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Talks & Lectures in NYC
Artist talks, curator tours, walking tours and public lectures across the boroughs.
Brooklyn Brainery
$12WED, OCT 21Sinister Scents and Perfumed PotionsBrooklyn Brainery · Brownstone Brooklyn$12Details →Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
WED, OCT 21Making the Museum: Inside the V&A East StorehouseCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with DisabilitiesDetails →Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumWED, OCT 21Inside the V&A East Storehouse with Elizabeth DillerCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with DisabilitiesDetails →Museum of the City of New York
WED, OCT 21Louis Auchincloss Prize: Colson Whitehead in Conversation with Wesley MorrisMuseum of the City of New York · Upper ManhattanGeneral Admission $35 | Members $25Details →92NY
WED, OCT 21Sacha Baron Cohen in Conversation with Josh Horowitz: The Power of Satire92NY · Upper ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →Bryant Park
FreeTUE 8 AM · THU & FRI 5 PM · 1 SEP–10 OCTBirding ToursBryant Park · MidtownFreeDetails →Bryant Park
FreeDAILY · 11 AM–7 PMReading RoomBryant Park · MidtownFreeDetails →Brooklyn Botanic Garden
THU–SUN · 11 AMSeasonal Highlights TourBrooklyn Botanic Garden · Brownstone BrooklynFree with garden admissionDetails →The High Line
THU, OCT 22Spotlight tour: Architecture & DesignThe High Line · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →Prospect Park
FreeFRIDAYS · 9 AM · SEPTEMBERMorning Birding at Prospect Park with Gabriel WillowProspect Park · Lower ManhattanFreeDetails →Snug Harbor Cultural Center
FRI, OCT 232026 Spooky Snug Harbor TourSnug Harbor Cultural Center · Staten IslandFree · registration requiredDetails →Governors IslandFreeSATURDAYS · 2:15 PMGovernors Island Bird TourGovernors Island · Lower ManhattanFreeDetails →Snug Harbor Cultural CenterSAT, OCT 242026 Spooky Snug Harbor TourSnug Harbor Cultural Center · Staten IslandFree · registration requiredDetails →Bryant Park
MONDAYS · 11 AMBryant Park ToursBryant Park · MidtownFree · Eventbrite registrationDetails →Randall's Island Park
MON, OCT 26Wild Oyster SurveyRandall's Island Park · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →Central ParkFreeMONDAYS · 5 PM · SEPTEMBEREvening Birding in Central Park with Gabriel WillowCentral Park · Lower ManhattanFreeDetails →The Cooper Union
TUE, OCT 27Aaron Gilbert: Alex Katz Chair in Painting Artist TalkThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →The Cooper Union
TUE, OCT 27Public Art Fund Talks: Genesis BelangerThe Cooper Union · Lower Manhattanoffered free of chargeDetails →The Cooper Union
TUE, OCT 27New York Architecture & Design Publishing TodayThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →92NY
TUE, OCT 27New York Times Games Night: Connections, the Book92NY · Upper ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →Brooklyn Brainery_crop_bio.jpg?1600717964)
$12THU, OCT 29Haunted History: The Age of the Witch HuntsBrooklyn Brainery · Brownstone Brooklyn$12Details →The Cooper Union
THU, OCT 29Christine Chang: Dialogue as Method — Objects, Thresholds & Off-Modern RuinsThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
THU, OCT 29Design Across Time: A Conversation with the CuratorsCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with DisabilitiesDetails →92NY
THU, OCT 29Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis: Iris van Herpen92NY · Upper ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →Museum of Arts and Design
FRI, OCT 30Nike: Form Follows Motion Before-Hours Gallery TalkMuseum of Arts and Design · Midtown$50 general, $40 membersDetails →Snug Harbor Cultural CenterFRI, OCT 302026 Spooky Snug Harbor TourSnug Harbor Cultural Center · Staten IslandFree · registration requiredDetails →Snug Harbor Cultural Center
SAT, OCT 312026 Spooky Snug Harbor TourSnug Harbor Cultural Center · Staten IslandFree · registration requiredDetails →92NY
MON, NOV 2Neil deGrasse Tyson with Lesley Stahl: Take Me to Your Leader92NY · Upper ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →The Cooper Union
TUE, NOV 3Type@Cooper Lecture: On Designing RempartThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →The Cooper Union
TUE, NOV 3Manuel Bouzas: Reporting From the FieldThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →Center for Book Arts
$5MON, NOV 9BookTalk: Curious Matter, Exhibitions, Books and the Practice of InquiryCenter for Book Arts · Midtown$5Details →Brooklyn Brainery-2_blog.jpg?1777389404)
$10TUE, NOV 10The Olympics That Weren't: NYC's Bid for the 2012 Games (Part 1)Brooklyn Brainery · Brownstone Brooklyn$10Details →The Cooper Union
TUE, NOV 10Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa: Henry Wolf Chair in Photography Artist TalkThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →92NY
TUE, NOV 10Annie Proulx with Michael Cunningham: Stories92NY · Upper ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
THU, NOV 12Victoria Johnson on Frederic ChurchCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with DisabilitiesDetails →The Cooper Union
THU, NOV 12Mark West: Seeing Things, Pareidolia and the Discovery of FormThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →92NY
THU, NOV 12Munk Debate: Fareed Zakaria and Patrick Deneen on America's Liberal Reckoning92NY · Upper ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →Historic Richmond Town
SAT, NOV 14Talks of the Town: Loring McMillen's Map of the American RevolutionHistoric Richmond Town · Staten IslandSee listingDetails →Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
MON, NOV 16Director's Talks: Maria Nicanor in Conversation with MattaformaCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan$25 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with DisabilitiesDetails →Brooklyn Brainery-2_bio_blog.jpg?1789387614)
$10TUE, NOV 17The Olympics That Weren't: NYC's Bid for the 2012 Games (Part 2)Brooklyn Brainery · Brownstone Brooklyn$10Details →Greenwich House Pottery
WED, NOV 18Artist Talk: Alexandria SmithGreenwich House Pottery · Lower ManhattanSee listingDetails →The Cooper Union
WED, NOV 18In the Room: Sixty Years on the Front Line of HistoryThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →Center for Book Arts
FreeTHU, NOV 19Chapbook Competition Poetry Reading and LaunchCenter for Book Arts · MidtownFreeDetails →Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
THU, NOV 19Director's Talks: Maria Nicanor in Conversation with Josh TafoyaCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan$25 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with DisabilitiesDetails →92NY
TUE, DEC 1Mah Jongg Day: History, Strategy & Gameplay92NY · Upper ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
FreeTHU, DEC 17Lyricist Lounge Presents Origin StoriesDavid Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center · MidtownFreeDetails →
$12WED, OCT 21Sinister Scents and Perfumed PotionsBrooklyn Brainery · Brownstone Brooklyn$12Details →Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumWED, OCT 21Making the Museum: Inside the V&A East StorehouseCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with DisabilitiesDetails →Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumWED, OCT 21Inside the V&A East Storehouse with Elizabeth DillerCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with DisabilitiesDetails →Museum of the City of New YorkWED, OCT 21Louis Auchincloss Prize: Colson Whitehead in Conversation with Wesley MorrisMuseum of the City of New York · Upper ManhattanGeneral Admission $35 | Members $25Details →92NYWED, OCT 21Sacha Baron Cohen in Conversation with Josh Horowitz: The Power of Satire92NY · Upper ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →Bryant ParkFreeTUE 8 AM · THU & FRI 5 PM · 1 SEP–10 OCTBirding ToursBryant Park · MidtownFreeDetails →Bryant ParkFreeDAILY · 11 AM–7 PMReading RoomBryant Park · MidtownFreeDetails →Brooklyn Botanic GardenTHU–SUN · 11 AMSeasonal Highlights TourBrooklyn Botanic Garden · Brownstone BrooklynFree with garden admissionDetails →The High LineTHU, OCT 22Spotlight tour: Architecture & DesignThe High Line · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →Prospect ParkFreeFRIDAYS · 9 AM · SEPTEMBERMorning Birding at Prospect Park with Gabriel WillowProspect Park · Lower ManhattanFreeDetails →Snug Harbor Cultural CenterFRI, OCT 232026 Spooky Snug Harbor TourSnug Harbor Cultural Center · Staten IslandFree · registration requiredDetails →Governors IslandFreeSATURDAYS · 2:15 PMGovernors Island Bird TourGovernors Island · Lower ManhattanFreeDetails →Snug Harbor Cultural CenterSAT, OCT 242026 Spooky Snug Harbor TourSnug Harbor Cultural Center · Staten IslandFree · registration requiredDetails →Bryant ParkMONDAYS · 11 AMBryant Park ToursBryant Park · MidtownFree · Eventbrite registrationDetails →Randall's Island ParkMON, OCT 26Wild Oyster SurveyRandall's Island Park · MidtownFree · registration requiredDetails →Central ParkFreeMONDAYS · 5 PM · SEPTEMBEREvening Birding in Central Park with Gabriel WillowCentral Park · Lower ManhattanFreeDetails →The Cooper UnionTUE, OCT 27Aaron Gilbert: Alex Katz Chair in Painting Artist TalkThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →The Cooper UnionTUE, OCT 27Public Art Fund Talks: Genesis BelangerThe Cooper Union · Lower Manhattanoffered free of chargeDetails →The Cooper UnionTUE, OCT 27New York Architecture & Design Publishing TodayThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →92NYTUE, OCT 27New York Times Games Night: Connections, the Book92NY · Upper ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →Brooklyn Brainery$12THU, OCT 29Haunted History: The Age of the Witch HuntsBrooklyn Brainery · Brownstone Brooklyn$12Details →The Cooper UnionTHU, OCT 29Christine Chang: Dialogue as Method — Objects, Thresholds & Off-Modern RuinsThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumTHU, OCT 29Design Across Time: A Conversation with the CuratorsCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with DisabilitiesDetails →92NYTHU, OCT 29Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis: Iris van Herpen92NY · Upper ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →Museum of Arts and DesignFRI, OCT 30Nike: Form Follows Motion Before-Hours Gallery TalkMuseum of Arts and Design · Midtown$50 general, $40 membersDetails →Snug Harbor Cultural CenterFRI, OCT 302026 Spooky Snug Harbor TourSnug Harbor Cultural Center · Staten IslandFree · registration requiredDetails →Snug Harbor Cultural CenterSAT, OCT 312026 Spooky Snug Harbor TourSnug Harbor Cultural Center · Staten IslandFree · registration requiredDetails →92NYMON, NOV 2Neil deGrasse Tyson with Lesley Stahl: Take Me to Your Leader92NY · Upper ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →The Cooper UnionTUE, NOV 3Type@Cooper Lecture: On Designing RempartThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →The Cooper UnionTUE, NOV 3Manuel Bouzas: Reporting From the FieldThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →Center for Book Arts$5MON, NOV 9BookTalk: Curious Matter, Exhibitions, Books and the Practice of InquiryCenter for Book Arts · Midtown$5Details →Brooklyn Brainery$10TUE, NOV 10The Olympics That Weren't: NYC's Bid for the 2012 Games (Part 1)Brooklyn Brainery · Brownstone Brooklyn$10Details →The Cooper UnionTUE, NOV 10Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa: Henry Wolf Chair in Photography Artist TalkThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →92NYTUE, NOV 10Annie Proulx with Michael Cunningham: Stories92NY · Upper ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumTHU, NOV 12Victoria Johnson on Frederic ChurchCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with DisabilitiesDetails →The Cooper UnionTHU, NOV 12Mark West: Seeing Things, Pareidolia and the Discovery of FormThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →92NYTHU, NOV 12Munk Debate: Fareed Zakaria and Patrick Deneen on America's Liberal Reckoning92NY · Upper ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →Historic Richmond TownSAT, NOV 14Talks of the Town: Loring McMillen's Map of the American RevolutionHistoric Richmond Town · Staten IslandSee listingDetails →Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumMON, NOV 16Director's Talks: Maria Nicanor in Conversation with MattaformaCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan$25 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with DisabilitiesDetails →Brooklyn Brainery$10TUE, NOV 17The Olympics That Weren't: NYC's Bid for the 2012 Games (Part 2)Brooklyn Brainery · Brownstone Brooklyn$10Details →Greenwich House PotteryWED, NOV 18Artist Talk: Alexandria SmithGreenwich House Pottery · Lower ManhattanSee listingDetails →The Cooper UnionWED, NOV 18In the Room: Sixty Years on the Front Line of HistoryThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanFree · registration requiredDetails →Center for Book ArtsFreeTHU, NOV 19Chapbook Competition Poetry Reading and LaunchCenter for Book Arts · MidtownFreeDetails →Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumTHU, NOV 19Director's Talks: Maria Nicanor in Conversation with Josh TafoyaCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper Manhattan$25 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with DisabilitiesDetails →92NYTUE, DEC 1Mah Jongg Day: History, Strategy & Gameplay92NY · Upper ManhattanNot published on the listingDetails →David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln CenterFreeTHU, DEC 17Lyricist Lounge Presents Origin StoriesDavid Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center · MidtownFreeDetails →