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Friday Feb. 13, 2026

3 SUBMERGE, BEYOND THE RENDER, at ARTECHOUSE. photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE

Noon – 7 pm

SUBMERGE: Beyond the Render

Ages: All
Art
Family

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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

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

Saturday Feb. 14

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

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9 am – 5 pm

Rewind, Play, Fast Forward: Animation and Game Design at FIT and Beyond

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

FHs

10 – 11:30 am

Swiss Institute Family Hours

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Family
Free

Swiss InstituteLower East Side

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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10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Time Travelers: Photographs from the Gayle Greenhill Collection

Art

The Museum of Modern Art

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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 – 6 pm

Robert Braczyk: Cardinal Directions

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 3 pm

Family Drop-In: Sonic Design Lab

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Family

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

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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

3 SUBMERGE, BEYOND THE RENDER, at ARTECHOUSE. photo courtesy of ARTECHOUSE

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

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5 – 7:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Met Scavenger Hunt

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

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6 – 9 pm

Valentine’s Day at the Banksy Museum

banksy museumSoho

Sunday Feb. 15

All day

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

Art

The Museum of Modern Art

Screenshot 2025-10-17 at 12.04.53 PM

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

Screenshot

9 am – 5 pm

Rewind, Play, Fast Forward: Animation and Game Design at FIT and Beyond

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

10 am – 6 pm

Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters

10 am – 6 pm

The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy

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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