CITY LENSES The design and culture magazine Metropolis celebrates its 25th anniversary with “The Metropolis View: 25 Years Through the Lens.” Architectural photos by Robert Polidori, Paul Warchol, and Sean Hemmerle are among the work on display. All of the featured artists have work published in the April anniversary issue of the magazine. Through Friday, April 28, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., the Art Directors Club, 106 W. 29th St. at Sixth Avenue, 212-643-1440, free.

PORTRAITS OF ISRAEL Stanley Batkin’s photographs of Israelis are on display in “Faces of Israel.” He has captured more than 20,000 Israelis on camera over the course of his career, including immigrants from Ethiopia and Russia, prime ministers, professors, shopkeepers, and journalists. His work is also currently on display at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Through Friday, June 30, Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., the Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-294-8301, free.