Art & Exhibitions in Manhattan This Weekend

Oct 9–12 · 128 picks hand‑checked by Stumblday against organizer pages · 5 free in the top 10 · updated Oct 8

The 10 best art & exhibitions in Manhattan this weekend (Oct 9–12)

  1. Sarah Michelson: nowhere — Sep 15 – Oct 11 · Midtown
  2. You Should Be Dancing: New York, 1976 and Beyond — Oct 2 – Apr 4, 2027 · Upper West Side
  3. Camille Henrot: Dogs — On view September 9 – August 29, 2027 · Free · Central Park
  4. Lee Bul: The Anatomy of Every Setting Sun — On view through Oct 24 · Free · Chelsea
  5. Studio Sunday at the Studio Museum in Harlem — Sunday, October 11, 11am–6pm · Free · Harlem
  6. Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art — Sep 10 – Jan 10, 2027 Thu–Sun 11 AM–5 PM · Pay-what-you-can (suggested $… · East Harlem
  7. Genesis Belanger: Heads or Tails — On view through Nov 15 · Free · Civic Center
  8. Nike: Form Follows Motion — Through Mar 7 · Columbus Circle
  9. Whitney Biennial 2026 — On Partial view through Oct 12 · Meatpacking District
  10. Yoshitaka Amano: Origins at the American Academy of Arts and Letters — On view Sep 26 – Feb 7, 2027 · Free · Washington Heights

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NBA Larry O'Brien Trophy in For the Win at AMNHAmerican Museum of Natural History, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
On view Jul 27, 2026–Jan 3, 2027Included with any museum admi…

NBA Larry O'Brien Trophy in For the Win at AMNH

Upper West Side, Manhattan

The NBA's Larry O'Brien Trophy, freshly engraved with the champion Knicks, plus the Lombardi Trophy and Jesse Owens gold, at AMNH.

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Taryn Simon: Father Country I Do Love You at the GuggenheimSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
On view Sep 18, 2026–Mar 14, 2027Included with museum admission

Taryn Simon: Father Country I Do Love You at the Guggenheim

Upper East Side, Manhattan

Taryn Simon fills the entire Guggenheim rotunda with 42 new works tracing one federal agent's life — the fall's biggest museum opening.

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About this list

Stumblday's 128 hand-checked picks for Oct 9–12: museum shows, gallery openings, and exhibitions worth seeing in Manhattan this weekend.

FAQ

When is "this weekend"?

This list covers the weekend of Oct 9–12, 2026, and it refreshes automatically every week.

How is this list put together?

Stumblday curates and re-ranks NYC events each week from official venue and city sources — so you get a short, vetted shortlist instead of an endless calendar.

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