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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2018
Tours for Immigrant Families
Mar 17, 2018
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Stroller Tours: Zoe Leonard: Survey
Mar 17, 2018
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Open Studio
Saturdays and Sundays
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Family Tours
Select Saturdays
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Open Studio: Grant Wood
Mar 3, 4
10:30 am–3 pm -
Open Studio: Sibyl Kempson
Feb 24, 2018
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Family Fun: Artist as Storyteller
Feb 10, 2018
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Family Tours
Select Saturdays
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Open Studio: Tom Carpenter
Feb 10, 2018
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Stroller Tour:
An Incomplete History of Protest: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1940–2017
Feb 10, 2018
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Open Studio
Feb 3, 2018
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Open Studio: The Furniture of Home
Jan 27, 2018
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Family Fun: Unexpected Painting!
Jan 13, 2018
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Family Tours
Select Saturdays
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Stroller Tour: Laura Owens
Jan 13, 2018
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Open Studio
Saturdays and Sundays
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2017
Open Studio: Collaborative Collages
Dec 16, 2017
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Open Studio: Laura Owens
Dec 9, 2017
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Stroller Tour:
Jimmie Durham: At the Center of the WorldDec 9, 2017
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Gallery Explorations!
Select Saturdays
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Open Studio
Saturdays and Sundays
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Family Fun: For Families with Kids on the Autism Spectrum
Dec 2, 2017
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Stroller Tour:
Where We AreNov 18, 2017
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Family Fun: Exploring Identity in Portraits
Nov 11, 2017
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Open Studio
Nov 5, 2017
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Gallery Explorations!
Select Saturdays
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Open Studio:
Figure DrawingNov 4, 2017
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Family Fun: Home and Community
Oct 21, 2017
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Stroller Tour:
An Incomplete History of Protest: Selections from the Whitney's Collection 1940–2017Oct 14, 2017
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Gallery Explorations
Oct 7, 2017