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MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensSelect galleries through Sep 7Free
Greater New York 2026
Fifty-three New York artists sprawl across every floor of MoMA PS1 with 150-plus works and admission is free in its final days.
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9 picks · checked Sep 2
9 picks
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Queens#1Select galleries through Sep 7 · Limited Run
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensFree
Greater New York 2026
Fifty-three New York artists sprawl across every floor of MoMA PS1 with 150-plus works and admission is free in its final days.
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The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City, QueensOn view through spring 2027Museum admission (adults ~$16)
Light and Stone: Revisiting Noguchi's 1986 Venice Biennale
The Noguchi Museum restages Isamu Noguchi's 1986 Venice Biennale — glowing Akari light sculptures and carved stone reunited in his own garden museum.
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#2On view through spring 2027 · Limited Run
The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City, QueensMuseum admission (adults ~$16)
Light and Stone: Revisiting Noguchi's 1986 Venice Biennale
The Noguchi Museum restages Isamu Noguchi's 1986 Venice Biennale — glowing Akari light sculptures and carved stone reunited in his own garden museum.
#3
The Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, QueensWmpearl · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsOn view through September 13Ticketed
The Noguchi Museum: Noguchi's New York
Isamu Noguchi's own LIC museum reframes his stone, steel and paper works around the city that shaped him — a serene sculpture garden at its heart.
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#3On view through September 13 · Limited Run
The Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, QueensWmpearl · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsTicketed
The Noguchi Museum: Noguchi's New York
Isamu Noguchi's own LIC museum reframes his stone, steel and paper works around the city that shaped him — a serene sculpture garden at its heart.
#4
Advance Masonic Temple, Astoria, QueensBreteblue · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSundaysFree
Historic Blackwell Door Exhibit at the Advance Masonic Temple
An 18th-century door salvaged from the Blackwell family farmhouse goes on public view inside Astoria's Advance Masonic Temple.
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#4Sundays · Limited Run
Advance Masonic Temple, Astoria, QueensBreteblue · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree
Historic Blackwell Door Exhibit at the Advance Masonic Temple
An 18th-century door salvaged from the Blackwell family farmhouse goes on public view inside Astoria's Advance Masonic Temple.
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#5
Rockaway Beach, Beach 67th Street, QueensJune 27 – September 13, 2026Free
Between Tides
Six sculptural ping-pong tables sit in the sand at Rockaway Beach, including a walnut sea monster swallowing a salvaged aluminum boat.
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#5June 27 – September 13, 2026 · Limited Run
Rockaway Beach, Beach 67th Street, QueensFree
Between Tides
Six sculptural ping-pong tables sit in the sand at Rockaway Beach, including a walnut sea monster swallowing a salvaged aluminum boat.
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Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensMay 11, 2026 – April 30, 2027Free
Homecoming: Chakaia Booker
Chakaia Booker's shredded-tyre sculpture stands on the East River lawn at Socrates, free and open every day until sunset.
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#6May 11, 2026 – April 30, 2027 · Limited Run
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, QueensFree
Homecoming: Chakaia Booker
Chakaia Booker's shredded-tyre sculpture stands on the East River lawn at Socrates, free and open every day until sunset.
#7
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensOngoing through January 31, 2027Pay what you wish (suggested…
Sonia Boyce: Demonstrate
Sonia Boyce turns two days of Queens Museum gatherings into video, kaleidoscopic wallpaper and a Dia de Muertos altar built with the community.
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#7Ongoing through January 31, 2027 · Ongoing
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensPay what you wish (suggested…
Sonia Boyce: Demonstrate
Sonia Boyce turns two days of Queens Museum gatherings into video, kaleidoscopic wallpaper and a Dia de Muertos altar built with the community.
#8
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensOngoing through January 31, 2027Pay what you wish (suggested…
About Us: The American Imaginary
Three Terra Foundation fellows pull vintage silver gelatin and albumen prints from the collection to ask what American-ness actually looks like.
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#8Ongoing through January 31, 2027 · Ongoing
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensPay what you wish (suggested…
About Us: The American Imaginary
Three Terra Foundation fellows pull vintage silver gelatin and albumen prints from the collection to ask what American-ness actually looks like.
#9
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensJune 20, 2026 – January 31, 2027Suggested admission $8 adults
Collection Spotlight: The Panorama Archives
The paperwork behind the Panorama of the City of New York, the 9,335-square-foot model of all five boroughs built for the 1964 World's Fair.
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#9June 20, 2026 – January 31, 2027 · Limited Run
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QueensSuggested admission $8 adults
Collection Spotlight: The Panorama Archives
The paperwork behind the Panorama of the City of New York, the 9,335-square-foot model of all five boroughs built for the 1964 World's Fair.
