The best museum exhibitions in NYC right now

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Top of the list includes NYC's vast array of museums, covering every sphere of culture and knowledge. We've got you covered with our handpicked list of the best museum exhibitions in NYC. [{ "selector": ".mnidq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

1. Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure

This major exhibition at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea, has an advantage that many other shows do not have. [{ "selector": ".tgsre-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".xxzkj-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

2. Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection

Get a closer look at more than 60 kimonos at the Met Museum that will show how these traditional Japanese garments transformed over their history. [{ "selector": ".qgnok-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

3. Living With The Walking Dead

4. Extinct and Endangered: Insects in Peril

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5. In America: An Anthology of Fashion

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6. The Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures

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7. The Whitney Biennial

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8. Our Composite Nation: Frederick Douglass’ America

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9. Monet to Morisot: The Real and Imagined in European Art

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10. Celebrating the City: Recent Acquisitions from the Joy of Giving Something

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