Museum shows, gallery openings, and exhibitions worth seeing in Manhattan this weekend.
94 picks · checked Aug 25
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMabel Dwight's wry Depression-era lithographs of New York crowds close out their Whitney run on Floor 3.
Whitney Museum of American Art, Meatpacking District, ManhattanMabel Dwight's wry Depression-era lithographs of New York crowds close out their Whitney run on Floor 3.
New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanSee Rembrandt and his contemporaries reconstruct the Dutch settlement that became New York, in this exhibition's last days.
New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanSee Rembrandt and his contemporaries reconstruct the Dutch settlement that became New York, in this exhibition's last days.
Museum of the City of New York, East Harlem, ManhattanA 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, East Harlem, ManhattanA rescued New Deal mural cycle painted for a hospital children's ward goes back on public view in East Harlem.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA's Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera survey enters its final week, the two Mexican modernists hung in dialogue rather than apart.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA's Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera survey enters its final week, the two Mexican modernists hung in dialogue rather than apart.
The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Costume Institute's Met Gala show pairs couture with painting and sculpture in nearly 12,000 square feet of new galleries.
The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Costume Institute's Met Gala show pairs couture with painting and sculpture in nearly 12,000 square feet of new galleries.
New Museum, Bowery, ManhattanThe New Museum's five-month survey of art made with and about machines hits its last days on the Bowery.
New Museum, Bowery, ManhattanThe New Museum's five-month survey of art made with and about machines hits its last days on the Bowery.
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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.
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.
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.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanThe Morgan traces tarot from Renaissance hand-painted decks to modern artists — a richly illustrated cult favorite.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanThe Morgan traces tarot from Renaissance hand-painted decks to modern artists — a richly illustrated cult favorite.
New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanSandstone and glass wrapped in flax pelts and hand embroidery climbs four floors of the New Museum's new atrium stair.
New Museum, Lower East Side, ManhattanSandstone and glass wrapped in flax pelts and hand embroidery climbs four floors of the New Museum's new atrium stair.
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.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanJewel-toned illuminated manuscripts and works on paper glow in this Morgan show — centuries of color, free Friday evenings.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanJewel-toned illuminated manuscripts and works on paper glow in this Morgan show — centuries of color, free Friday evenings.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanPoet John Ashbery's personal art collection at the Morgan — drawings by the friends who filled his walls.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanPoet John Ashbery's personal art collection at the Morgan — drawings by the friends who filled his walls.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanAna Paula Hirama · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA new Met show explores how artists across centuries have rendered the body as instrument and music as form—opening day at one of the city's biggest museums.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanAna Paula Hirama · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA new Met show explores how artists across centuries have rendered the body as instrument and music as form—opening day at one of the city's biggest museums.
American Museum of Natural History, Upper West Side, ManhattanRelive the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs in an immersive AMNH show — the summer's top science pick for families.
American Museum of Natural History, Upper West Side, ManhattanRelive the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs in an immersive AMNH show — the summer's top science pick for families.
The High Line: 14th Street Passage, ManhattanMichael Vadon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsExperience live dance performances along the High Line's 14th Street Passage, offering a free afternoon of movement above the city.
The High Line: 14th Street Passage, ManhattanMichael Vadon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsExperience live dance performances along the High Line's 14th Street Passage, offering a free afternoon of movement above the city.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanRembrandt drawings and the immigrants in his world anchor a just-opened Morgan show — free Friday evenings in a jewel-box museum.
The Morgan Library & Museum, Murray Hill, ManhattanRembrandt drawings and the immigrants in his world anchor a just-opened Morgan show — free Friday evenings in a jewel-box museum.
Uffner & Liu, Lower East Side, ManhattanNicole Eisenman, Dana Schutz, Peter Saul and Genieve Figgis in one Suffolk Street room — sixteen painters working the comic and the grotesque.
Uffner & Liu, Lower East Side, ManhattanNicole Eisenman, Dana Schutz, Peter Saul and Genieve Figgis in one Suffolk Street room — sixteen painters working the comic and the grotesque.
The Arts Center at Governors Island, Governors Island, ManhattanLeslie Wayne paints rising seas from above — shorelines and melting icebergs fill the Arts Center at Governors Island, free all weekend.
The Arts Center at Governors Island, Governors Island, ManhattanLeslie Wayne paints rising seas from above — shorelines and melting icebergs fill the Arts Center at Governors Island, free all weekend.
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, Chelsea, ManhattanGreat Migration, Dust Bowl, Trail of Tears — Benny Andrews's final painting series traces three American exoduses, closing soon at Michael Rosenfeld.
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, Chelsea, ManhattanGreat Migration, Dust Bowl, Trail of Tears — Benny Andrews's final painting series traces three American exoduses, closing soon at Michael Rosenfeld.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanPierre Huyghe's UUmwelt fills a MoMA gallery with machine-generated images and the living systems that share the room.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanPierre Huyghe's UUmwelt fills a MoMA gallery with machine-generated images and the living systems that share the room.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA opens a century of animation from its own collection, from early hand-drawn cells to contemporary experiments.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA opens a century of animation from its own collection, from early hand-drawn cells to contemporary experiments.
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Midtown, Manhattan(vincent desjardins) from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWinnie-the-Pooh's original stuffed animals, a Gutenberg Bible and Jefferson's handwriting, free inside the Fifth Avenue library.
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Midtown, Manhattan(vincent desjardins) from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWinnie-the-Pooh's original stuffed animals, a Gutenberg Bible and Jefferson's handwriting, free inside the Fifth Avenue library.
Gagosian, 980 Madison Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanMarcel Duchamp · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsGagosian's Duchamp survey on Madison Avenue reaches its extended final day and gallery admission costs nothing.
Gagosian, 980 Madison Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanMarcel Duchamp · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsGagosian's Duchamp survey on Madison Avenue reaches its extended final day and gallery admission costs nothing.
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