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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. 

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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.

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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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  • Three people sit at a curved diner counter under bright interior lights on a quiet city street.
    Three people sit at a curved diner counter under bright interior lights on a quiet city street.

    Edward Hopper, Study for Nighthawks, 1941 or 1942. Fabricated chalk and charcoal on paper, sheet: 11 1/8 × 15 in. (28.3 × 38.1 cm) Image (irregular): 8 1/8 × 14 1/8 in. (20.6 × 35.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, Josephine N. Hopper Bequest, by exchange 2011.65. © Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • An ivory armchair engulfed in soft globular shapes.
    An ivory armchair engulfed in soft globular shapes.

    Yayoi Kusama, Accumulation, c. 1963. Sewn and stuffed fabric, wood chair frame, paint, overall: 34 5/16 × 38 15/16 × 36 5/16 in. (87.2 × 98.9 × 92.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 2001.342

  • Hand-scribbled colorful letters read "Crossing all the borders" in green, blue, and red.
    Hand-scribbled colorful letters read "Crossing all the borders" in green, blue, and red.

    Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds, Crossing All the Borders, 1987. Pastel on paper, sheet: 22 × 29 7/8 in. (55.9 × 75.9 cm) Image: 22 × 29 7/8 in. (55.9 × 75.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee 2018.137.10. © Hock E Aye VI Edgar Heap of Birds

  • Against a black background, chalky organic shapes stack to form a totem-like structure.
    Against a black background, chalky organic shapes stack to form a totem-like structure.

    Norman Lewis, American Totem, 1960. Oil on canvas, overall: 73 11/16 × 43 1/8 in. (187.2 × 109.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund in memory of Preston Robert and Joan Tisch, the Painting and Sculpture Committee, Director’s Discretionary Fund, Adolph Gottlieb, by exchange, and Sami and Hala Mnaymneh 2018.141. © Norman Lewis, courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, LLC.

  • 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

  • People in swimsuits sit under a pink umbrella on a beach, with a lifeguard standing nearby.
    People in swimsuits sit under a pink umbrella on a beach, with a lifeguard standing nearby.

    Jared French, State Park, 1946. Tempera on composition board, overall: 24 7/16 × 24 1/2 in. (62.1 × 62.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Donnelley Erdman 65.78

On the Hour

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

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