To do this weekend

1. Radiance from the Rain Forest: Featherwork in Ancient Peru at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.In the Andean regions of ancient South America, the brilliantly colored feathers of Amazonian birds were a luxury that was much treasured and long used. From the third millennium B.C. onward, feathers served various ceremonial and secular purposes throughout pre-conquest Peruvian history. Radiant blues, yellows, reds, and greens embellished high-status apparel and accessories such as ear ornaments, pectorals, fans, headdresses, miniature ritual offerings, and large-scale hangings.
   Met hours:Saturday 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m., Sunday 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. The Met is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, ph: 212-535-7710.
2. Dargerism: Contemporary Artists and Henry Darger at the American Folk Art Museum. The American Folk Art Museum is home to the single largest repository of works by one of the most significant artists of the twentieth century, Henry Darger (1892 - 1973), who created nearly three hundred watercolor and collage paintings to illustrate his epic masterpiece, The Story of the Vivian Girls, in what is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinnian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion, which encompasses more than fifteen thousand pages. The American Folk Art Museum is located at 45 West 53rd Street (5th ave x 6th ave), ph: 212. 265. 2350,
   Museum Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10:30am - 5:30pm, Friday 10:30am - 7:30pm , Closed Mondays.
3. The Butterfly Conservatory at the American Museum of Natural History. Timed entrance to The Butterfly Conservatory is available every fifteen minutes from 10:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. The last timed-entry to the exhibition is at 5:00 p.m. The Museum is open daily, 10:00 a.m.—5:45 p.m. The American Museum of Natural History is located at Central Park West and 79th Street, ph: (212) 769-5100.
4. The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain at the The Frick Collection. The Arnhold Collection, one of the greatest private holdings of early Meissen porcelain assembled in the twentieth century, was established in Dresden between 1926 and 1935 by Lisa (1890–1972) and Heinrich (1885–1935) Arnhold with a focus on tablewares and vases and on objects of royal or noteworthy provenance. The Frick is located at 1 East 70th Street, at 5th Avenue, ph: 212-288-0700. Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Tuesday through Saturday; 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sundays; Closed Mondays.
5. Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered at the The Jewish Museum. Andy Warhol's Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century (1980) depict renowned luminaries of Jewish culture: Sarah Bernhardt, Louis Brandeis, Martin Buber, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, George Gershwin, Franz Kafka, the Marx Brothers, Golda Meir, and Gertrude Stein. Warhol referred to this pantheon of great thinkers, politicians, performers, and writers as his "Jewish geniuses." Warhol's iconic portraits attest to the lasting achievements and fame of these singular figures. Originally published as a portfolio of silkscreen prints on paper, Warhol was so pleased with the commercial success of his Ten Portraits that he decided to create additional versions of the series as silkscreen paintings on canvas. The Museum is located at 1109 Fifth Avenue (northeast corner of 92nd Street). Museum Hours: Saturday - Wednesday 11:00 am - 5:45 pm, Thursday 11:00 am - 8:00 pm, Closed Friday.