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Thursday Feb. 26, 2026

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtHudson Yards

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern Art

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11:30 am – 6 pm

An Ecology of Quilts: The Natural History of American Textiles

Art
Free

American Folk Art MuseumLincoln Square

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Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art
Family

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

Copy of Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer. Photo by Jacob Hiss

Various

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy
Family

Friday Feb. 27

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream

Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtHudson Yards

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern Art

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11 am – 4:30 pm

Build a Baggywrinkle at South Street Seaport Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Family

South Street Seaport MuseumDowntown Manhattan

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11:30 am – 6 pm

An Ecology of Quilts: The Natural History of American Textiles

Art
Free

American Folk Art MuseumLincoln Square

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Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art
Family

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

Copy of Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer. Photo by Jacob Hiss

Various

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy
Family

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5 – 9 pm

Date Night at the Met

The Met Fifth AvenueUpper East Side

5 – 6 pm

Crafts and Classics Club

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

Saturday Feb. 28

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream

Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtHudson Yards

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern Art

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11 am – 5 pm

Living History: Clothing of Enslaved Women and Reclaiming Black Humanity

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Mr. Pink Guided Walking Tour in Flatiron NoMad

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Flatiron North PlazaFlatiron

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11 am – 4:30 pm

Build a Baggywrinkle at South Street Seaport Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Family

South Street Seaport MuseumDowntown Manhattan

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11:30 am – 6 pm

An Ecology of Quilts: The Natural History of American Textiles

Art
Free

American Folk Art MuseumLincoln Square

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Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art
Family

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

6H5A0060 Ed Center Artmaking

1 – 4 pm

Family Afternoon | Come Together: 3,000 Years of Stories and Storytelling

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Copy of Nick Abeel & Kyle Schaefer. Photo by Jacob Hiss

Various

Hold On To Your Butts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Comedy
Family

The Joyce Theater no people

2 – 3:30 pm

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE at The Joyce

Ages: All
Art
Dance
Family

The Joyce TheaterChelsea

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