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.
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.
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.
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.
Dive Into Our Collection
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Dara Birnbaum, Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman, 1978–79. Video, color, sound, 5:50 min., looped, aspect Ratio: 4:3. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film, Video, and New Media Committee 2009.22. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.
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Alvin Baltrop, Untitled, 1977. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 9 × 6 7/8 in. (22.9 × 17.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee 2009.31. Photographs used courtesy of The Alvin Baltrop Trust, © 2010, The Alvin Baltrop Trust and Galerie Buchholz. All rights reserved.
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Lee Bontecou, Untitled, 1961, 1961. Welded steel, canvas, wire and rope, overall: 72 1/2 × 66 × 24 3/4 in. (184.2 × 167.6 × 62.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 61.41. © Lee Bontecou; Courtesy Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, N.Y.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Hollywood Africans, 1983. Acrylic and oil stick on canvas, overall: 84 1/16 × 84 in. (213.5 × 213.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Douglas S. Cramer 84.23. © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York
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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
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Chiura Obata, Evening Glow of Yosemite Fall, 1930. Woodblock print, sheet: 17 7/8 × 13 1/8 in. (45.4 × 33.3 cm) Image: 15 7/16 × 10 7/8 in. (39.2 × 27.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gyo Obata 2014.280. © Gyo Obata