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.
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.
Upcoming Family Events
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Sat,
Apr 26
Open Studio 2025
11 am
Families with kids of all ages
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Sun,
Apr 27
All Ages Artmaking: Figure Drawing
11 am–2 pm
Open for all ages
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Sat,
May 3
Open Studio 2025
11 am
Families with kids of all ages
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Sun,
May 4
All Ages Artmaking: Figure Drawing
11 am–2 pm
Open for all ages
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Sun,
May 11
Free Second Sundays
10:30 am–6 pm
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All Ages Artmaking: Figure Drawing
11 am–2 pm
Open for all ages
Family Event Archive
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2016
Open Studio: Weekend Member Early Admission
Sept 17, 2016
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Sketching Tour: Material Experimentations
Sept 10, 2016
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Whitney Wees: Materials and Textures
Sept 10, 2016
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Stuart Davis: In Full Swing and Danny Lyon: Message to the Future
Sept 10, 2016
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Open Studio
Sept 4, 2016
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Open Studio
Aug 6, 2016
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Stuart Davis: In Full Swing and Danny Lyon: Message to the Future
July 16, 2016
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Whitney Kids Summer Family Day
July 9, 2016
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Open Studio
July 2, 2016
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Open Studio: Weekend Member Early Admission
June 18, 2016
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Family Fun: Color and Composition!
June 11, 2016
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Sketching Tour: Abstracting America
June 11, 2016
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Whitney Wees: Shape and Color in the City!
June 11, 2016
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RESCHEDULED:
Stuart Davis: In Full SwingJune 11, 2016
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Open Studio
June 4, 2016
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Family Fun: for Families with Kids on the Autism Spectrum
June 4, 2016
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Family Fun: Making Portraits!
May 21, 2016
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Whitney Wees:
Portraits without people!May 14, 2016
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Sketching Tour:
Distortion and AbstractionMay 14, 2016
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Open Studio: Drawing People with Jason Polan
May 7, 2016
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Open Studio
May 1, 2016
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Portraits of a Neighborhood
Apr 30, 2016
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Family Fun: Famous Faces!
Apr 16, 2016
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Open Studio:
Andrew CyrilleApr 16, 2016
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Stroller Tour:
Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney’s CollectionApr 16, 2016
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Open Studio
Apr 9, 2016
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Sketching Tour: Making Faces!
Apr 9, 2016
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Whitney Wees:
People in ArtApr 9, 2016
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Family Fun: for Families with Kids on the Autism Spectrum
Apr 9, 2016
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Open Studio:
Mathew CerlettyApr 2, 2016