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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Andy Warhol, Before and After, 4, 1962. Acrylic and graphite pencil on linen, overall: 72 1/8 × 99 3/4 in. (183.2 × 253.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Charles Simon 71.226. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Alan Michelson, Wolf Nation, 2018. Video, color, sound, 9:59 min., aspect Ratio: 4.014. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Director’s Discretionary Fund 2019.327. © Alan Michelson
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Georgia O'Keeffe, Summer Days, 1936. Oil on canvas, overall: 36 1/8 × 30 1/8 in. (91.8 × 76.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Calvin Klein 94.171. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Glenn Ligon, Rückenfigur, 2009. Neon and paint, overall: 24 × 145 1/2 × 5 in. (61 × 369.6 × 12.7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee 2011.3a-i. © Glenn Ligon
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Juan Antonio Olivares, Moléculas, 2017. Video, color, sound, 10 min., aspect Ratio: 16:9. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film, Video, and New Media Committee 2017.185. © Juan Antonio Olivares, courtesy Off Vendome, New York
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Christine Sun Kim, Too Much Future, 2017. Charcoal on paper, sheet: 17 3/16 × 29 1/8 in. (43.7 × 74 cm) Image: 17 3/16 × 28 1/8 in. (43.7 × 71.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee 2018.183. © Christine Sun Kim