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On select Friday nights this summer, the Intrepid Museum opens its doors for free (tickets are usually $36/adult), allowing visitors to explore the museum and enjoy free after-hours programming. Free Fridays run on the last Friday of the month (June 28, July 26 and August 23).  On Free Fridays, visitors can explore the museum free of charge and enjoy after-hours programming. Doors open at 5pm and close at 8:30pm.  While you're there, be sure to check out the incredible fascinating exhibit  "Apollo: When We Went to the Moon." With archival speeches, historic documents, and incredible space equipment, the exhibit whisks visitors back to the 1960s, an era when humanity first ventured into the unknown.  If you've got time, stick around for free movie nights, too! In connection with the Apollo exhigit, all of this summer's movies will feature stories about humankind’s exploration and fascination with the Moon. Check the Intrepid Museum's online calendar for Free Friday programming details as the dates approach. Find the Intrepid Museum located at Pier 86 (46th Street and 12th Avenue) along the Hudson River.

Featuring 60 works from The Met's collection, this exhibition traces the history and transformation of product photography, and delves into the techniques and messaging that brands have used throughout time. The photos include an ad for Panama hats in 1916, lipstick from the 1940s, shoes from the 1950s, and so much more. "The Real Thing: Unpackaging Product Photography" is on view through August 4.

The International Center for Photography (ICP) in the Lower East Side is celebrating five decades of its existence with ICP at 50: From the Collection, an exhibit that will showcase photography from their archives dating back from 1845 till 2019. Notable names at the exhibit include Robert Mapplethorpe, Carrie Mae Weems, and Laurie Simmons. The show's on view from January 24 through May 6.  Along with the retrospective, the ICP is also celebrating the opening of David Seidner: Fragments, 1977-99, the first major exhibit highlighting Seidner's prolific fashion photography career before his passing in 1999.