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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2021
Open Studio To GoSelect Saturdays
11 am–3 pm -
Family Halloween Hunt
Oct 30, 2021
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Whitney Kids Art Club:
David HammonsAug 11, 2021
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Whitney Kids Art Club:
Georgia O’KeeffeAug 4, 2021
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Whitney Kids Art Club:
Dawoud BeyJuly 28, 2021
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Whitney Kids Art Club:
Simone LeighJuly 21, 2021
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Outdoor Open Studio
Select Saturdays
11 am–3 pm -
Whitney Kids Art Club:
Virginia OvertonJuly 14, 2021
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After School Art Club:
Ruth AsawaJuly 7, 2021
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Open Studio From Home:
Ruth AsawaJuly 3, 2021
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After School Art Club:
Julie MehretuJune 30, 2021
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Open Studio From Home:
Julie MehretuJune 26, 2021
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After School Art Club:
Edward HopperJune 23, 2021
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Open Studio From Home:
Edward HopperJune 19, 2021
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After School Art Club:
Alexander CalderJune 16, 2021
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Open Studio From Home:
Alexander CalderJune 12, 2021
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After School Art Club:
Jay DeFeoMay 26, 2021
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Open Studio From Home:
Jay DeFeoMay 22, 2021
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After School Art Club:
Ree MortonMay 19, 2021
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Community Day
May 16, 2021
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Open Studio From Home:
Ree MortonMay 15, 2021
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After School Art Club:
Madeline HollanderMay 12, 2021
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Open Studio From Home:
Madeline HollanderMay 8, 2021
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After School Art Club:
Eva HesseMay 5, 2021
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Open Studio From Home:
Eva HesseMay 1, 2021
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After School Art Club:
Charles Henry AlstonApr 28, 2021
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Open Studio From Home:
Charles Henry AlstonApr 24, 2021
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After School Art Club:
Lenore TawneyApr 21, 2021
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Open Studio From Home:
Lenore TawneyApr 17, 2021
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After School Art Club:
Julie MehretuApr 14, 2021