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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2013
Whitney Wees: Seeing Sculptures
Oct 5, 2013
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Family Fun Art Workshop: Making Sculptures
Oct 5, 2013
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Hopper Drawing Family Day
Sept 28, 2013
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Hopper Drawing
Sept 27, 2013
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Whitney Wees: Drawing with Lines
Sept 21, 2013
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Sketching Tour: Hopper Drawing: From Drawing to Painting
Sept 21, 2013
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Sketching Tour: Hopper Drawing: Light, Shadow, and Mood
Aug 3, 2013
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Whitney Wees: Drawing Shadows and Light
Aug 3, 2013
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Hopper Drawing
Aug 2, 2013
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Canceled: I, YOU, WE Stroller Tour
July 26, 2013
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Sketching Tour: Hopper Drawing: Indoor and Outdoor Places
July 13, 2013
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Whitney Wees: Drawing Places
July 13, 2013
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Canceled: Hopper Drawing Stroller Tour
July 12, 2013
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Sketching Tour: Hopper Drawing: What is a Sketch?
June 15, 2013
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Whitney Wees: Drawing People
June 15, 2013
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Hopper Drawing
June 14, 2013
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Hopper Drawing Family Day
June 2, 2013
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I, YOU, WE
May 17, 2013
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Open Studio: Alexander Calder
May 4, 2013
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Whitney Wees: Shape, Line, and Color
May 4, 2013
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Family Fun Art Workshop: O’Keeffe and DeFeo
May 4, 2013
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American Legends
May 3, 2013
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Artist’s Choice Workshop: Cooper-Moore
Apr 20, 2013
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American Legends
Apr 19, 2013
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Open Studio: Joseph Cornell
Apr 13, 2013
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Artist’s Choice Workshop:
Lorna SimpsonApr 13, 2013
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Family Fun Art Workshop:
What is the blues?Apr 6, 2013
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Whitney Wees: Art and the Body
Apr 6, 2013
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Blues for Smoke
Apr 5, 2013
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Jay DeFeo: A Retrospective
Mar 15, 2013