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- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wollman Rink is a public ice rink in the southern part of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. It is named after the Wollman family who donated the funds for its original construction. The rink is open for ice skating from late October to early April.
830 5th Ave, New York, NY 10065
- Monet and VeniceMonet and VeniceTime: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Claude Monet once claimed that Venice was “too beautiful to be painted,” a challenge he embraced by creating an extraordinary sequence of works depicting the Italian city. Monet and Venice is the first exhibition to focus on Monet’s luminous Venetian paintings—a radiant yet underexplored chapter in the artist’s late career—since their debut in 1912.
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - Holiday Train ShowHoliday Train ShowTime: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Enter a winter wonderland unlike any other at the The New York Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show, where cherished seasonal traditions find a home in our enchanting train displays, by day…or night.
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10458-5126 - Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens Seydou Keïta: A Tactile LensTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Encounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn Museum
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - The Gay Harlem RenaissanceThe Gay Harlem RenaissanceTime: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
To mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York Historical
170 Central Park West
at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
New York, NY 10024
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
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- January 8, 2026
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pmWollman Rink is a public ice rink in the southern part of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. It is named after the Wollman family who donated the funds for its original construction. The rink is open for ice skating from late October to early April.
830 5th Ave, New York, NY 10065
- Monet and VeniceMonet and VeniceTime: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmClaude Monet once claimed that Venice was “too beautiful to be painted,” a challenge he embraced by creating an extraordinary sequence of works depicting the Italian city. Monet and Venice is the first exhibition to focus on Monet’s luminous Venetian paintings—a radiant yet underexplored chapter in the artist’s late career—since their debut in 1912.
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - Holiday Train ShowHoliday Train ShowTime: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmEnter a winter wonderland unlike any other at the The New York Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show, where cherished seasonal traditions find a home in our enchanting train displays, by day…or night.
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10458-5126 - Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens Seydou Keïta: A Tactile LensTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pmEncounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn Museum
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - The Gay Harlem RenaissanceThe Gay Harlem RenaissanceTime: 11:00 am - 5:00 pmTo mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York Historical
170 Central Park West
at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
New York, NY 10024
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
- January 9, 2026
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pmWollman Rink is a public ice rink in the southern part of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. It is named after the Wollman family who donated the funds for its original construction. The rink is open for ice skating from late October to early April.
830 5th Ave, New York, NY 10065
- Monet and VeniceMonet and VeniceTime: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmClaude Monet once claimed that Venice was “too beautiful to be painted,” a challenge he embraced by creating an extraordinary sequence of works depicting the Italian city. Monet and Venice is the first exhibition to focus on Monet’s luminous Venetian paintings—a radiant yet underexplored chapter in the artist’s late career—since their debut in 1912.
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - Holiday Train ShowHoliday Train ShowTime: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmEnter a winter wonderland unlike any other at the The New York Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show, where cherished seasonal traditions find a home in our enchanting train displays, by day…or night.
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10458-5126 - Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens Seydou Keïta: A Tactile LensTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pmEncounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn Museum
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - Dance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. NeriedDance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. NeriedTime: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
A dance and wellness classes design for Older Adults taught by Walter Rutledge
720 Nereid Ave, Bronx, NY 10466
- The Gay Harlem RenaissanceThe Gay Harlem RenaissanceTime: 11:00 am - 5:00 pmTo mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York Historical
170 Central Park West
at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
New York, NY 10024
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
- January 10, 2026
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pmWollman Rink is a public ice rink in the southern part of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. It is named after the Wollman family who donated the funds for its original construction. The rink is open for ice skating from late October to early April.
830 5th Ave, New York, NY 10065
- Monet and VeniceMonet and VeniceTime: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmClaude Monet once claimed that Venice was “too beautiful to be painted,” a challenge he embraced by creating an extraordinary sequence of works depicting the Italian city. Monet and Venice is the first exhibition to focus on Monet’s luminous Venetian paintings—a radiant yet underexplored chapter in the artist’s late career—since their debut in 1912.
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - Holiday Train ShowHoliday Train ShowTime: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmEnter a winter wonderland unlike any other at the The New York Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show, where cherished seasonal traditions find a home in our enchanting train displays, by day…or night.
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10458-5126 - Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens Seydou Keïta: A Tactile LensTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pmEncounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn Museum
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - The Gay Harlem RenaissanceThe Gay Harlem RenaissanceTime: 11:00 am - 5:00 pmTo mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York Historical
170 Central Park West
at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
New York, NY 10024
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
- January 11, 2026
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pmWollman Rink is a public ice rink in the southern part of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. It is named after the Wollman family who donated the funds for its original construction. The rink is open for ice skating from late October to early April.
830 5th Ave, New York, NY 10065
- Monet and VeniceMonet and VeniceTime: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmClaude Monet once claimed that Venice was “too beautiful to be painted,” a challenge he embraced by creating an extraordinary sequence of works depicting the Italian city. Monet and Venice is the first exhibition to focus on Monet’s luminous Venetian paintings—a radiant yet underexplored chapter in the artist’s late career—since their debut in 1912.
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - Holiday Train ShowHoliday Train ShowTime: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmEnter a winter wonderland unlike any other at the The New York Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show, where cherished seasonal traditions find a home in our enchanting train displays, by day…or night.
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10458-5126 - Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens Seydou Keïta: A Tactile LensTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pmEncounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn Museum
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - The Gay Harlem RenaissanceThe Gay Harlem RenaissanceTime: 11:00 am - 5:00 pmTo mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York Historical
170 Central Park West
at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
New York, NY 10024
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
- January 12, 2026
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pmWollman Rink is a public ice rink in the southern part of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. It is named after the Wollman family who donated the funds for its original construction. The rink is open for ice skating from late October to early April.
830 5th Ave, New York, NY 10065
- Monet and VeniceMonet and VeniceTime: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmClaude Monet once claimed that Venice was “too beautiful to be painted,” a challenge he embraced by creating an extraordinary sequence of works depicting the Italian city. Monet and Venice is the first exhibition to focus on Monet’s luminous Venetian paintings—a radiant yet underexplored chapter in the artist’s late career—since their debut in 1912.
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens Seydou Keïta: A Tactile LensTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pmEncounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn Museum
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - The Gay Harlem RenaissanceThe Gay Harlem RenaissanceTime: 11:00 am - 5:00 pmTo mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York Historical
170 Central Park West
at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
New York, NY 10024
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
- January 13, 2026
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pmWollman Rink is a public ice rink in the southern part of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. It is named after the Wollman family who donated the funds for its original construction. The rink is open for ice skating from late October to early April.
830 5th Ave, New York, NY 10065
- Monet and VeniceMonet and VeniceTime: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmClaude Monet once claimed that Venice was “too beautiful to be painted,” a challenge he embraced by creating an extraordinary sequence of works depicting the Italian city. Monet and Venice is the first exhibition to focus on Monet’s luminous Venetian paintings—a radiant yet underexplored chapter in the artist’s late career—since their debut in 1912.
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens Seydou Keïta: A Tactile LensTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pmEncounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn Museum
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - The Gay Harlem RenaissanceThe Gay Harlem RenaissanceTime: 11:00 am - 5:00 pmTo mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York Historical
170 Central Park West
at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
New York, NY 10024
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
- January 14, 2026
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pmWollman Rink is a public ice rink in the southern part of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. It is named after the Wollman family who donated the funds for its original construction. The rink is open for ice skating from late October to early April.
830 5th Ave, New York, NY 10065
- Monet and VeniceMonet and VeniceTime: 10:00 am - 6:00 pmClaude Monet once claimed that Venice was “too beautiful to be painted,” a challenge he embraced by creating an extraordinary sequence of works depicting the Italian city. Monet and Venice is the first exhibition to focus on Monet’s luminous Venetian paintings—a radiant yet underexplored chapter in the artist’s late career—since their debut in 1912.
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens Seydou Keïta: A Tactile LensTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pmEncounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn Museum
Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 - The Gay Harlem RenaissanceThe Gay Harlem RenaissanceTime: 11:00 am - 5:00 pmTo mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York Historical
170 Central Park West
at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
New York, NY 10024
- Wollman Ice Skating RinkWollman Ice Skating RinkTime: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
- January 8, 2026