Whitney Wees Tours
Select Saturdays 10:30–11:30 am
Enjoy an interactive experience of looking, sharing, and working together in the Museum’s galleries. Each month families explore a different theme.
- Family Tours
Learn how artists such as Stuart Davis and Joseph Stella used bold shapes, vivid colors, and dynamic lines as you explore their work on view in American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe.
May 4, 10:30–11:30 am: Register
May 11, 10:30–11:30 am: Register
$10 per family (free for Family Series members or Friend-level members and higher). Admission to program includes Museum admission. Registration is recommended; drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
- Family Tours
Edward Hopper drew the colorful characters of the city, from well-dressed men and women to soldiers and clowns. Come and explore Hopper Drawing and American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe to compare how Hopper and other artists picture people in their art.
Over the summer, Whitney Wees will start a wee bit earlier, at 10 am. This will enable families to explore Hopper Drawing and other exhibitions before the Museum opens to the public!
June 15, 10–11 am: Register
June 22, 10–11 am: Register
June 29, 10–11 am: Register
$10 per family (free for Family Series members or Friend-level members and higher). Admission to program includes Museum admission. Registration is recommended; drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
- Family Tours
Edward Hopper drew the places he saw, from storefronts and skyscrapers to trees and houses. Then he added in elements from his imagination. Come and explore Hopper Drawing and American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe and learn how different artists represent spaces and places in their work.
Over the summer, Whitney Wees will start a wee bit earlier, at 10 am. This will enable families to explore Hopper Drawing and other exhibitions before the Museum opens to the public!
July 13, 10–11 am: Register
July 27, 10–11 am: Register
$10 per family (free for Family Series members or Friend-level members and higher). Admission to program includes Museum admission. Registration is recommended; drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
- Family Tours
Learn how Edward Hopper used shadow and light to set the scene in his drawings, from the luminous morning sky to the dark shadows of night! Visit Hopper Drawing and American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe to compare how different artists use light and dark in their art works.
Over the summer, Whitney Wees will start a wee bit earlier, at 10 am. This will enable families to explore Hopper Drawing and other exhibitions before the Museum opens to the public!
August 3, 10–11 am: Register
August 17, 10–11 am: Register
$10 per family (free for Family Series members or Friend-level members and higher). Admission to program includes Museum admission. Registration is recommended; drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
