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A regularly updated selection of recommended things to do in New York City.
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NYCkidsARTS This Week: May 14-20
NYCkidsARTS This Week is the most reliable resource for New York parents who share a love of the arts with their kids. Get NYCkidsARTS This Week in your inbox every Monday. More
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Attention, Teachers: School Program Updates for 2011
These organizations have recently updated their school program information. Many offer activities that support lesson plans in social studies, math, science and more. When booking a visit, ask if there are study materials available. More
Free Museum Days or Pay What You Wish
New York is known as an expensive city, but you can count on the ways it’s generous to New Yorkers and tourists. Many of the city’s premier attractions, museums, galleries and performances offer free entry or pay-what-you-wish options, be if for a select day of the month or evening hours every week. More
Highlights of Lower Manhattan for Families
The geographic and historic starting point of New York City is home to national monuments and memorials that reflect the nation's history, as well as scores of contemporary museums, cultural groups, public art works and performing arts centers. More
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Museums are smart. They know that in terms of creativity and imagination, kids have a lot in common with the artists featured on their walls. To acclimate kids to new ways of looking and discussing what they see, grown-up museums are tailoring programs to young people and their families. It's a great way to groom future museum-goers and artists. More
Kids Club THIRTEEN is a family membership of WNET that brings the best of family fun out and about in the tri-state area. Kids Club members enjoy special discounts, 13 Fun & Free events year-round, giveaways and more! Here are just a few Kids Club discount and event partners. More
Lincoln Square to Columbus Circle
The area between Lincoln Square and Columbus Circle packs in more than 25 great cultural groups that present performances, exhibitions, classes, tours and more. The Alliance for the Arts' new map of the area points the way to culture. More
The most diverse art-viewing opportunities on any given mile in the country is Museum Mile, a stretch of Fifth Avenue that borders Central Park, between 105th and 82nd Streets. More
If you ever feel blocked out of events because of minimum age requirements and minimal cash flow, consider checking out some of these places and special events. More
More Things to Do
- Architecture and Design
- Artist Residency
- Arts Camp
- Arts Education
- Arts Service Organization
- Church/Mosque/Synagogue/Temple
- Community Services
- Corporation
- Cultural Center
- Dance
- Educational Institution
- Festivals
- Film
- Foundation
- Galleries
- Gardens
- Government
- History
- Landmark
- Libraries
- Literature
- Media
- Multi-disciplinary
- Museums
- Music
- Parks
- Performing Art Center
- Public Art
- Religious
- School
- Theater
- Visitor Centers
- Zoos
Today in New York City
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American Numismatic Society
ManhattanOngoing
Small exhibitions are on view at the the gallery in the ANS headquarters.
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American Museum of Natural History
ManhattanMon, Jan 9, 2012 – Sun, July 1, 2012
Narrated by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, Born to be Wild is an inspiring story of love, dedication, and the remarkable bond between humans and animals.
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Prospect Park Zoo
BrooklynOngoing
This zoo's 12 acres feature more than 125 species from around the globe, including mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Visitors can roam the lush gardens, marshes and scrubland of Discovery Trail, visit domestic animals on the farm, or head inside to meet nocturnal critters and a troop of Hamadryas baboons.