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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in New York City in April 2027: 95 picks, refreshed weekly. The month's biggest events, exhibitions and long runs in one ranked list.
Downtown, the Loop & West LoopDowntown, the Loop & West Loop
Rashid Johnson's Chicago homecoming survey opens with more than 70 works at the MCA.
Downtown, the Loop & West LoopRashid Johnson's Chicago homecoming survey opens with more than 70 works at the MCA.
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Chicago History Museum, Lincoln ParkChicago History Museum, Lincoln Park
Presidential garments reveal how conservation, politics and public memory meet in the museum collection.
Chicago History Museum, Lincoln ParkPresidential garments reveal how conservation, politics and public memory meet in the museum collection.
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Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCentral Park, Manhattan
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.
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBronze, 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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Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandMatthew Trump · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRichmondtown, Staten Island
More than twenty-five original pairs, from early 1800s wedding slippers to 1970s patriotic sneakers, trace how footwear tracked labour and status.
Historic Richmond Town, Richmondtown, Staten IslandMatthew Trump · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMore than twenty-five original pairs, from early 1800s wedding slippers to 1970s patriotic sneakers, trace how footwear tracked labour and status.
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The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMidtown, Manhattan
Thirty works of digital and analog information design in MoMA's street-level gallery, which is free and open to the public.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanThirty works of digital and analog information design in MoMA's street-level gallery, which is free and open to the public.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMeatpacking District, Manhattan
Mint 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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The Broad, Downtown LADllu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Broad, Downtown LA
See Featured Installation of Jean-Michel Basquiat on view this weekend.
The Broad, Downtown LADllu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSee Featured Installation of Jean-Michel Basquiat on view this weekend.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMeatpacking District, Manhattan
About 130 Lichtensteins, from Look Mickey to Masterpiece, fill the Whitney's fifth floor in a.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAbout 130 Lichtensteins, from Look Mickey to Masterpiece, fill the Whitney's fifth floor in a.
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New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanLower East Side, Manhattan
A couple embraces in Tschabalala Self's sculpture, bolted where the New Museum's two buildings kiss and free to see from Bowery.
New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanA couple embraces in Tschabalala Self's sculpture, bolted where the New Museum's two buildings kiss and free to see from Bowery.
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New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanLower East Side, Manhattan
Sarah 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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The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanUpper East Side, Manhattan
The first US exhibition ever devoted to the Savonnerie: Louis XIV's monumental Grande Galerie carpets, in their debut weekend at the Met.
The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe first US exhibition ever devoted to the Savonnerie: Louis XIV's monumental Grande Galerie carpets, in their debut weekend at the Met.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanUpper East Side, Manhattan
Four monumental Liu Wei sculptures sit in the niches of The Met's Fifth Avenue facade, built around the motif of the human hand.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanFour monumental Liu Wei sculptures sit in the niches of The Met's Fifth Avenue facade, built around the motif of the human hand.
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LACMA, Miracle Mile, Koreatown & Mid-WilshireMiracle Mile, Koreatown & Mid-Wilshire
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
LACMA, Miracle Mile, Koreatown & Mid-WilshireAi Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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LACMA, Miracle Mile, Koreatown & Mid-WilshireMiracle Mile, Koreatown & Mid-Wilshire
Barbara Kruger: Untitled (Shafted) has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
LACMA, Miracle Mile, Koreatown & Mid-WilshireBarbara Kruger: Untitled (Shafted) has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 West 42nd Street, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons214 West 42nd Street, Manhattan
Aladdin has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 West 42nd Street, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopUser:JeremyA · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia CommonsDowntown, the Loop & West Loop
Atrium Project: Celeste Rapone at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopUser:JeremyA · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia CommonsAtrium Project: Celeste Rapone at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
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Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopDowntown, the Loop & West Loop
Double Feature with Short Subject at Art Institute of Chicago.
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopDouble Feature with Short Subject at Art Institute of Chicago.
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Richard H. Driehaus Museum, River North, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopDowntown, the Loop & West Loop
Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History
Richard H. Driehaus Museum, River North, Downtown, the Loop & West Loop
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Miracle Mile, Koreatown & Mid-WilshireLuijtenphotos · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsMiracle Mile, Koreatown & Mid-Wilshire
See The Horror Show on view this weekend.
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Miracle Mile, Koreatown & Mid-WilshireLuijtenphotos · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Flushing, QueensDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFlushing, Queens
The Mets open their 2027 home schedule against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field April 2 — the single biggest regular-season day in Flushing.
Flushing, QueensDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Mets open their 2027 home schedule against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field April 2 — the single biggest regular-season day in Flushing.
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Prospect Heights, BrooklynGeorge Grantham Bain Collection · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsProspect Heights, Brooklyn
Brooklyn Botanic Garden's famed collection of more than 200 cherry trees hits peak bloom in mid-to-late April — the Cherry Esplanade's double rows of Kanzan cherries form pink canopies that draw hanami.
Prospect Heights, BrooklynGeorge Grantham Bain Collection · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsBrooklyn Botanic Garden's famed collection of more than 200 cherry trees hits peak bloom in mid-to-late April — the Cherry Esplanade's double rows of Kanzan cherries form pink canopies that draw hanami.
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Concourse, BronxJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsConcourse, Bronx
The Yankees open their 2027 home slate at Yankee Stadium with a weekend series against the Diamondbacks, April 9–11 — bunting, pregame ceremony and the first Bronx crowd of the year.
Concourse, BronxJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe Yankees open their 2027 home slate at Yankee Stadium with a weekend series against the Diamondbacks, April 9–11 — bunting, pregame ceremony and the first Bronx crowd of the year.
Add to calendarLincoln Square, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsLincoln Square, Manhattan
New York City Ballet opens its 2027 Spring Season with two all-Balanchine programs — Serenade, Symphony in C-era classics and more — at the David H. Koch Theater.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsNew York City Ballet opens its 2027 Spring Season with two all-Balanchine programs — Serenade, Symphony in C-era classics and more — at the David H. Koch Theater.
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Bedford Park, BronxDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBedford Park, Bronx
The New York Botanical Garden's beloved winter blockbuster returns with thousands of orchids in the Enid A.
Bedford Park, BronxDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe New York Botanical Garden's beloved winter blockbuster returns with thousands of orchids in the Enid A.
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