NYC This Week — This Week (May 1–May 8, 2026)

Openings NYC This Week (May 1–May 8, 2026)

A curated edit of Openings this week. Pop-ups, sample sales, openings, food events, and cultural moments — updated daily by The City Edit NYC.

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Pioneer Works: Second Sundays Opening

Pioneer Works · Red Hook · Thu, Jan 1 · $$

Red Hook's premier cultural hub opens its doors for an afternoon of open studios, science demos, and new exhibition debuts. Features live mu…

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Kees West Village Opening

Kees · West Village · Thu, Jan 1 · $$

A new cocktail destination from the legendary team behind Please Don't Tell. Focusing on foundational mixology and an intimate, high-end gue…

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Room 207 East Village Opening

Room 207 · East Village · Thu, Jan 1 · $$

Official launch of this Prohibition-inspired secret bar. With space for only 26 people, it offers an exclusive, wood-paneled atmosphere for …

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Threes Brewing Greenpoint Reopening

Threes Brewing · Greenpoint · Thu, Jan 1 · $$

Celebration of the renovated taproom featuring limited release pilsners and live music. A recurring happy hour deal worth knowing about in G…

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Whitney Biennial 2026 — Whitney Museum

Whitney Museum of American Art · East Village · Mon, Apr 20

Whitney Biennial 2026 — Whitney Museum runs from April 20 through August 23 at Whitney Museum of American Art. Go earlier if you want the op…

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Carol Bove — Guggenheim

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · Upper East Side · Sun, Apr 26

Carol Bove — Guggenheim runs from April 26 through August 2 at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Go earlier if you want the opening-week energy …

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Taryn Simon — Guggenheim

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · Upper East Side · Sun, Apr 26

Taryn Simon — Guggenheim runs from April 26 through March 14 at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Go earlier if you want the opening-week energy…

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Claes Oldenburg: Drawn from Life — Whitney Museum

Whitney Museum of American Art · Meatpacking District · Mon, Apr 27 · Free

Claes Oldenburg: Drawn from Life at the Whitney spans seven decades of the pop art pioneer's work, with a focus on his drawing practice as t…

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First Saturdays: May 2026 — Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum · Prospect Heights · Sat, May 2 · Free

First Saturdays: May 2026 — Brooklyn Museum runs on May 2 at Brooklyn Museum. Go earlier if you want the opening-week energy rather than a l…

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“Untitled” (America) — Whitney Museum

Whitney Museum of American Art · East Village · Mon, May 4

“Untitled” (America) — Whitney Museum runs on May 4 at Whitney Museum of American Art. Go earlier if you want the opening-week energy rather…

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Gerhard Richter: Landschaften — David Zwirner

David Zwirner Gallery · Chelsea · Thu, May 7 · Free

Gerhard Richter: Landschaften gathers the German painter's celebrated landscape works at David Zwirner Chelsea — abstract and photo-based pi…

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Jasper Johns: Copy/Trace — David Zwirner

David Zwirner Gallery · Chelsea · Thu, May 7 · Free

Jasper Johns: Copy/Trace at David Zwirner Chelsea examines the artist's lifelong practice of repetition, appropriation, and tracing — explor…

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A Year with Children 2026 — Guggenheim

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · Upper East Side · Fri, May 8 · Free

A Year with Children 2026 — Guggenheim runs from May 8 through June 7 at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Go earlier if you want the opening-we…