Upper East Side
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 and literature, and even fashion. The full-floor exhibition is organized around the types of urban spaces where the stories of New York are told. “Tempo…
An Atlas of Es Devlin Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 2 E 91st Street,
See over 300 sketches, paintings, illuminated paper cuts, and projection-mapped rotating miniature sculptures that form the seeds of some of the most iconic, cultural congregations of music, poetry, art, and activism in recent times in a survey of genre-defying British contemporary artist and designer Es Devlin. Globally renowned for her large-scale, illuminated installations and sculptures…
🎟 $15/adults, free/ages 18 & under
Byzantine Bembé: New York by Manny Vega Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,
Explore Manny Vega's visual storytelling as it interweaves community stories with themes that range from African deities to urban mythologies, spanning the personal and the collective. His style has been dubbed “Byzantine Hip-Hop” for his uncompromising technical command that encompasses ancient Mediterranean mosaic-making and the electrifying lines of hyper-detailed Sharpie pen-and-ink drawings. Deeply rooted in…
🎟 Suggested $20, $14/students & seniors, free/ages 19 & under
The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Through some 160 works of painting, sculpture, photography, film, and ephemera, explore the comprehensive and far-reaching ways in which Black artists portrayed everyday modern life in the new Black cities that took shape in the 1920s–40s in New York City’s Harlem and nationwide in the early decades of the Great Migration when millions of African…
🎟 $30 (suggested), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
Watson Adventures’ Secrets of Central Park Family Scavenger Hunt Central Park Carousel Mid-Park at 65th,
Kids and adults team up to roam the paths and fields of the park below 72nd Street while answering tricky, humorous questions. To score points, find Stuart Little, stick your tongue out at a rude animal, learn the motto of a hidden eagle, decipher a secret code by the pond seen in Home Alone 2,…
🎟 $21.50/ages 18+, $17.50/ages 7-17
Start with Art & Music Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Explore art and music in the galleries while you look, move, and sing. Guest musicians share music related to works on view. Look closely at art and discuss with fabulous museum educators. Travel through time and around the world on a museum adventure. This month's theme is women in art Recommended for families with children…
🎟 $30 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
Cooper Hewitt Family Program: Design Your Own Collection Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 2 E 91st Street,
Explore the exhibition Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection with a scavenger hunt. Then drop in for a design activity: What do you collect? Whether it’s shells, stickers, stamps, Pokémon cards, or sneakers, design a way to display your favorites. Take your design home and showcase your collection. Drop in any time 11 am–1 pm…
🎟 $15/adults, free/ages 18 & under
NYC Discovery Lab: Nature in the City Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,
In celebration of Earth Day, learn how the environment in New York City has changed over time. Hands-on activities for all ages include exploring indigenous plants and animals, a game that explores native and nonnative species and hearing the stories of NYC environmental activists who have advocated for beautification of their neighborhoods. Pick up an…
🎟 Suggested $20, $14/students & seniors, free/ages 19 & under
L.O.S. KIDS – Gershwin & Copland ❤ New York 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue between 91st & 92nd Street,
Gershwin and Copland visit 92NY to share their love of NYC and their iconic music in a funny, interactive hour long show. Young composers perform original works alongside soloists and dancers from the New York Theatre Ballet School, all accompanied by the renowned professional Little Orchestra.
🎟 $23-$61
A Walk in the Park: Watercolor and Nature Exploration Workshop Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,
Join an indoor-outdoor art-making and nature-exploring workshop. Learn about watercolor artist Frederick Brosen, participate in a watercolor painting tutorial, and take part in a guided garden exploration. Enjoy hands-on activities at the Museum of the City of New York and observe and document the landscape and flora in the Central Park Conservatory Garden.
🎟 $40
Carl Schurz Park Earth Day Carl Schurz Park East End & E 86th Street,
Meet environmental experts, make crafts and see a puppet show 'The Doubtful Sprout." Explore a park-wide exhibition that highlights the rich ecology of Carl Schurz Park and showcases the Conservancy’s work to strengthen and sustain the Park for the future. Learn at seven topical stations located from 84th Street to the North End of the…
Adventure to Neverland 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue between 91st & 92nd Street,
Join Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, and Captain Hook and fly away on a joyous journey to Neverland. This 45-minute theatrical celebration, a dynamic tale told by dancers, is a fun introduction to this classic story the power of childhood dreams and a beautiful celebration of song and movement. A soaring, swashbuckling adventure and heartwarming ode to…
🎟 $20-$35
Art Trek Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Fabulous museum educators engage children in conversations and activities related to a few works in the vast collection. Travel through time and around the world on a museum adventure. Discover favorite works of art as families look and learn together. This month’s theme is women in art. Recommended for families with children ages 7 to…
🎟 $30 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
Cinderella (Enchanted Edition) Brick Presbyterian Church Park Ave & E 91st Street,
The prince is giving a ball! The Brick Church Community Theater presents Rodger and Hammerstein's musical adaptaion of the classic fairy tale preformed by members of the church and school community accompanied by a live orchestra.
Jewish Museum Access Family Workshop The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street,
Visitors with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their families are invited to join a multi-sensory experience exploring the current exhibitions. Tour the galleries and discover paintings, photographs, and objects in the Museum's collection. Then, head to Scheuer Auditorium to create an original piece inspired by the works on view.
Uptown Jazz: Titans of Tin Pan Alley Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,
Enjoy music and entertainment celebrating the song pluggers of Tin Pan Alley with tunes inspired by centennial exhibition, This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture. Dandy Wellington strikes up his seven-piece band to bring these iconic songs to life, featuring timeless dance performance by the dynamic duo, The Uptown Belles. Sets…
🎟 Suggested $20, $14/students & seniors, free/ages 19 & under
Spring Break! Family Activities @ MCNY Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,
Inspired by the museum’s centennial exhibition This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture, explore what moves New York City’s streets and subways with art activities – from sketches to mosaics – with a different project each day. Pick up a scavenger hunt or a kids’ guide to the exhibition.…
🎟 Suggested $20, $14/students & seniors, free/ages 19 & under
Met Storytime Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Look, listen, sing, and have fun with Met educators. Join picture-book readings connected to objects in The Met collection every Tuesday & Thursday. This month's theme is Celebrate Black Stories in celebration of Black History Month. Recommended for families with children ages 18 months to 6 years. Choose from two half-hour sessions at 10:30 am…
🎟 $30 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under
Storytime and Workshop with Author Jessica Love Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 105th Street,
Join 12 pm storytime with Jessica Love, author and illustrator of award-winning children’s book Julián is a Mermaid. Julián is a story of a little boy who wants to become a mermaid and uses common household items to build his costume in preparation for the Coney Island Mermaid Parade. At 1 pm, join an artist-led…
🎟 Suggested $20, $14/students & seniors, free/ages 19 & under
Start with Art/Art Trek Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street,
Fabulous museum educators engage children in conversations and activities related to a few works in the vast collection. Travel through time and around the world on a museum adventure. Discover favorite works of art and make your own masterpiece. This month’s theme is Threads of Friendship in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Textile Conservation…
🎟 $30 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents), $17/students, free/ages 12 & under