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 |
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| WHAT: Witness Sendak’s creative process WHERE: The Morgan Library WHEN: October 6 – November 1, 2009 AGES: All |
2. Tim Burton at MOMA |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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