Metropolitan Opera House. Photo: Richard Termine

Summer 2023 Arts Guide

Many performance series and public art takes to the outdoors in summer in New York City, including perennial favorites such as SummerStage, Celebrate Brooklyn! and Shakespeare in the Park. That doesn't mean museums and spots like the Met Opera House go dark: the American Ballet Theatre returns for a summer residency and a much-discussed feminist take on Picasso is on display at Brooklyn Museum. Click through the events below for details on these and more.

SummerStage
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Performing Arts
Central Park

SummerStage

See dozens of free and ticketed live music performances in parks around the five boroughs, with Central Park as the main stage.

Photo: Joe Buglewicz
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Performing Arts
Brooklyn

Celebrate Brooklyn

Brooklyn’s free concert series takes place at Prospect Park's bandshell.

Black and White portrait of person with nose ring
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Art Galleries
Downtown Brooklyn

Africa Fashion

Celebrate the global impact of African fashions from the 1950s to today.

Painting by Pablo Picasso
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Art Galleries
Downtown Brooklyn

It’s Pablo-matic: Picasso According to Hannah Gadsby

This contemporary, feminist exhibition features Pablo Picasso’s artworks alongside those of female artists.

Art Instalation
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Art Galleries
Financial District

Phyllida Barlow: Prank

This series of seven large-scale sculptures goes on display at City Hall Park.

Outdoor garden
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Art Galleries
Murray Hill

Nora Thompson Dean: Lenape Teacher and Herbalist

This exhibition focuses on a teacher who devoted her life to maintaining and sharing Lenape culture.

Installation view of The Roof Garden Commission
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Museums & Galleries
Upper East Side

The Roof Garden Commission: Lauren Halsey

See a full-scale Met rooftop garden structure from American artist Lauren Halsey.

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Art Galleries
Upper East Side

A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes

The Cooper Hewitt offers this survey of the influential designer.

Art Installation
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Art Galleries
Nolita

Pepón Osorio: My Beating Heart/Mi Corazon Latiente

This exhibition features the works of the Puerto Rican visual artist.

Jul 6, 2023 - Ongoing
Museums & Galleries
Corona

Here to Stay

This permanent exhibit looks at Louis Armstrong's five-decade career.

Art Imagery
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Art Galleries
Chelsea

Trust Me

See the works from 12 artists from the Whitney’s permanent collection.