Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best free things to do in Chelsea, Manhattan over Columbus Day weekend 2026 (Oct 10–12): 6 picks, refreshed weekly.
6 picks · checked Sep 17
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanWikipettanko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsKorean 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, ManhattanWikipettanko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsKorean 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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The Museum at FIT, Chelsea, ManhattanAn 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.
The Museum at FIT, Chelsea, ManhattanAn 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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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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The FLAG Art Foundation, Chelsea, ManhattanPrison-stool sculptures, neon text and a new bodycam-style video fill FLAG's Chelsea floor in Sable Elyse Smith's free prize show.
The FLAG Art Foundation, Chelsea, ManhattanPrison-stool sculptures, neon text and a new bodycam-style video fill FLAG's Chelsea floor in Sable Elyse Smith's free prize show.
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Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanRadical Italian artist Carol Rama's provocative, body-obsessed work fills the Hauser & Wirth Chelsea gallery — free and closing at month's end.
Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanRadical Italian artist Carol Rama's provocative, body-obsessed work fills the Hauser & Wirth Chelsea gallery — free and closing at month's end.
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Lincoln Glenn Gallery, Chelsea, ManhattanNan Goldin, Louise Nevelson, Lee Bontecou and Lynda Benglis among 30-plus women tracing a century of American art at Lincoln Glenn — free in Chelsea.
Lincoln Glenn Gallery, Chelsea, ManhattanNan Goldin, Louise Nevelson, Lee Bontecou and Lynda Benglis among 30-plus women tracing a century of American art at Lincoln Glenn — free in Chelsea.
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