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Free Photo: The Noguchi Museum
Starts in 7h 28m
FRI, NOV 6 · 2:30 PM–4:30 PM
66°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Noguchi Museum, Queens · official listing on noguchi.org · checked Nov 2
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📍 The Noguchi Museum · Long Island City, Queens
Free
Free Photo: The Frick Collection
Starts in 10h 28m
FRI, NOV 6 · 5:30 PM–9 PM
64°F · Chance T-storms
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Frick Collection, Manhattan · official listing on frick.org · checked Oct 31
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📍 The Frick Collection · Manhattan
Free
Free Registration required Photo: Museum of the Moving Image
Starts in 10h 58m
FRI, NOV 6 · 6 PM–7 PM
63°F · Chance T-storms
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Museum of the Moving Image, Queens · official listing on docs.google.com · checked Nov 5
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📍 Museum of the Moving Image · Astoria, Queens
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP; limited to 25 people
Free Registration required Photo: Whitney Museum of American Art
Starts in 11h 28m
FRI, NOV 6 · 6:30 PM–7:30 PM
64°F · Chance T-storms
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Nov 5
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📍 Whitney Museum of American Art · Meatpacking District, Manhattan
Free · registration required · Free; registration required, museum admission included
Free Registration required Photo: Whitney Museum of American Art
Starts in 11h 58m
FRI, NOV 6 · 7 PM–9 PM
63°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Nov 5
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📍 Whitney Museum of American Art · Meatpacking District, Manhattan
Free · registration required · Free; included in free Friday-night museum admission (5-10 pm); ticket required, capacity limited, advance tickets recommended
Free Registration required Photo: Museum of the Moving Image
Starts in 1w 0d
FRI, NOV 13 · FROM 5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Museum of the Moving Image, Queens · official listing on docs.google.com · checked Nov 5
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📍 Museum of the Moving Image · Astoria, Queens
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP; reception follows
Free Registration required Photo: Whitney Museum of American Art
Starts in 1w 0d
FRI, NOV 13 · 6:30 PM–10 PM
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Nov 5
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📍 Whitney Museum of American Art · Meatpacking District, Manhattan
Free · registration required · Free with Free Friday Nights admission; advance free tickets recommended
Free Registration required
Starts in 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 14 · 12:30 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Fairfield University Art Museum, Lower Connecticut · official listing on events.fairfield.edu · checked Oct 26
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📍 Fairfield University Art Museum · Fairfield, CT
Free
Pay what you wish Photo: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Starts in 1w 5d
WED, NOV 18 · 5 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan · official listing on cooperhewitt.org · checked Nov 2
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📍 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Suggested donation · pay what you wish
Free Registration required
Starts in 1w 6d
THU, NOV 19 · 6 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Brooklyn Museum Lobby, 1st Floor, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynmuseum.org · checked Oct 27
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📍 Brooklyn Museum Lobby, 1st Floor · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Free; registration encouraged
Free Photo: The Bronx Museum
Starts in 4w 0d
FRI, DEC 4 · 6 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Bronx Museum, Bronx · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Nov 5
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📍 The Bronx Museum · Concourse, Bronx
Free
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