Exhibitions | Archtober

Events range from building tours and lectures by design experts, to architecture-themed education programs and professional development offerings.

Archtober brings together over 100 partner institutions across the five boroughs (and some across the country!) to celebrate the importance of architecture and design. Events range from building tours and lectures by design experts, to architecture-themed education programs and professional development offerings.

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Dec 12, 2025

Oct 4, 2026

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Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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May 23, 2026

Oct 25, 2026

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Ancestral Ecologies

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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May 23, 2026

Oct 25, 2026

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Ancestral Ecologies

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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Apr 23, 2026

Nov 1, 2026

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From Monarchy to Modernity: Travel, Identity, & the Czechoslovak First Republic (1918–1938)

Poster House

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Apr 23, 2026

Nov 1, 2026

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Reading Under Fire: Arming Minds & Hearts During Wartime

Poster House

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Oct 8, 2026

Nov 13, 2026

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Open Access: Exploring 130 Years of American Design

Van Alen Institute

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Oct 1, 2025

Dec 31, 2026

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Maritime City

South Street Seaport Museum

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Oct 1, 2025

Dec 31, 2026

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The Historic Buildings of the South Street Seaport

South Street Seaport Museum

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Dec 31, 2026

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He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model

Museum of the City of New York

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Oct 8, 2026

Jan 31, 2027

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They Have Watches but We Have Time

Consulate General of Switzerland in New York

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Sep 25, 2026

Feb 21, 2027

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Designed to Be Red: Native American & Indigenous Poster Works

Poster House

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Sep 25, 2026

Feb 21, 2027

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Cuteness, Conservatism, & Consumption: Lefor-Openo and Postwar France

Poster House

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Jul 1, 2026

Feb 27, 2027

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AMERICA ABROAD: Art, Architecture, and Diplomacy – Works from the FAPE Collection

Onera Foundation

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Jan 1, 2050

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Tiffany’s Lamps: Lighting Luxury

Queens Museum

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Jan 1, 2050

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South Street Seaport and the Rise of New York

South Street Seaport Museum

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Jan 1, 2050

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Celebrating the City: Recent Photography Acquisitions from the Joy of Giving Something

Museum of the City of New York

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Jan 1, 2050

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World’s Fair Collection

Queens Museum

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Jan 1, 2050

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After the Fire: What Grows?

Museum of Modern Art

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Jan 1, 2050

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Timescapes

Museum of the City of New York

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Jan 1, 2050

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Immersion Room

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Jan 1, 2050

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New York at its Core

Museum of the City of New York

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Jan 1, 2050

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Panorama of the City of New York

Queens Museum

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