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Sept 4–17 Oct 2–15

Wed,
Sept 18

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 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

A photograph of a young Alvin Ailey surrounded by colors and textures, looking upwards.

Preview Night: Opening Reception for Edges of Ailey

7:30 pm

Open to Circle, Fellow, Sponsor, and Contemporaries Patron members

Thurs,
Sept 19

Members

Black and white photograph of a dance performance with three male and three female figures arranged in a group on stage, hands outstretched above.

Member Preview Days: Edges of Ailey

10:30 am–6 pm

Open to all members

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 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

Dancer with legs crossed against multicolor curtain.

Opening Reception for Edges of Ailey

8 pm

Open to Friend, Patron, and Whitney Contemporaries members

Fri,
Sept 20

Members

Black and white photograph of a dance performance with three male and three female figures arranged in a group on stage, hands outstretched above.

Member Preview Days: Edges of Ailey

10:30 am–5 pm

Open to all members

Tours

A large but simple grey-shingled house dominates a quiet and still beach landscape. Five nude male figures spread across the foreground in various states of disrobing.

A Closer Look: Guided Close-Looking Through Dialogue

12 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

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

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

Tours

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

15-Minute Tours: Highlights of the Exhibition

6 pm, 6:30 pm

Talks & readings

Black and white photo of a building corner with "1ST LOUIS AVE" sign, broken windows, and visible disrepair.

Speaking in Camouflage: Christopher Harris

7 pm

Tours

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

15-Minute Tours: Highlights of the Exhibition

8 pm, 8:30 pm

Sat,
Sept 21

Members

Black and white photograph of a dance performance with three male and three female figures arranged in a group on stage, hands outstretched above.

Member Preview Days: Edges of Ailey

10:30 am–6 pm

Open to all members

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

1:30 pm

Sun,
Sept 22

Members

Black and white photograph of a dance performance with three male and three female figures arranged in a group on stage, hands outstretched above.

Member Preview Days: Edges of Ailey

10:30 am–6 pm

Open to all members

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

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, 3 pm

Mon,
Sept 23

Members

Black and white photograph of a dance performance with three male and three female figures arranged in a group on stage, hands outstretched above.

Member Preview Days: Edges of Ailey

10:30 am–6 pm

Open to all members

Tours

A large but simple grey-shingled house dominates a quiet and still beach landscape. Five nude male figures spread across the foreground in various states of disrobing.

A Closer Look: Guided Close-Looking Through Dialogue

12 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

Wed,
Sept 25

Performances

Three dancers in blue perform a dynamic pose: one leaps, another lunges, and the third extends a leg high, all holding hands.

Ailey II : Harmonic Echo

11 am

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 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

Performances

A group of dancers in brown costumes perform on stage, illuminated by a spotlight, with their arms raised and bodies gracefully bent.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Program I: Excerpts from Ailey Classics

2 pm, 5 pm

Thurs,
Sept 26

Performances

Three dancers in blue perform a dynamic pose: one leaps, another lunges, and the third extends a leg high, all holding hands.

Ailey II : Harmonic Echo

11 am

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 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

Performances

A group of dancers in brown costumes perform on stage, illuminated by a spotlight, with their arms raised and bodies gracefully bent.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Program I: Excerpts from Ailey Classics

2 pm, 5 pm

Fri,
Sept 27

Performances

Three dancers in blue perform a dynamic pose: one leaps, another lunges, and the third extends a leg high, all holding hands.

Ailey II : Harmonic Echo

11 am

Tours

A large but simple grey-shingled house dominates a quiet and still beach landscape. Five nude male figures spread across the foreground in various states of disrobing.

A Closer Look: Guided Close-Looking Through Dialogue

12 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

Performances

A group of dancers in brown costumes perform on stage, illuminated by a spotlight, with their arms raised and bodies gracefully bent.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Program I: Excerpts from Ailey Classics

2 pm, 7:30 pm

Talks & readings

A shirtless man, Alvin Ailey, in black pants and shoes performs a dynamic dance pose against a backdrop of white curtains.

The Legacy of Alvin Ailey

5–6 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

Tours

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

15-Minute Tours: Highlights of the Exhibition

6 pm, 6:30 pm

Tours

Three Black dancers, a woman flanked by two men, pose with dramatic and graceful dance gestures in a gallery in front of an abstract painting with thick vertical red brushstrokes running from edge to edge with a shimmering dark background peeking through.

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

8 pm

Sat,
Sept 28

Members

A shirtless man, Alvin Ailey, in black pants and shoes performs a dynamic dance pose against a backdrop of white curtains.

Weekend Member Mornings: Edges of Ailey

9:30–10:30 am

Open to all members

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

Performances

Three dancers in blue perform a dynamic pose: one leaps, another lunges, and the third extends a leg high, all holding hands.

Ailey II : Harmonic Echo

11 am

Tours

Three Black dancers, a woman flanked by two men, pose with dramatic and graceful dance gestures in a gallery in front of an abstract painting with thick vertical red brushstrokes running from edge to edge with a shimmering dark background peeking through.

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

12:30 pm, 1:30 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

1:30 pm

Performances

A group of dancers in brown costumes perform on stage, illuminated by a spotlight, with their arms raised and bodies gracefully bent.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Program I: Excerpts from Ailey Classics

2 pm, 5 pm

Sun,
Sept 29

Members

A shirtless man, Alvin Ailey, in black pants and shoes performs a dynamic dance pose against a backdrop of white curtains.

Weekend Member Mornings: Edges of Ailey

9:30–10:30 am

Open to all members

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

Performances

Three dancers in blue perform a dynamic pose: one leaps, another lunges, and the third extends a leg high, all holding hands.

Ailey II : Harmonic Echo

11 am

Tours

Three Black dancers, a woman flanked by two men, pose with dramatic and graceful dance gestures in a gallery in front of an abstract painting with thick vertical red brushstrokes running from edge to edge with a shimmering dark background peeking through.

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

12:30 pm, 1:30 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

12:30 pm, 3 pm

Performances

A group of dancers in brown costumes perform on stage, illuminated by a spotlight, with their arms raised and bodies gracefully bent.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Program I: Excerpts from Ailey Classics

2 pm, 5 pm

Mon,
Sept 30

Tours

A large but simple grey-shingled house dominates a quiet and still beach landscape. Five nude male figures spread across the foreground in various states of disrobing.

A Closer Look: Guided Close-Looking Through Dialogue

12 pm

Tours

Three Black dancers, a woman flanked by two men, pose with dramatic and graceful dance gestures in a gallery in front of an abstract painting with thick vertical red brushstrokes running from edge to edge with a shimmering dark background peeking through.

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

1 pm, 3 pm

Sept 4–17 Oct 2–15

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