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July 12–25 Aug 9–22

Fri,
July 26

Free events

Musician with red braids plays a wind instrument on stage, with a laptop in front, while audience members watch in a dimly lit room.

Music by Public Records

5–10 pm

Tours

Abstract close-up of amber resin enveloping an array of materials including archival documents.

15-Minute Tours: Highlights of the Exhibition

8:30 pm, 8 pm

En español

Person with arms raised facing a serene lake and mountains.

Recorridos de 15 minutos

7:30 pm

Tours

A sturdy welded frame holds delicate crochet white lace threaded between the bars, with tools of the craft like upholstery needle and crochet hook hanging from it, with a spool of thread still attached sitting on the floor nearby.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

1 pm, 1 pm

Performances

A portrait of JJJJJerome Ellis, a young Black person with short black hair and a black beard. Ellis sits at a grand piano in a room with dark wooden walls surrounded by musical instruments.

Sonic Bathhouse with JJJJJerome Ellis

5:30–9:30 pm

Tours

In a color photograph from the 1970s, men in various states of undress lounge around a derelict and rundown wooden pier, which is jutting out into blue-gray water of the Hudson River.

Queer History Walks 2024

6 pm

Teens

Three teens sit at a white table creating collage artwork.

Open Studio for Teens

1–3 pm

Open to Teens

Tours

Organic swirls of pale blue and green float through shades of white and grey.

15-Minute Tours: Highlights of the Exhibition

6:30 pm, 6 pm

Modern building with external staircases at dusk, overlooking an urban street with pedestrians and cars.

Las noches de viernes gratis

5–10 pm

Free events

Free Friday Nights graphic

Free Friday Nights

5–10 pm

Sat,
July 27

Tours

A sturdy welded frame holds delicate crochet white lace threaded between the bars, with tools of the craft like upholstery needle and crochet hook hanging from it, with a spool of thread still attached sitting on the floor nearby.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

12:30 pm

Community events

Subway platform with a "SAVE TIME" sign, two people talking on the left, and one person using a phone on the right.

Artmaking at the New York Transit Museum

10:30 am–2:30 pm

Families

A large billboard is displayed on the facade of a beige brick building at 95 Horatio Street, across from the Whitney Museum and the south end of the High Line. The billboard is part of the Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing and is presented by the collective People Who Stutter Create (PWSC). The billboard has a light blue background and features the phrase "stuttering can create time" in three languages: Spanish, Chinese, and English.

The text is black and positioned in three distinct lines. The first line reads "la tartamudez nos ofrece tiempo" in Spanish, the second line is in Chinese characters, and the third line reads "stuttering can create time" in English. Each line is evenly spaced, with the Chinese text having a repeated character sequence that creates a rhythmic visual pattern.

The surrounding area includes a row of brick buildings in various shades of brown and red, with black fire escapes visible on the sides. There is a street below with parked cars, including a white truck and several other vehicles, and a blue bike-sharing station. The street is wet, indicating recent rain, and the sky is overcast with gray clouds.

Open Studio: JJJJJerome Ellis

11 am–2 pm

For families with kids of all ages

Families

A child cuts a piece of paper at a table while an adult looks on.

Open Studio

11 am–3 pm

Families with kids of all ages

Access

Two images: Top shows three people smiling and talking indoors. Bottom shows a man sitting on a park bench, looking thoughtful.

Celebration of Disability Pride with JJJJJerome Ellis and SPACE

4–6:30 pm

Tours

A simplified black and white figure of Marilyn Monroe running emerges from a flat black background, outlined in a thin red line . Just behind her, is the running figure of a bald man wearing sunglasses.

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

11 am

Tours

Modern art installation with wooden structures and draped fabrics in a white gallery space.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

1:30 pm

Sun,
July 28

Families

Children and adults gathered around librarian elevated on a platform reading an open illustrated children's book.

Story time with NYPL

3 pm, 1 pm, 11 am

Open to all ages

Tours

A sturdy welded frame holds delicate crochet white lace threaded between the bars, with tools of the craft like upholstery needle and crochet hook hanging from it, with a spool of thread still attached sitting on the floor nearby.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

3 pm

Tours

A simplified black and white figure of Marilyn Monroe running emerges from a flat black background, outlined in a thin red line . Just behind her, is the running figure of a bald man wearing sunglasses.

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

12:30 pm

Tours

Modern art installation with wooden structures and draped fabrics in a white gallery space.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

11 am, 1:30 pm

Mon,
July 29

Tours

A sturdy welded frame holds delicate crochet white lace threaded between the bars, with tools of the craft like upholstery needle and crochet hook hanging from it, with a spool of thread still attached sitting on the floor nearby.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

1 pm

Tours

A simplified black and white figure of Marilyn Monroe running emerges from a flat black background, outlined in a thin red line . Just behind her, is the running figure of a bald man wearing sunglasses.

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

2 pm

Tours

Modern art installation with wooden structures and draped fabrics in a white gallery space.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

3 pm

Wed,
July 31

Tours

Visitors at an art gallery viewing and discussing a large abstract painting.

A Closer Look: Guided Close-Looking

2 pm

Tours

A sturdy welded frame holds delicate crochet white lace threaded between the bars, with tools of the craft like upholstery needle and crochet hook hanging from it, with a spool of thread still attached sitting on the floor nearby.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

1 pm

Members

Two people conversing with drinks in hand at a social event, backgrounded by bookshelves.

Contemporaries Toast to Summer

8–8:30 pm

Open to Contemporaries and Contemporaries Patrons

Tours

Modern art installation with wooden structures and draped fabrics in a white gallery space.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

3 pm

Members

Outdoor terraces and staircases at the Whitney Museum. People walk around and point to the view of the city around them. Through the windows are the art galleries, and the cityscape reflects in the windows.

Member Night

7:30–10 pm

Open to all members

Thurs,
Aug 1

Tours

A sturdy welded frame holds delicate crochet white lace threaded between the bars, with tools of the craft like upholstery needle and crochet hook hanging from it, with a spool of thread still attached sitting on the floor nearby.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

1 pm

Tours

A simplified black and white figure of Marilyn Monroe running emerges from a flat black background, outlined in a thin red line . Just behind her, is the running figure of a bald man wearing sunglasses.

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

2 pm

Tours

Modern art installation with wooden structures and draped fabrics in a white gallery space.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

3 pm

Fri,
Aug 2

Free events

Musician with red braids plays a wind instrument on stage, with a laptop in front, while audience members watch in a dimly lit room.

Music by Public Records

5–10 pm

Tours

Abstract close-up of amber resin enveloping an array of materials including archival documents.

15-Minute Tours: Highlights of the Exhibition

8:30 pm, 8 pm

Tours

A sturdy welded frame holds delicate crochet white lace threaded between the bars, with tools of the craft like upholstery needle and crochet hook hanging from it, with a spool of thread still attached sitting on the floor nearby.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

1 pm, 1 pm

Teens

Three teens sit at a white table creating collage artwork.

Open Studio for Teens

1–3 pm

Open to Teens

Tours

Abstract geometric painting with a chaotic arrangement of wooden planks against a backdrop of stylized building facades.

15-Minute Tours: Highlights of the Exhibition

7:30 pm, 7 pm

Tours

Organic swirls of pale blue and green float through shades of white and grey.

15-Minute Tours: Highlights of the Exhibition

6:30 pm, 6 pm

Modern building with external staircases at dusk, overlooking an urban street with pedestrians and cars.

Las noches de viernes gratis

5–10 pm

Free events

Free Friday Nights graphic

Free Friday Nights

5–10 pm

Sat,
Aug 3

Tours

A sturdy welded frame holds delicate crochet white lace threaded between the bars, with tools of the craft like upholstery needle and crochet hook hanging from it, with a spool of thread still attached sitting on the floor nearby.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

12:30 pm

Community events

People engaging in an art activity at a table filled with colorful supplies in a subway station, with a "Whitney Biennial" sign in the background.

Artmaking at Hudson Yards

11 am–2 pm

Access

Orange fruits hanging from a tree with green leaves, indoors with wooden planters in the background.

Whitney Signs: The Harrisons: Survival Piece #5: Portable Orchard

3:30–6 pm

Access

Musician holding a saxophone above his head on stage with drums and microphones in the background.

Offerings

9:30 pm, 8 pm

Families

A child cuts a piece of paper at a table while an adult looks on.

Open Studio

11 am–3 pm

Families with kids of all ages

Tours

A simplified black and white figure of Marilyn Monroe running emerges from a flat black background, outlined in a thin red line . Just behind her, is the running figure of a bald man wearing sunglasses.

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

11 am

Tours

Modern art installation with wooden structures and draped fabrics in a white gallery space.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

1:30 pm

Sun,
Aug 4

Families

Children and adults gathered around librarian elevated on a platform reading an open illustrated children's book.

Story time with NYPL

3 pm, 1 pm, 11 am

Open to all ages

Tours

A sturdy welded frame holds delicate crochet white lace threaded between the bars, with tools of the craft like upholstery needle and crochet hook hanging from it, with a spool of thread still attached sitting on the floor nearby.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

3 pm

Access

Musician holding a saxophone above his head on stage with drums and microphones in the background.

Offerings

9:30 pm, 8 pm

Tours

A simplified black and white figure of Marilyn Monroe running emerges from a flat black background, outlined in a thin red line . Just behind her, is the running figure of a bald man wearing sunglasses.

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

12:30 pm

Tours

Modern art installation with wooden structures and draped fabrics in a white gallery space.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

1:30 pm

Mon,
Aug 5

Tours

A sturdy welded frame holds delicate crochet white lace threaded between the bars, with tools of the craft like upholstery needle and crochet hook hanging from it, with a spool of thread still attached sitting on the floor nearby.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

1 pm

Tours

A simplified black and white figure of Marilyn Monroe running emerges from a flat black background, outlined in a thin red line . Just behind her, is the running figure of a bald man wearing sunglasses.

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

2 pm

Tours

Modern art installation with wooden structures and draped fabrics in a white gallery space.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

3 pm

Wed,
Aug 7

Tours

A sturdy welded frame holds delicate crochet white lace threaded between the bars, with tools of the craft like upholstery needle and crochet hook hanging from it, with a spool of thread still attached sitting on the floor nearby.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

1 pm

Tours

Modern art installation with wooden structures and draped fabrics in a white gallery space.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

3 pm

Thurs,
Aug 8

Tours

A sturdy welded frame holds delicate crochet white lace threaded between the bars, with tools of the craft like upholstery needle and crochet hook hanging from it, with a spool of thread still attached sitting on the floor nearby.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

1 pm

Tours

A simplified black and white figure of Marilyn Monroe running emerges from a flat black background, outlined in a thin red line . Just behind her, is the running figure of a bald man wearing sunglasses.

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

2 pm

Tours

Modern art installation with wooden structures and draped fabrics in a white gallery space.

Exhibition Tour
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing

3 pm

July 12–25 Aug 9–22

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