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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Mother and child making art in a bright studio.
Mother and child making art in a bright studio.

Family making art in Open Studio, December 2018. Photograph by Filip Wolak.

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.

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Sat, Dec 14


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.

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Art Challenge at Home

Want to inspire the young artists in your family? Take on these art projects designed especially for kids and grown-ups to do together at home.

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Families sketching in the galleries.
Families sketching in the galleries.

Families sketching in the galleries, September 2016. Photograph by Filip Wolak.

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.

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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.

Recorridos Familiares


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.

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On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

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