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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2010
Family Fun Art Workshop: Installation
May 1, 2010
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Artist’s Choice Workshop: Theaster Gates
Apr 24, 2010
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Art School: Sculpture and installation
Apr 11, 2010
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Artist’s Choice Workshop: Aki Sasamoto
Apr 10, 2010
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Whitney Wees: Everyday Objects
Apr 3, 2010
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Family Fun Art Workshop: Painting
Apr 3, 2010
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2010 Whitney Biennial
Apr 2, 2010
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Artist’s Choice Workshop: Ari Marcopoulos
Mar 27, 2010
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2010 Whitney Biennial
Mar 19, 2010
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2010 Whitney Biennial
Mar 19, 2010
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Artist’s Choice Workshop: Curtis Mann
Mar 13, 2010
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Whitney Wees: Shapes and Sizes
Mar 13, 2010
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Family Fun Art Workshop: Sculpture
Mar 13, 2010
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Tours at Two: What’s New in Art
Mar 7, 2010
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Art School: Painting and Drawing
Mar 7, 2010
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WhitneyKids Biennial Opening Party
Mar 5, 2010
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Collecting Biennials
Feb 5, 2010
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Process and Practice
Jan 9, 2010
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Places and Spaces
Jan 9, 2010
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Framed: Cropping and Composition
Jan 9, 2010
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Georgia O’Keeffe: Abstraction
Jan 8, 2010
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2009
Messy Materials
Dec 12, 2009
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Mix it up!: Color Exploration
Dec 12, 2009
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Mix it up!: Color Exploration
Dec 12, 2009
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It’s Only Natural: Art from Life
Dec 12, 2009
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Ellen Harvey: Drawing
Dec 5, 2009
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It’s Only Natural: Art from Life
Dec 5, 2009
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Mix it up!: Color Exploration
Dec 5, 2009
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Roni Horn aka Roni Horn
Dec 4, 2009
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The World Around Us: Natural Landscapes
Nov 21, 2009