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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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, Sep 28
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.
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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Sat,
Sept 28Open Studio
11 am–3 pm
Families with kids of all ages
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Sat,
Oct 5Open Studio
11 am–3 pm
Families with kids of all ages
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Sun,
Oct 13Dancing in the Street: With Ailey Extension
10:30 am
Open to all ages
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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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All Ages Artmaking: Art in Motion
11 am–4 pm
Open to all ages
Family Event Archive
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2014
Jeff Koons Family Day
Sept 27, 2014
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Special Family Program: Casting Workshop
Sept 20, 2014
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Jeff Koons: A Retrospective Highlights
Sept 19, 2014
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Try This! Gallery Experiments
Sept 13, 2014
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Sketching Tour: What inspires Jeff Koons?
Sept 13, 2014
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Whitney Wees: Everyday Objects
Sept 13, 2014
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Family Fun: for Families with Kids on the Autism Spectrum
Sept 13, 2014
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Jeff Koons: A Retrospective Highlights
Aug 8, 2014
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Try This! Gallery Experiments
Aug 2, 2014
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Sketching Tour: Material Qualities
Aug 2, 2014
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Whitney Wees: Colors, Reflections, and Scale!
Aug 2, 2014
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Jeff Koons: A Retrospective Highlights
July 25, 2014
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Jeff Koons Family Opening
July 19, 2014
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Try This! Gallery Experiments
July 12, 2014
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Sketching Tour: Transforming Objects
July 12, 2014
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Whitney Wees: Materials and Illusions!
July 12, 2014
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Jeff Koons: A Retrospective Highlights
July 11, 2014
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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