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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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.
Next event
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Family Events
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Fri,
Dec 6
Free Pop-Up Dance Classes With Ailey Extension
6 pm
Open to all ages
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Free Friday Nights Artmaking
6:30–9:30 pm
Open to all ages
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Sun,
Dec 8
Story Time with NYPL in the Gallery
11 am
Open to all ages
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Drawing in the Grove
11 am–2 pm
For all ages
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Drawing Game
11 am–4 pm
Open for all ages
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Drawing Dance
11 am–3 pm
Open for all ages
Family Event Archive
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2014
Try This! Gallery Experiments
June 28, 2014
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Artist’s Choice Workshop:Sara Greenberger Rafferty
May 17, 2014
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Open Studio: Joel Otterson
May 10, 2014
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Artist’s Choice Workshop:My Barbarian
May 10, 2014
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Family Fun: for Families with Kids on the Autism Spectrum
May 10, 2014
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Sketching Tour: Drawing Your Environment
May 3, 2014
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Artist’s Choice Workshop:Dan Walsh
May 3, 2014
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Whitney Wees: Light and Sound!
May 3, 2014
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Family Fun Art Workshop: Let’s Get Site-specific!
Apr 26, 2014
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Open Studio: Sheila Hicks
Apr 12, 2014
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Sketching Tour: Sculpture and Drawing
Apr 12, 2014
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Artist’s Choice Workshop: Joshua Mosley
Apr 12, 2014
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Whitney Wees: Reimagine Painting!
Apr 12, 2014
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2014 Whitney Biennial
Family PartyApr 5, 2014
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Artist’s Choice Workshop: Suzanne McClelland
Mar 22, 2014
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Whitney Wees: Touchable Textures!
Mar 15, 2014
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Family Fun Art Workshop: Big, Bold Brushstrokes!
Mar 15, 2014
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2014 Biennial Highlights
Mar 14, 2014
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Open Studio: Dona Nelson
Mar 8, 2014
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Sketching Tour: Painting and Drawing
Mar 8, 2014
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Family Fun Art Workshop: Communicating Character
Feb 1, 2014
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Whitney Wees: Strike a Pose!
Feb 1, 2014
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Open Studio:
Theodora SkipitaresJan 11, 2014
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Family Fun Art Workshop: What is Performance Art?
Jan 11, 2014
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Whitney Wees: Colors, Shapes, and Lines!
Jan 11, 2014
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CANCELED: American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe—with new works on view!
Jan 10, 2014
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2013
Family Fun Art Workshop: Inspired by the City
Dec 14, 2013
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Robert Indiana: Beyond LOVE
Dec 13, 2013
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Open Studio: Robert Indiana: The Mother of Us All
Dec 7, 2013
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Artist’s Choice Workshop: Ken Jacobs
Dec 7, 2013