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Thursday May 1, 2025

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade Center

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

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All day

The Legacy of The Handmaid’s Tale: June’s Evolution from Handmaid to Rebel

The Paley Museum

Painting by Amrit Khurana – Whispers In Bloom

All day

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Art
Free

United Nations Visitors Lobby

All day

Fleurs de Villes Downton Abbey

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Harlem Ren 100 Vertical (45 1080 x 1350 px)

8 am – 5 pm

Harlem Renaissance 100’s Spring 2025 Calendar of Harlem-wide events include tributes to Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Louis Armstrong, James Brown, Maya Angelou, Celia Cruz, Gordon Parks & More

Harlem

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS The Lady at 100: Columbia Classics from the Locarno Film Festival APRIL 16 – MAY 24, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern Art

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction APRIL 20 – SEPTEMBER 13, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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9 am – 6 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Family

CAMP 5th Avenue

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

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10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Exhibition: Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar

Art

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10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Exhibition: Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace

Art

Poster HouseChelsea

10 am – 9 pm

Macy’s Flower Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Macy’s Herald Square

Cool Off at Orchard Beach – PH

10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Capsule Exhibition: From the Bronx to the Battery: The Subway Sun

The Flaming Lips – PH

10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Capsule Exhibition: Copy/Paste/Print/Repeat: Mike King & the Art of the Gig Poster

10 am

Little Movers: Toddler Time

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Family

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

10:15 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Hudson Park Library

10:15 am

Little Movers and Shakers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Roosevelt Island Library

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10:30 am – 5 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Family
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

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11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

11 am

Little Movers Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Hamilton Grange Library

11:30 am

FAMILY Storytime: Stories, Songs and Rhymes

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

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Noon – 2 pm

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Nasty Women of Fidi Walking Tour

Shrine to Elizabeth Ann SetonFinancial District

12:30 pm

Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

George Bruce Library

The Space In Between

1 – 7 pm

The Space In Between

Art
Free

All Street GalleryEast village

3 pm

Button Making

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Hamilton Grange Library

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3:30 – 5 pm

Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

3:30 pm

STEAM: Origami for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Fort Washington Library

3:30 pm

Teen Art Club

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Bloomingdale Library

4 pm

Get Creative!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Hamilton Grange Library

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