Manhattan

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creation stories and all the important importants

Mfoniso Udofia's mythic world premiere follows a midlife woman racing her body's clock from dream cycle to IVF cycle, newly opened at LCT3.

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Chelsea Flea, NoMad, ManhattanChristian DiCroce · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Saturdays + Sundays · 8 AM – 5 PMFree

Chelsea Flea

NoMad, Manhattan

Fifty-odd vintage and antiques dealers set up outdoors on West 25th Street, the market Condé Nast Traveler calls a haven for curiosities.

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#10Saturdays + Sundays · 8 AM – 5 PM · Limited Run

Chelsea Flea, NoMad, ManhattanChristian DiCroce · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Chelsea Flea

Fifty-odd vintage and antiques dealers set up outdoors on West 25th Street, the market Condé Nast Traveler calls a haven for curiosities.

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Esperanza Cortes: Embroidered Allegories

Hispanic Society Museum and Library, Washington Heights, ManhattanAsaavedra32 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

September 3 – November 1, 2026Free

Esperanza Cortes: Embroidered Allegories

Washington Heights, Manhattan

Esperanza Cortes opens at the Hispanic Society days before the holiday weekend, embroidery used as allegory inside Audubon Terrace.

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#11September 3 – November 1, 2026 · Limited Run

Hispanic Society Museum and Library, Washington Heights, ManhattanAsaavedra32 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Esperanza Cortes: Embroidered Allegories

Esperanza Cortes opens at the Hispanic Society days before the holiday weekend, embroidery used as allegory inside Audubon Terrace.

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Washington Square Park: Northwest Corner Plaza, Manhattan

Sun, Nov 1, 6:00 AM to Sun, Nov 1, 8:30 AM

Tree Wonder Washington Square Park

Washington Square Park: Northwest Corner Plaza, Manhattan

Sketch Manhattan's oldest tree, the 300-year-old English Elm, with artist Katie Holten guiding a free drawing circle — paper and materials provided.

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#12Sun, Nov 1, 6:00 AM to Sun, Nov 1, 8:30 AM · Limited Run

Washington Square Park: Northwest Corner Plaza, Manhattan

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Tree Wonder Washington Square Park

Sketch Manhattan's oldest tree, the 300-year-old English Elm, with artist Katie Holten guiding a free drawing circle — paper and materials provided.

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Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Previews began October 8; opening October 29; through January 10, 2027

A Few Good Men

Lincoln Square, Manhattan

Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth face off in Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama, staged by Michael Arden on the Beaumont's wide thrust.

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#13Previews began October 8; opening October 29; through January 10, 2027 · Limited Run

Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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A Few Good Men

Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth face off in Aaron Sorkin's courtroom drama, staged by Michael Arden on the Beaumont's wide thrust.

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Chelsea Market, Chelsea, Manhattan

Aug 20 – Nov 1, 2026 · Thu–Sun 11am–7pmFree to browse

Oishii Berry Kiosk at Chelsea Market

Chelsea, Manhattan

Buy 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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#14Aug 20 – Nov 1, 2026 · Thu–Sun 11am–7pm · Limited Run

Chelsea Market, Chelsea, Manhattan

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Oishii Berry Kiosk at Chelsea Market

Buy 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 Museum at FIT, Chelsea, Manhattan

On view Sep 16, 2026–Jan 3, 2027Free

Doll Dressing at The Museum at FIT

Chelsea, Manhattan

An original 1980 Black Barbie beside Margiela and Moschino looks: 170-plus dolls and garments fill FIT's fashion museum in Chelsea, free to walk in.

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#15On view Sep 16, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 · Limited Run

The Museum at FIT, Chelsea, Manhattan

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Doll Dressing at The Museum at FIT

An original 1980 Black Barbie beside Margiela and Moschino looks: 170-plus dolls and garments fill FIT's fashion museum in Chelsea, free to walk in.

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Playwrights Horizons (Peter Jay Sharp Theater), Theater District, Manhattan

Sep 16 – Nov 1, 2026Ticketed

Degenerates

Theater District, Manhattan

The Initiative team of Else and Emma Rosa Went follows young men sure the game is rigged in a darkly funny new play closing at Playwrights Horizons.

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#16Sep 16 – Nov 1, 2026 · Limited Run

Playwrights Horizons (Peter Jay Sharp Theater), Theater District, Manhattan

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Degenerates

The Initiative team of Else and Emma Rosa Went follows young men sure the game is rigged in a darkly funny new play closing at Playwrights Horizons.

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Blood Manor 2026 Haunted House in Tribeca

Blood Manor, Tribeca, Manhattan

Select nights Oct 2–Nov 7, 2026General Admission $50

Blood Manor 2026 Haunted House in Tribeca

Tribeca, Manhattan

10,000 square feet of blood-soaked rooms and dead-end passageways on Broadway — Manhattan's long-running haunted house is open for the season.

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#17Select nights Oct 2–Nov 7, 2026 · Limited Run

Blood Manor, Tribeca, Manhattan

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Blood Manor 2026 Haunted House in Tribeca

10,000 square feet of blood-soaked rooms and dead-end passageways on Broadway — Manhattan's long-running haunted house is open for the season.

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New York City Center, Midtown, ManhattanPaulo Barcellos Jr. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Oct 28 - Nov 15, 2026Ticket prices vary

Encores! In the Heights

Midtown, Manhattan

David Mendizabal directs the Encores! gala staging of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes's Washington Heights musical for three weeks.

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#18Oct 28 - Nov 15, 2026 · Limited Run

New York City Center, Midtown, ManhattanPaulo Barcellos Jr. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Encores! In the Heights

David Mendizabal directs the Encores! gala staging of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes's Washington Heights musical for three weeks.

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The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

On view through January 31, 2027Pay what you can

Geometries

Harlem, Manhattan

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.

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#19On view through January 31, 2027 · Limited Run

The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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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.

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Yoshitaka Amano: Origins at the American Academy of Arts and Letters

American Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

On view Sep 26, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027Free admission

Yoshitaka Amano: Origins at the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Washington Heights, Manhattan

The Final Fantasy artist's first New York institutional solo show: a Pandora frieze of drawings, free at Audubon Terrace from opening day.

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#20On view Sep 26, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027 · Limited Run

American Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Yoshitaka Amano: Origins at the American Academy of Arts and Letters

The Final Fantasy artist's first New York institutional solo show: a Pandora frieze of drawings, free at Audubon Terrace from opening day.

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The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors

The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, Manhattan

October 4 – January 23, 2027Included with museum admission

The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors

Midtown, Manhattan

Rare Surrealist artists' books by Andre Breton, Claude Cahun, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst and Toyen, drawn from MoMA's holdings.

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#21October 4 – January 23, 2027 · Limited Run

The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, Manhattan

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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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The Public Theater (Newman Theater), NoHo, Manhattan

Oct 8–Nov 22, 2026 (opens Oct 21)Ticketed

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

NoHo, Manhattan

London's Olivier-winning folk musical lands at the Public: 15 actor-musicians spin Fitzgerald's backward-aging tale in a Cornish fishing village.

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#22Oct 8–Nov 22, 2026 (opens Oct 21) · Limited Run

The Public Theater (Newman Theater), NoHo, Manhattan

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

London's Olivier-winning folk musical lands at the Public: 15 actor-musicians spin Fitzgerald's backward-aging tale in a Cornish fishing village.

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The Frick Collection, Upper East Side, ManhattanQuintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

October 15 – January 18, 2027Included with museum admission

Siena: The Art of Bronze, 1450–1500

Upper East Side, Manhattan

Renaissance Sienese bronzes at the Frick's restored Gilded Age mansion, in the special-exhibition galleries added by the renovation.

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#23October 15 – January 18, 2027 · Limited Run

The Frick Collection, Upper East Side, ManhattanQuintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Siena: The Art of Bronze, 1450–1500

Renaissance Sienese bronzes at the Frick's restored Gilded Age mansion, in the special-exhibition galleries added by the renovation.

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Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art

El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, Manhattan

Sep 10, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027 · Thu–Sun 11 AM–5 PMPay-what-you-can (suggested $…

Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art

East Harlem, Manhattan

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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#24Sep 10, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027 · Thu–Sun 11 AM–5 PM · Limited Run

El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, Manhattan

Pay-what-you-can (suggested $…Art

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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