With some of the most important cultural institutions in the world and a rich display of museums and galleries, there are always dozens of temporary exhibits for Art lovers in New York City. We have selected the most remarkable of the season, those you shouldn’t miss if you are in NY.
Besides those described here, you can also go to each museum page and look for the exhibitions they have curated in their galleries; you will find small gems that can only be seen together for a few months.
One Hundred Years of James Joyce’s Ulysses, at the Morgan Library & Museum At the exhibition’s heart is Joyce’s imagination as he created his masterpiece, explored in manuscripts, plans, and proofs, with major contributions from the James Joyce Collection, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Through twenty-one pairings of works from different African cultures and eras, The African Origin of Civilization at the MET provides a rare opportunity to appreciate the extraordinary creativity of the continent across five millennia.
In Vasily Kandinsky: Around the Circle, his work unfolds in reverse chronological order, starting with his late-life paintings and proceeding upward along the Guggenheim’s spiral ramp
At the Brooklyn Museum, Featuring nineteenth- and early twentieth-century artworks from our collection by artists born in Europe or its colonies, Monet to Morisot: The Real and Imagined in European Art focuses on a period of significant societal transformation, when artistic techniques, subject matter, and patronage underwent profound changes.
At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism showcases art produced between 1900 and 1930 by well-known American modernists and their now largely forgotten, but equally groundbreaking peers. Drawn primarily from the Whitney’s permanent collection
American Travelers: A Watercolor Journey Through Spain, Portugal, and Mexico. Featuring the Contemporary Works of Timothy J. Clark at The Hispanic Society Museum & Library
Older than dinosaurs—and more threatened than threatening—sharks are spectacular, surprising, and often misunderstood. Discover the incredible diversity of this ancient and fascinating group of fishes.