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 13Story 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
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Music to Dance To: Music that Inspired Alvin Ailey with Jazz at Lincoln Center
11:30 am
Open to all ages
Family Event Archive
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2024
Autorretratos Comunitarios
Jan 14, 2024
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Printing with Fruits and Veggies
Jan 14, 2024
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Imprimir con Frutas y Verduras
Jan 14, 2024
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2023
Family Tours
Select Saturdays
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My Harry: Stories, Songs, and Strings
Dec 9, 2023
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Open Studio
Select Saturdays
11 am–3 pm -
Candy and Collage: Halloween Family Day
Oct 28, 2023
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Harry Smith's Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream and other films with a live score by John Zorn
Oct 21, 2023
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Fiber and Print: Workshop with Dindga McCannon
Sept 30, 2023
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Telas y grabados: taller con Dindga McCannon
Sábado 30 de septiembre de 2023
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Open Studio: Explore Memory Map with Rachel Martin
July 29, 2023
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Recorridos Familiares
July 15, 2023
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Recorridos Familiares
July 15, 2023
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Whitney Pride Celebration Featuring Chitra Ganesh’s Queer Power Coloring Book and Bob’s Dance Shop
June 10, 2023
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Open Studio: Gabriela Salazar
Apr 22, 2023
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Recorridos Familiares
Jan 21, 2023
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Open Studio
Select Saturdays
11 am–3 pm -
Mañanas en el museo para toda la familia
Jan 21, 2023
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2022
Magical Masquerade Family Day
Oct 29, 2022
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Open Studio
Select Saturdays
11 am–3 pm -
Open Studio: Lisa Alvarado
July 30, 2022
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Gathering Fire: Pride Poetry Readings and Workshops
Sat, June 11, 2022
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Open Studio: Exquisite Poop
May 14, 2022
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Open Studio: Rayyane Tabet
Apr 30, 2022
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Sewing Circle with Marie Watt
Mar 12, 2022
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Open Studio From Home:
Georgia O’KeeffeMar 5, 2022
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Open Studio From Home:
Ruth AsawaFeb 19, 2022
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Open Studio From Home: Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
Feb 5, 2022
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Open Studio From Home:
Liza LouJan 22, 2022
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Open Studio From Home:
Jasper Johns
PMA X WhitneyJan 8, 2022