Public Programs
Engage with artists, curators, writers, and scholars through innovative programs that explore the Whitney’s current exhibitions and permanent collection.
Get Updates About Upcoming Lectures, Talks, and Courses
Events
We host conversations, symposia, film screenings, performances, virtual events, and more. These events explore American art and critical issues in contemporary culture through the Whitney’s exhibitions and collection. Check the calendar for what's on.
Courses and Workshops
Open up new perspectives with one of the Whitney’s courses, drop-in discussions, or artmaking workshops. These offerings are opportunities to dive deeper into art at the Whitney and engage with experts in the field.
Tours
Free gallery tours through the Whitney’s current exhibitions are offered each day. Private group tours led by Teaching Fellows or Museum Educators are also available for an additional fee with advanced registration.
Queer History Walks
Take a free walking tour to discover the vibrant queer history of the Whitney Museum's surrounding neighborhood. Explore select historical sites where the LGBTQ+ community once found a place to connect and create. If you can't join us in-person June–October when these tours are offered, listen to the audio guide.
Upcoming Programs
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Fri,
Dec 6Free Friday Nights Artmaking
6:30–9:30 pm
Open to all ages
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Fri,
Dec 13Free Friday Nights Artmaking
5:30–9:30 pm
Open to all ages
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Wed,
Dec 18Ailey Dance Class: Afro-Cuban
1–2 pm
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Ailey Dance Class: Afro-Cuban
4–5 pm
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Thurs,
Dec 19Ailey Dance Class: Hip Hop
1–2 pm
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Ailey Dance Class: Hip Hop
4–5 pm
Recorded Programs
Many of our public programs are recorded and available to be viewed later. Check out videos of past programs from the comfort of your home.
Past Events Archive
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2023
Ask a Curator:
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Memory MapJune 20, 2023
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Beyond Art: Artists Making Movies
June 7, 2023
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Celebration for The Stroll (2023)
June 5, 2023
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Sharing History for the Future: A Convening with Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
May 18–19, 2023
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Walter Annenberg Lecture:
Jaune Quick-to-See SmithMay 18, 2023
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2023 ISP Critical Studies Symposium
May 12, 2023
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The Laughing Snake: An Evening with Morehshin Allahyari and Ozlem Goner
Apr 21, 2023
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Painting Outside Empire
Apr 4, 2023
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Pintura fuera del imperio
Apr 4, 2023
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Luto y Lucha: Grief and Resistance in the Wake of Maria
Mar 15, 2023
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Luto y lucha después del huracán María
Mar 15, 2023
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Martine Gutierrez presents Supremacy Corporate Retreat
Mar 8, 2023
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Conversation and Book Signing with Judy Glickman Lauder
Feb 23, 2023
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Natural Resources and Unnatural Disasters
Feb 22, 2023
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Recursos naturales y desastres no naturales
Feb 22, 2023
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Approaching a City: Hopper’s Visions of Urban Space
Feb 15, 2023
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2022
Figure Drawing Workshop
Dec 9, 2022
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Pregúntale a la curadora: no existe un mundo poshuracán
Dec 6, 2022
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El bello no ser de nuestros cuerpos/Our Bodies’ Beautiful Not Being: A reading
Dec 4, 2022
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Visual AIDS presents Being & Belonging for Day With(out) Art 2022
Dec 1, 2022
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NYC Premiere: Visual AIDS Presents Being & Belonging for Day With(out) Art 2022
Nov 30, 2022
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Ask a Curator: no existe un mundo poshuracán
Nov 29, 2022
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Ask a Curator: In the Balance: Between Painting and Sculpture, 1965–1985
Nov 15, 2022
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Hopper on Paper
Select Tuesdays in November
6 pm -
Measures of Distance: Space and Sign in the Work of Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson
Nov 3, 2022
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Ask A Curator: Edward Hopper’s New York
Oct 25, 2022
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AIDS Memorial Quilt-Making Workshops
Oct 14, 2022
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X as Intersection: Material Constellations
Oct 12, 2022
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let’s talk: vulnerable bodies, intimate collectivities
Oct 7, 2022
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Thomas J Price in Conversation
Sept 29, 2022