2026 Pride at the Whitney

Celebrate Pride at the Whitney all month long. Discover the queer history of the Meatpacking District, contribute to the Community Pride Mural, and get creative with artists. For all of June, drop by the Museum to enjoy inclusive activities for all ages. LGBTQ+ visitors and allies are invited to free parties, creative workshops, performances, and more.

Whitney Pride 2026


Free at the Whitney

Every Friday evening from 5–10 pm and on the second Sunday of every month, admission to the Museum is free. Both offerings include free access to exhibitions, special programming, city views, and more. Visitors 25 and under are always free, every day. 

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The Whitney Biennial 

The Whitney Biennial is the longest-running survey of American art, and has been a hallmark of the Museum since 1932. The current format—a survey show of work in all media occurring every two years—has been in place since 1973. Mark your calendars for the next iteration, opening March 2026. 

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Family Programs

Whitney family programs offer artmaking workshops, special events and tours, in-gallery activity guides, and at-home artmaking challenges. Join us for upcoming family events or Free Second Sundays.

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Video

Watch our latest video series to dive deeper into art at the Whitney.

Podcasts

Listen to Artists Among Us, featuring long-form and short-form podcasts exploring artworks and events in and around the Whitney through conversation.

artport

Check out art that's created specifically for the web on artport—the Whitney's gallery space for Internet and new-media art.


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  • Camera on tripod faces a white wall collage showing a person's legs and small photos.
    Camera on tripod faces a white wall collage showing a person's legs and small photos.

    Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Self-Portrait Study with Roses at Night (1709), 2015. Inkjet print, sheet: 87 5/16 × 60 1/16 in. (221.8 × 152.6 cm) Image: 83 7/8 × 59 5/8 in. (213 × 151.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee 2017.59. © Paul Mpagi Sepuya

  • New York skyline with the Statue of Liberty pedestal labeled LIBERTY and a nearby warship flying an American flag.
    New York skyline with the Statue of Liberty pedestal labeled LIBERTY and a nearby warship flying an American flag.

    Florine Stettheimer, New York/Liberty, 1918–1919. Oil on canvas, overall (framed): 70 1/2 × 44 1/2 × 2 in. (179.1 × 113 × 5.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Bequest of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his father, Kenneth F. Simpson, member of the 76th Congress from New York City, and his mother, Helen-Louise Knickerbacker Porter Simpson 2017.190a-b

  • A series of fire hoses arranged vertically, painted in various shades of blue, green, orange, and white
    A series of fire hoses arranged vertically, painted in various shades of blue, green, orange, and white

    Theaster Gates, Minority Majority, 2012. Decommissioned fire hoses and vinyl on plywood, overall: 66 × 111 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (167.6 × 283.2 × 9.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Barbara and Michael Gamson 2016.262

  • A colorful, energetic painting of a smiling woman with raised arms wearing a yellow skirt.
    A colorful, energetic painting of a smiling woman with raised arms wearing a yellow skirt.

    Willem de Kooning, Woman and Bicycle, 1952–1953. Oil, enamel, and charcoal on linen, overall: 76 1/2 × 49 1/8 in. (194.3 × 124.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 55.35. © The Willem de Kooning Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • A swan floats against a dreamy, colorful backdrop of sharp and fluid shapes
    A swan floats against a dreamy, colorful backdrop of sharp and fluid shapes

    Agnes Pelton, Ahmi in Egypt, 1931. Oil on canvas, overall: 36 3/16 × 24 3/16 in. (91.9 × 61.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Modern Painting and Sculpture Committee 96.175

  • Mesh wires shaped into a long, fluid blob, like lava in a lava lamp
    Mesh wires shaped into a long, fluid blob, like lava in a lava lamp

    Ruth Asawa, Untitled (S.270, Hanging Six-Lobed, Complex Interlocking Continuous Form within a Form with Two Interior Spheres), 1955, refabricated 1957–1958. Brass and steel wire, overall: 63 7/8 × 14 15/16 × 14 15/16 in. (162.2 × 37.9 × 37.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Howard Lipman 63.38. © 2020 Estate of Ruth Asawa / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy The Estate of Ruth Asawa and David Zwirner

On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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