A few Midtown organizations are forming the Midtown Cultural Alliance. They feel that Midtown is lagging in its perception as a destination neighborhood.  Yes, it has Broadway and Times Square as attractions, but that doesn't necessarily make a neighborhood.

So the alliance which during its formation is made of 5 partners—Japan Society, L'Alliance New York, Scandinavia House, The Korea Society, and Korean Cultural Center New York—is trying to change things.

They are launching with an initiative running from September 12-21. There will be events, some free and some paid, where visitors get a passport and then collect stamps. After 3 stamps are collected, a visitor can redeem it for a free gift.

You can gather more information at midtownculturalalliance.org.  Below is the full list of events including a few films!

Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries (gallery exhibition 11 am-5 pm) ??

Chiharu Shiota exhibition talk (4:30 pm) ??

KINKAKUJI (performance 7:30 pm) ??

Guided Gallery Tour (3-6 pm)

Fall Happy Hour (6-9pm) ??

Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries (gallery exhibition free admission, 12 -6 pm) 

Japanese Writing Activity (1-4 pm) 

KINKAKUJI (2:30 & 7:30 pm) ??

Fall Open House 2025 (all free except trial lessons)

Trial Classes for Adults & Children (9:30 am - 4:15 pm) ??

Book Sale & Exchange (10 am - 5 pm)

Family Visual Arts Workshop (10:15 am)

Les tutomouves Exhibition Opening Reception & Family Workshops (12 pm - 2 pm)

Family Film - Small Change (1:30 pm)

Film - The Second Act (4:30 pm)

Nordic Textile Takeover (2-6 pm)

Artist talks, curator walkthrough & reception ??

Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries (12-6 pm)??

KINKAKUJI (2:30 pm) ??

Nordic Textile Takeover:

Open Gallery Hours (12-5 pm)

Artist-led workshops (12-3 pm) ??

Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries (11 am-5 pm) ??

KINKAKUJI (7:30 pm)??

Beginning Korean Trial Class (6:30-8 pm)

A Very Private Affair (film screening 4:00 & 7:00 pm) ??

Hilma af Klint's Botanical World (talk 6:30 pm)

Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries (11-5pm) ??

KINKAKUJI (7:30 pm)??

The Big Sleep (performance 7:30pm) ??

Homecoming (screening and talk 7:00)??

Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries (11am-5pm) ??

KINKAKUJI (7:30 pm)??

The Unseen Resilience of North Korean Female Defectors (4-5:30pm)

Soju Party by Irene Yoo (6:30-7:30pm)

New Korean Movie Night: Story Up Shorts in NY (7:30 pm)

Black & White (film screening 4:00 & 7:00 pm)??

Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries (11 am-5 pm) ??

Trial Japanese Lesson (1-2 pm)

KINKAKUJI (8:00 pm)??

Writing the World from Copenhagen to NYC (talk 7:00 pm)

Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries (free admission, 12-6 pm)

KINKAKUJI (2:30 and 7:30 pm)??

Meet the Author: Hyunmin Park – How to Be a True Friend Picture Book Workshop (2 pm)

Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries (12-6 pm) ??