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, Nov 23
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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Sat,
Nov 23
Open Studio
11 am–3 pm
Families with kids of all ages
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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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Story Time with NYPL in the Gallery
1 pm
Open to all ages
Family Event Archive
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2012
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
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Whitney Wees:
Whitney Biennial 2012Apr 14, 2012
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Whitney Biennial 2012:
3rd FloorMar 30, 2012
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Artist’s Choice Workshop: Elaine Reichek
Mar 17, 2012
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Whitney Biennial 2012:
2nd FloorMar 16, 2012
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Art School: New Media
Mar 10, 2012
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Family Fun Art Workshop: Whitney Biennial 2012
Mar 10, 2012
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Whitney Wees:
Whitney Biennial 2012Mar 10, 2012
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Discover Calder’s Circus
Feb 11, 2012
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Art School: Sculpture
Jan 7, 2012
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Whitney Wees: Faces and Feelings
Jan 7, 2012