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You don't need to go to one of NYC's many museums or art galleries to see a masterpiece. Art exhibits are on display in public spaces throughout the city. Most of these exhibits are temporary though, so be sure to catch them while they're on display.
Art Events
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Sarah Yuster: Outside Voices at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NYC Parks invites viewers to discover their inner-outside voice in the lustrous oil paintings of Staten Island-based artist Sarah Yuster, on view at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park this Spring.
From Isabella Rossellini, champion of the Ramble in Central Park, to Myisha Humphrey, Staten Island nursery operations supervisor for NYC Parks, Sarah Yuster: Outside Voices features “in situ” portraits of biological science professionals, ecological conservation activists, and hobbyists.
Free!
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
Free!
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to visit a unique collection of terracotta artifacts and masonry bricks.
Free!
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Out of the Box Biodiversity: Student Art
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us for Out Of The Box Biodiversity Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Donna Napoli-Steele Presents Youth Art Featuring Pieces Completed by her Students
Out Of The Box Biodiversity
Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Free!
Kids
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to an exhibit celebrating the South Shore of Staten Island's maritime history and heritage.
Free!
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to visit a unique collection of terracotta artifacts that chronicle turn-of-the-twentieth-century architectural styles.
Free!
CRAFTING MAY TUESDAYS :Tuesday Workshop Series with Queens College
at Alley Athletic (in Alley Pond Park), Queens
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Crafting Tuesdays is a hands-on creative session where imagination meets making. Explore fun materials, try new techniques, and create something uniquely yours in a relaxed, joyful space.
Free!
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Sarah Yuster: Outside Voices at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NYC Parks invites viewers to discover their inner-outside voice in the lustrous oil paintings of Staten Island-based artist Sarah Yuster, on view at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park this Spring.
From Isabella Rossellini, champion of the Ramble in Central Park, to Myisha Humphrey, Staten Island nursery operations supervisor for NYC Parks, Sarah Yuster: Outside Voices features “in situ” portraits of biological science professionals, ecological conservation activists, and hobbyists.
Free!
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
Free!
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to visit a unique collection of terracotta artifacts and masonry bricks.
Free!
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Out of the Box Biodiversity: Student Art
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us for Out Of The Box Biodiversity Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Donna Napoli-Steele Presents Youth Art Featuring Pieces Completed by her Students
Out Of The Box Biodiversity
Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Free!
Kids
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to an exhibit celebrating the South Shore of Staten Island's maritime history and heritage.
Free!
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to visit a unique collection of terracotta artifacts that chronicle turn-of-the-twentieth-century architectural styles.
Free!
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Sarah Yuster: Outside Voices at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NYC Parks invites viewers to discover their inner-outside voice in the lustrous oil paintings of Staten Island-based artist Sarah Yuster, on view at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park this Spring.
From Isabella Rossellini, champion of the Ramble in Central Park, to Myisha Humphrey, Staten Island nursery operations supervisor for NYC Parks, Sarah Yuster: Outside Voices features “in situ” portraits of biological science professionals, ecological conservation activists, and hobbyists.
Free!
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
Free!
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to visit a unique collection of terracotta artifacts and masonry bricks.
Free!
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Out of the Box Biodiversity: Student Art
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us for Out Of The Box Biodiversity Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Donna Napoli-Steele Presents Youth Art Featuring Pieces Completed by her Students
Out Of The Box Biodiversity
Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Free!
Kids
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to an exhibit celebrating the South Shore of Staten Island's maritime history and heritage.
Free!
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to visit a unique collection of terracotta artifacts that chronicle turn-of-the-twentieth-century architectural styles.
Free!
Public Gallery Tour
at Wave Hill, Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Get a in-depth look at artworks on view in galleries of Wave Hill, showcasing the work of both emerging and established artists in the unique context of a public garden.
Refashion Our Future, A Community Trashion Workshops
at Multi-Use Room A (in Pelham Fritz Recreation Center), Manhattan
3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Workshops
Free!
Arts, Culture and Fun: Nature Painting and Drawing
at Hamilton Fish Recreation Center (in Hamilton Fish Recreation Center), Manhattan
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks for a free 3-part series of nature painting and drawing workshops!
Free!
Thursday Classic Movie Night:
at Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Don Q Son of Zoro (1925) - Unrated
Free!
Arts, Culture & Fun: Bradford Hayes Quartet Concert
at Front of the Center (in Pelham Fritz Recreation Center), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the Jazz Foundation of America for a captivating jazz performance featuring the Bradford Hayes Quartet!
Free!
Exhibit Opening: The Shirley Chisholm Way: Brooklyn's Blueprint for Change
at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join Prospect Park Alliance and the Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute (SCCI) for an opening reception.
Free!
Event
Exhibit Opening: The Shirley Chisholm Way: Brooklyn's Blueprint for Change
at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join Prospect Park Alliance and SCCI for the opening of The Shirley Chisholm Way. Part of ReImagine Lefferts, this exhibit honors Chisholm’s legacy of breaking barriers in Brooklyn.
Free!
Still-Life Drawing
at Multi-Use Room A (in A.R.R.O.W. Field House), Queens
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Participants ages 13 – 17 will observe real life objects and recreate them on paper using a variety of drawing tools such as pencils, charcoal, and oil pastels.
Free!
Friday, May 15, 2026
Sarah Yuster: Outside Voices at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NYC Parks invites viewers to discover their inner-outside voice in the lustrous oil paintings of Staten Island-based artist Sarah Yuster, on view at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park this Spring.
From Isabella Rossellini, champion of the Ramble in Central Park, to Myisha Humphrey, Staten Island nursery operations supervisor for NYC Parks, Sarah Yuster: Outside Voices features “in situ” portraits of biological science professionals, ecological conservation activists, and hobbyists.
Free!
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
Free!
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to visit a unique collection of terracotta artifacts and masonry bricks.
Free!
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Out of the Box Biodiversity: Student Art
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us for Out Of The Box Biodiversity Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Donna Napoli-Steele Presents Youth Art Featuring Pieces Completed by her Students
Out Of The Box Biodiversity
Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Free!
Kids
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to an exhibit celebrating the South Shore of Staten Island's maritime history and heritage.
Free!
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to visit a unique collection of terracotta artifacts that chronicle turn-of-the-twentieth-century architectural styles.
Free!
Art Inspired by Eric Carle
at Highbridge Recreation Center (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join us at Highbridge Recreation Center for a family and friends paint night series.
Free!
Kids
Arts, Culture and Fun: Joaquin Pozo y La Clave Suena Concert
at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join us for a concert with master percussionist and his group, Joaquin Pozo y La Clave Suena!
Free!
Mystery Material Challenge
at Activity Room B (in Roy Wilkins Recreation Center), Queens
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Unleash your creativity with NYC Parks for a mystery material challenge!
Free!
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
Free!
LOVE a Tree Day with FMCP Stewardship
at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Deepen your connection to the urban forest at Love a Tree Day with FMCP Stewardship! Join us for a guided tour through Flushing Meadows Corona Park, where you’ll discover thousands of trees and a variety of species that make this park a thriving landscape and gorgeous canopy. Take part in hands-on stewardship activities to help care for and protect these vital green spaces.
We will be meeting by Rocket Thrower Statue
Free!
Kids
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to visit a unique collection of terracotta artifacts that chronicle turn-of-the-twentieth-century architectural styles.
Free!
Family Fun Day at Kaiser Park
at Kaiser Park Lawn 2 (in Kaiser Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Bring the whole family to this delightful afternoon of carnival style games, arts and crafts, face-painting, music, cotton candy, popcorn, and more!
Free!
Event
Farmhouse Family Day: Pinkster Celebration
at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (in Fidler-Wyckoff House Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Discover the history of Pinkster, one of New York's oldest celebrations rooted in African traditions.
Free!
Event
Arts, Culture and Fun: La Dee Streeter Solo Concert
at Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center (in Faber Park Recreation Center), Staten Island
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Jazz Foundation of America for a concert featuring LaDee Streeter!
Free!
Concert: LaDee Streeter
at Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center (in Faber Park Recreation Center), Staten Island
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks & The Jazz Foundation of America for a concert featuring LaDee Streeter!
Free!
Public Gallery Tour
at Wave Hill, Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Get a in-depth look at artworks on view in galleries of Wave Hill, showcasing the work of both emerging and established artists in the unique context of a public garden.
Arts, Culture and Fun: Nature Painting and Drawing Workshops
at Multi-Use Room (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks for a 3-part series of nature painting and drawing workshops!
Free!
Event
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Bloom on the Trail
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Relax at the nature center with a short hike, followed by sketching and painting.
Free!
Event
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to visit a unique collection of terracotta artifacts that chronicle turn-of-the-twentieth-century architectural styles.
Free!
Pinkster Celebration in Prospect Park
at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Celebrate Pinkster at Prospect Park's Lefferts Historic House! Join Chief Baba Neil Clarke for music, food and history.
Free!
Event
Monday, May 18, 2026
Sarah Yuster: Outside Voices at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NYC Parks invites viewers to discover their inner-outside voice in the lustrous oil paintings of Staten Island-based artist Sarah Yuster, on view at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park this Spring.
From Isabella Rossellini, champion of the Ramble in Central Park, to Myisha Humphrey, Staten Island nursery operations supervisor for NYC Parks, Sarah Yuster: Outside Voices features “in situ” portraits of biological science professionals, ecological conservation activists, and hobbyists.
Free!
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
Free!
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