Winter 2025–26 Arts Guide
A great art exhibit or magical performance is never far from you in New York City, no matter where in the five boroughs you are or what time of year it is. This season, get ready for a 250-year celebration of Jane Austen at the Grolier Club, African portraiture on display at MoMA and a retrospective of Finnish artist Helene Schjerfbeck at the Met Fifth Avenue. On stage, find the latest in the Encores series at New York City Center as well as the daring Under the Radar Festival, taking place at theaters citywide.
SEE THESE EXHIBITIONS
NYC's museums and galleries hold art of every kind.
Impact: The End of the Age of Dinosaurs
This exhibition traces a timeline of when and after dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
Paper Jane: 250 Years of Austen
The Grolier Club celebrates the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.
Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck
The Met Museum showcases this Finnish painter’s portraits and still-life paintings.
Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination
MoMA examines how photography helped contribute to the Pan-African solidarity of the mid-20th century.
Path to Liberty
This exhibition at Fraunces Tavern Museum is an in-depth look at the role of orders in soldiers' lives
Caravaggio’s “Boy with a Basket of Fruit” in Focus
The famed Italian painter’s revolutionary work is on loan from Rome’s Galleria Borghese.
The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle
The annual show returns with works from MFF, who blends forestry, sculpture and pop culture.
Future Schools: Toward a 21st Century Academy
This exhibition rethinks arts education and exhibition practices with the goal of transforming the future of schools and museums.
Art X Fashion
The Museum at FIT traces the intersection of fine art and fashion over three centuries.
Outsider Art Fair
The perennial favorite features visionary, intuitive, primitive and self-taught works.
WATCH THESE PERFORMANCES
Find a mix of dance, music and theater on NYC's stages.
The Contenders
MoMA’s annual series celebrates films that are destined to stand the test of time.
Under the Radar
Experience a crash course in independent and experimental theater from around the world.
Winter Jazzfest
Scores of musicians perform jazz at venues all around the City.
Encores! 2026
New York City Center presents three shows as part of its long-running series.
New York International Children’s Film Festival
See thought-provoking independent films and Hollywood flicks for young people.
American Ballet Theatre Spring 2026 Season
ABT returns with full-length ballets, repertory programs and a joyous finale.
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