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, Jul 20
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,
July 20Open Studio
11 am–3 pm
Families with kids of all ages
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Sat,
July 27Open Studio
11 am–3 pm
Families with kids of all ages
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Open Studio: JJJJJerome Ellis
11 am–2 pm
For families with kids of all ages
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Sat,
Aug 3Open Studio
11 am–3 pm
Families with kids of all ages
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Sun,
Aug 11Story time with NYPL
11 am
Open to all ages
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Recorridos Familiares
11 am
Para familias con infantes de cinco años o más
Family Event Archive
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2013
Open Studio: Sinister Pop
Jan 5, 2013
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2012
Open Studio: Sinister Pop
Dec 8, 2012
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Open Studio: Sinister Pop
Dec 7, 2012
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Sinister Pop
Dec 7, 2012
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Whitney Wees: Colorful Canvases
Dec 1, 2012
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Family Fun Art Workshop:
From Wegman to Warhol: Playing with PopDec 1, 2012
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Richard Artschwager!
Nov 16, 2012
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Whitney Wees: Sculptures All Around
Nov 3, 2012
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Family Fun Art Workshop:
Off the Wall: Looking at Paintings and SculpturesNov 3, 2012
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Signs & Symbols
Oct 19, 2012
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Art School: Printmaking
Oct 13, 2012
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Whitney Wees: Shapes, Lines, and Symbols
Oct 13, 2012
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Family Fun Art Workshop: Playing with Printmaking
Oct 13, 2012
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Wade Guyton OS
Oct 12, 2012
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Open Studio: Yayoi Kusama
Sept 15, 2012
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Open Studio: Totally Stuffed!
Aug 11, 2012
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Family Fun Art Workshop: Infinite Possibilities
Aug 11, 2012
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Open Studio: Obliteration Station
July 21, 2012
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Family Fun Art Workshop: It’s a Pile Up!
July 21, 2012
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Yayoi Kusama
July 20, 2012
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What’s Up with the Whitney?
May 19, 2012
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Artist’s Choice Workshop: Alicia Hall Moran and Jason Moran
May 12, 2012
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Open Studio: Unusual Materials
May 6, 2012
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Artist’s Choice Workshop: Tom Thayer
May 5, 2012
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Family Fun Art Workshop: Whitney Biennial 2012
May 5, 2012
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Whitney Wees:
Whitney Biennial 2012May 5, 2012
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Artist’s Choice Workshop: Dawn Kasper
Apr 21, 2012
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Open Studio: Sculpture and Installation
Apr 15, 2012
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Art School: Performance
Apr 14, 2012
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Family Fun Art Workshop: Whitney Biennial 2012
Apr 14, 2012