MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101, New York
Reserve the free museum visit and leave time for the courtyard as well as the galleries; it closes Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Arts & culture
LIC: Art Spaces Worth a Return Trip
Explore this collection at your own pace, choosing one museum or gallery plus a second stop each time. Options range from free exhibitions to booked pottery sessions and performance nights; their opening schedules do not all align.
TGA Trail by Trails GuidesA few good stops.
Go in order, or follow your curiosity.
Sculpture Center
44-19 Purves Street, Long Island City, NY 11101, New York
A free contemporary-art stop with Thursday–Monday public hours. Slow down enough to see both levels.
Culture Lab LIC
5-25 46th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101, New York
Check the gallery or performance calendar and use the parking-lot entrance specified by the venue.
The Chocolate Factory Theater
38-33 24th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101, New York
Book a performance first; this is a theater, and public access follows its program.
BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center
10-34 44th Drive, Long Island City, NY 11101, New York
Make this a hands-on outing by reserving a ceramics workshop or class in advance.
LIC-A Art Space
30-30 47th Avenue, Suite 105a, Long Island City, NY 11101, New York
Look up the current exhibition and its hours at The Factory before heading over.
Book Culture
26-09 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101, New York
Add a book browse after seeing art; it is a flexible stop when gallery schedules are short.
Rockaway Brewing Company LIC
46-01 5th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101, New York
Use the LIC taproom as an optional post-gallery meeting place for adults.