Families
Whitney family programs offer artmaking workshops, special events and tours, in-gallery activity guides, and at-home artmaking challenges that encourage kids and adults to learn about art together.
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Free Second Sundays
Admission to the Whitney is free all day on the second Sunday of every month. Visitors of all ages enjoy artmaking, activities, tours, classes, and other special events that celebrate Whitney exhibitions and community events.
Upcoming Dates:
May 11
June 8
July 13
August 10
Open Studio
On Saturdays, families with kids of all ages are invited to get creative at the Whitney! Join us to make your own art inspired by works on view in the collection and current exhibitions. Each week we offer a different artmaking project.
Open Studio will not take place on long weekends or Second Saturdays.
Dates:
March 29
April 5
April 19
April 26
May 3
May 17
May 31
June 14
June 28
Recorridos Familiares
Invitamos a las familias de habla hispana y a sus infancias de cinco años o más, a que recorran las salas del museo junto al personal docente del Whitney, y participen en divertidas actividades grupales de creación artística. Quédense después de la visita guiada para crear arte en nuestro programa Open Studio para familias con infancias de todas las edades.
Family Tours
Join us for short, interactive family tours of kid-friendly works on view. Learn about art together through lively discussion and fun gallery activities. Family tours are offered on select Saturdays in both Spanish and English. Check the calendar for tour times.
Art Challenge at Home
Eager to inspire the young artists in your family? Enjoy art projects designed for kids and grown-ups to do together at home.
Activity Guides
Explore the galleries with kid-friendly activity guides in English and Spanish. Print the guide at home or pick one up at the Whitney. Each guide is filled with activities that will prompt you and your child to look, think, and wonder together.
Upcoming Family Events
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Sat,
Apr 19Open Studio 2025
11 am
Families with kids of all ages
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Sun,
Apr 20All Ages Artmaking: Figure Drawing
11 am–2 pm
Open for all ages
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Sat,
Apr 26Open Studio 2025
11 am
Families with kids of all ages
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Sun,
Apr 27All Ages Artmaking: Figure Drawing
11 am–2 pm
Open for all ages
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Sat,
May 3Open Studio 2025
11 am
Families with kids of all ages
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Sun,
May 4All Ages Artmaking: Figure Drawing
11 am–2 pm
Open for all ages
Family Event Archive
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2025
All Ages Artmaking: Layered Polaroid Portraits
Apr 13, 2025
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All Ages Artmaking: Figure Drawing
Free Second Sundays, 11 am–2 pm
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All Ages Artmaking: My America, a Collective Composition
Apr 13, 2025
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: Jazz as Portraiture
Apr 13, 2025
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All Ages Artmaking: Seven Part Work of Art
Mar 9, 2025
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All Ages Artmaking: Collective Composition
Mar 9, 2025
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Free Second Sundays
Mar 9, 2025
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All Ages Ailey Dance Party
Feb 9, 2025
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Visual Poetry Collages with The Studio Museum in Harlem
Feb 9, 2025
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Recorridos Familiares
Jan 12, 2025
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Performance: Lisa La Touche
Jan 12, 2025
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Story Time with NYPL
Jan 12, 2025
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Drawing Dance: Ailey-Inspired Live Figure Drawing
Jan 12, 2025
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Collage with the Louis Armstrong House Museum
Jan 12, 2025
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Shapes in Space
Jan 12, 2025
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Open Studio 2025
Select Saturdays
11 am–3 pm -
2024
Revelations Celebration Community Workshop
Dec 21, 2024
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Recorridos Familiares
Dec 8, 2024
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Drawing Dance
Dec 8, 2024
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Drawing Game
Dec 8, 2024
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Recorridos Familiares
Nov 10, 2024
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Dream World Collages
Nov 10, 2024
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Shapes in Space
Nov 10, 2024
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Free Friday Nights Artmaking
Nov 8, 2024
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Surreal Family Halloween
Oct 26, 2024
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Free Pop-Up Dance Classes With Ailey Extension
Select Fridays
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Revelations Interactive Assembly For Families
Oct 19, 2024
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Free Friday Nights Artmaking
Oct 18, 2024
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Xavier Riddle meets Alvin Ailey: Screening and Drawing Session with Christopher Eliopoulos
Oct 13, 2024
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Drawing Dance: Ailey-Inspired Live Figure Drawing
Oct 13, 2024