Music by Public Records

Music by Public Records

Percussion duo NOMON perform in front of a packed crowd at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Percussion duo NOMON perform in front of a packed crowd at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

NOMON performing at Free Friday Nights at the Whitney Museum of American Art, August 9, 2024. Photograph by Summer Surgent-Gough

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The Whitney continues its partnership with Brooklyn-based performance venue and community space Public Records to bring music to Free Friday Nights. Admission is free to all visitors every Friday evening from 5–10 pm, and Public Records will present music on select Free Fridays Nights throughout the Museum. In addition to music, join us on Friday evenings for performances, world-class exhibitions of contemporary American art, cocktails with views at Studio Bar, and more. Upcoming live music performances from Public Records include:

7 pm, November 1, 2024
Miriam ElHajli 

Folk singer, composer-improviser, and musicologist Miriam Elhajli will perform original and folkloric ballads from around the world concerning the geography of gardens and fruit trees in context with the exhibition Survival Piece #5: Portable Orchard. Matthew Jamal will be accompanying on upright bass and voice.

November 15, 2024
Lea Bertucci

December 13, 2024
Mary Halvorson and Tomas Fujiwara


On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

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