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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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  • Small CRT monitor with blue screen showing clouds mounted on a white gallery wall with cord.
    Small CRT monitor with blue screen showing clouds mounted on a white gallery wall with cord.

    Cory Arcangel, Super Mario Clouds, 2002. Handmade hacked Super Mario Brothers cartridge and Nintendo NES video game system, dimensions variable. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee 2005.10. © Cory Arcangel. Courtesy of the artist

  • People in a boat with blue ropes, wearing patterned clothing, appear thoughtful and somber.
    People in a boat with blue ropes, wearing patterned clothing, appear thoughtful and somber.

    Jacob Lawrence, War Series: Going Home, 1947. Tempera on composition board, overall: 16 1/8 × 20 3/16 in. (41 × 51.3 cm) Image: 15 7/8 × 20 1/16 × 1/8 in. (40.3 × 51 × 0.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Neuberger 51.17a-b. © The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • Large black X-shaped geometric graphic centered on a white background with a faint vertical seam.
    Large black X-shaped geometric graphic centered on a white background with a faint vertical seam.

    Wade Guyton, Untitled, 2007. Inkjet print on linen, overall: 84 1/4 × 69 1/2 in. (214 × 176.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Donna and Benjamin Rosen in honor of Donna De Salvo and Scott Rothkopf 2015.322. © Wade Guyton

  • A figure with pale skin in a bright yellow blouse surrounded by flurries of pinks, greens, and yellows
    A figure with pale skin in a bright yellow blouse surrounded by flurries of pinks, greens, and yellows

    María Berrío, A Universe of One, 2018. Collage, watercolor, and charcoal on canvas, overall: 72 × 60 in. (182.9 × 152.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Gary and Anne Borman Trust 2019.306. © María Berrío

  • A steep pinkish cliff with a cascading waterfall and a lone pine tree in the foreground.
    A steep pinkish cliff with a cascading waterfall and a lone pine tree in the foreground.

    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

  • Wonder Woman stands with eyes closed as bright sparks burst from her hands.
    Wonder Woman stands with eyes closed as bright sparks burst from her hands.

    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.

On the Hour

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

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