Art Walk at Brookfield Place

Brookfield Place 220 Vesey Street,

Look for works ranging from oil on canvas to handmade ceramics throughout the 40-foot palms and glass atrium in this shopping and office complex.In addition to a permanent collection on view, new artists exhibit their work throughout the year. Right now see Rashid Johnson's Untitled Broken Crowd, a monumental tileย  mosaic composed of handmade ceramics,…

The New York Public Library’s Treasures

New York Public Library 476 Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street,

See some of the most extraordinary items from the 56 million in the New York Public Library's collections of the last 125+ years. Encounter manuscripts, artworks, letters, still and moving images, recordings, and more that bring vividly to life voices of the past. Highlight's include the stuffed inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh and Thomas Jeffersonโ€™s handwritten copy…

Seaglass Carousel

Battery Park & Playscape State Street & Battery Place,

Spin under the sea in an aquatic carousel in historic Battery Park. Sit within iridescent fiberglass fish that glide through a (covered) spiraling nautilus of glass and steel. LED color-changing…

Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
๐ŸŽŸ $6

MoMA Sculpture Garden

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 4 W 53rd Street,

Explore a small, lovely Sculpture Garden with a range of interesting statues including an oversized surreal Miro, an all-weather snowman, a monumental geometric sculpture by Picasso, a colorful Calder structure and a Paris Metro station entrance. Wander across marble stairs and bridges, throw a penny in the fountain, and bring a picnic or get ice…

Boundless: 10 Years of Seeding Black Comic Futures

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Boulevarrd,

Celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Cultureโ€™s Black Comic Book Festival with photographs, memorabilia, creator highlights, comic book reading stations, and clips from past festival programs. Drawn from the Schomburg Centerโ€™s archival collections, this exhibition illuminates the long history of Black comics and sequential art creators and their motivations…

Seaport Discovery:ย Exploring our Waters withย Ericย Carleย 

South Street Seaport Museum 12 Fulton Street,

Visit a discovery room of maritime-themed art by the late Eric Carle, beloved creator of picture books for young children, at The South Street Seaport Museum. Huge immersive murals bring families into Carle's book, A House for Hermit Crab,ย and the cargo-ship adventures ofย 10 Little Rubber Ducks. Activities include meeting a live hermit crab, driving ferries…

Suggested Ages: 2 to 8
๐ŸŽŸ Pay-what-you-wish

High Line Art

High Line The High Line,

See world-class art projects on and around the High Line, in dialogue with the nature and city scape of the unique parkCurrent highlights include:* You know who I am (16th…

imagiNATIONS Activity Center

National Museum of the American Indian - New York One Bowling Green,

Solve puzzles, perform experiments, play state-of-the-art computer simulations and find out how corn is like a dog in this interactive, family-friendly space. Explore scientific principles behind Native innovations and technologies that are so ingenious, many remain a part of our daily lives.

Central Park Carousel

Choose from 57 horses and two chariots on a charming carousel built in 1908 (but installed in the park in 1951). Look for fun art throughout including silly clowns. Covered by a lovely brick structure with side openings but still closed on rainy days. Interesting history: the current carousel is the fourth in this location.…

Suggested Ages: All
๐ŸŽŸ $2.50

Jim Henson’s World

Museum of the Moving Image 36-01 35 Avenue at 37 Street, Astoria

Explore Jim Hensonโ€™s groundbreaking work for film and television and his transformative impact on popular culture and learn how Henson and his team of builders, performers, and writers brought to life the enduringly popular worlds of The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth. Among the nearly 300 objects on view…

Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
๐ŸŽŸ Free with museum admission

NYC Ferry

NYC Various locations,

Travel by state-of-the-art ferry to stops in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island along the East River and Hudson River. Indoor and outdoor seating. Charging stations, concessions, AC/heat…

Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
๐ŸŽŸ $2.75, free/kids under 44 inches

MoMA Art Lab: Line, Shape, Color

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) 4 W 53rd Street,

Work with wire, design emoji, engage in light-box play, and more in this all-ages, hands-on space. Drop in and choose from a variety of activities. Weave paper patterns, browse beautiful…

Suggested Ages: All
๐ŸŽŸ $25/adults, $18/seniors, $14/students, free/ages 16 & under

This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,

Explore the many ways NYC has inspired storytelling across art forms. See both famous and lesser-known depictions of New York in film and television, visual and performing arts, music, poetry…

1885 Tall Ship Wavertree & 1908 Lightship Ambrose

South Street Seaport Museum 12 Fulton Street,

Visit the 130-year-old tall ship Wavertree with self-guided tours along a set route include access to the main deck and quarter deck. Learn how people worked and lived aboard a…

Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
๐ŸŽŸ Pay-what-you-wish

Tea Around Town

Bryant Park 42nd Street & Fifth Avenue,

See the sights of New York in a double-decker bus transformed into a mobile tea room with a glass roof offering a wide field of view, and a bright, floral…

Suggested Ages: 3 to 14+, Adult Friendly
๐ŸŽŸ $69

Blue Man Group

Astor Place Theater 434 Lafayette Street,

Experience a unique, imaginative, multi-sensory worldwide hit where it all began, in an intimate downtown theater. Three bizarre bald blue men make music with innovative instruments and interact with each…

Suggested Ages: 3 to 14+, Adult Friendly
๐ŸŽŸ $54.50-$102

Gazillion Bubble Show

New World Stages 340 W 50th Street,

Bubble lovers can get their fix at this long-running show that combines spectacular light and laser effects with masterful bubble artistry. Great first show with only 60 minute running time…

Suggested Ages: All
๐ŸŽŸ $59-$99.50

The Lion King

Minskoff Theatre 200 W 45th Street,

Puppets and live actors create a magical world to tell the story of Simbaโ€™s rise to the throne in this worldwide sensation and winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Direction and Best Costume by Julie Taymor. Based on the beloved 1994 movie, but very much a new re-imagining based on South African…

Suggested Ages: 6 to 14+
๐ŸŽŸ $109-$252

Wicked

Gershwin Theatre 222 W 51st Street,

This mega-hit musical take onย The Wizard of Ozย tells the backstory of the the misunderstood, green-skinned Wicked Witch of the West and bubbly popular Glinda. Their initial rivalry turns in an…

Suggested Ages: 7 to 14+, Adult Friendly
๐ŸŽŸ $105-$232

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Lyric Theatre 214 W 43rd Street,

19 years after Harry, Ron, and Hermione saved the wizarding world, theyโ€™re back as overworked parents. A sequel centered around Harry and Dracoโ€™s teen sons; best for those who have read/watched the whole series to avoid confusion and spoilers. Expect exciting time travel, spectacular spells, epic battles and reckoning with family legacies with excellent acting,…

Suggested Ages: 9 to 14+, Adult Friendly
๐ŸŽŸ $59-$199