Art Exhibits Fall 2009

by kidcity on October 22, 2009

Kids NYC: Top 10 NYC Family Fall Art Exhibits

The city is turning out some amazing family friendly art exhibits over October, November and December 2009. Here are our Top 10.

1. Where The Wild Things Are Original Drawings

WHAT: Witness Sendak’s creative process
WHERE: The Morgan Library
WHEN: October 6 – November 1, 2009
AGES: All

2. Tim Burton at MOMA

WHAT: Early childhood drawings through recent films, this is a major career retrospective.
WHERE: The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
WHEN: November 22, 2009–April 26, 2010
AGES: All

3. Canstruction

canstruction-gumball
WHAT: The most fun they’ll ever have with canned goods. Plus bring canned goods for CityHarvest to donate.
WHERE:World Financial Center Winter Garden
WHEN: November 12, 2009 – November 23, 2009
AGES: All.

4. Slash: Paper Under The Knife

mad paper
WHAT: Turning paper into a 3D experience.
WHERE: The Museum of Art and Design
WHEN: October 7 – April 4, 2010
AGES: All

5. Who Shot Rock & Roll

WHAT: 250+ photographs of the people they hear you play in the car
WHERE: Brooklyn Museum
WHEN: October 30, 2009–January 31, 2010
AGES: All

6. Madeline Albright Pins

WHAT: Decode how messages can be given without words.
WHERE: Museum of Art & Design (MAD)
WHEN: September 30, 2009 to January 31, 2010
AGES: All
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America)

7. Kandinsky

WHAT: Bright colors, whimsical images (from a children’s point of view) and familiar themes make this easy for younger children to grasp.
WHERE: The Guggenheim Museum
WHEN: September 18, 2009 – January 13, 2010
AGES: All

8. 8th Annual Grand Central Holiday Train Show

WHAT: Trains travel from a miniature Manhattan to the North Pole
WHERE: New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex and Store at Grand Central Terminal
WHEN: November 25, 2009 – January 18, 2010
AGES: All

9. The Fine Art of Children’s Book Illustration

WHAT: See original art from the year’s 125 best children’s books
WHERE: Society of Illustrators
WHEN: October 22 through November 25, 2009
AGES: All

10. 1969

WHAT: Don’t know that kids will really like this, but since its my birth year, and so many other parent’s as well, I thought I’d recommend it!
WHERE: PS1
WHEN: October 25, 2009 – April 5, 2010
AGES: All

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