Events

Sept 21–Oct 4 Oct 19–Nov 1

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

Online

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

Verbal Description Tour: Edges of Ailey

11:30 am–1 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

12:30 pm, 1:30 pm

Performances

A dancer in a dynamic pose, wearing a costume with yellow and black feathers, performs in front of a wooden backdrop.

Trajal Harrell : Deathbed

1:30 pm, 4 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

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

12:30 pm, 1:30 pm

Performances

Trajal Harrell : Deathbed

1:30 pm, 4 pm

Courses & workshops

A close-up view of vibrant green leaves on a citrus tree.

Urban Harvest Drawing Workshops

2–3:30 pm

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

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

1 pm, 3 pm

Tours

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

12 pm

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

1 pm, 3 pm

Tours

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

12 pm

Performances

Four dancers in maroon outfits perform a synchronized pose with outstretched arms and flowing skirts on a wooden floor.

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, Ife: My Heart & Four Corners

1 pm, 4 pm

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

1 pm, 3 pm

Tours

A Closer Look: Guided Close-Looking Through Dialogue

12 pm

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

1 pm, 6:30 pm, 8 pm

Tours

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

Tours for NYC Teachers

4–5 pm

Open to NYC Teachers

Performances

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, Ife: My Heart & Four Corners

4 pm, 7 pm

Teens

Two youth face each other and smile while in conversation.

Art College Night

4–6 pm

Open to teens

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

5–10 pm

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

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

12:30 pm, 1:30 pm

Performances

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, Ife: My Heart & Four Corners

1 pm, 4 pm

Members

Weekend Member Mornings: Edges of Ailey

9:30–10:30 am

Open to all members

Free events

Free Second Sundays

10:30 am–6 pm

Families

A dance class at the Whitney Museum led by an instructor from Ailey Extension. The instructor, wearing a red Alvin Ailey t-shirt, energetically leads a diverse group of participants, including children and seniors. The participants follow his movements with enthusiasm in an outdoor space with large windows, while onlookers can be seen in the background enjoying the lively atmosphere.

Dancing in the Street: With Ailey Extension

10:30 am, 2 pm

Open to all ages

Families

A group of children and adults sit in the lobby of the Whitney Museum, attentively listening to a Librarian reading a book. In the foreground, a sign reads 'Storytime with NYPL.' The background features bookshelves filled with books and warm overhead lighting.

Story Time with NYPL in the Gallery

11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm

Open to all ages

Tours

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

11 am

En español

Indoor garden with small trees in wooden planters, illuminated by large hanging lights, arranged in rows on a wooden floor.

Drawing in the Grove

11 am–2 pm

For all ages

Families

Abstract painting with red brushstrokes on a blue background, creating a textured, mosaic-like pattern.

All Ages Artmaking: Art in Motion

11 am–4 pm

Open to all ages

Families

A live jazz performance by Jazz at Lincoln Center musicians at the Whitney Museum. The band, featuring a saxophonist, bassist, pianist, drummer, and vocalist, performs on a stage in front of a large glass window overlooking the city. An audience of families, including children, sits on the floor, enjoying the music in an intimate and relaxed setting.

Music to Dance To: Music that Inspired Alvin Ailey with Jazz at Lincoln Center

11:30 am

Open to all ages

Families

A person sketches on a piece of paper at an art activity table, surrounded by drawing supplies, including pencils and an eraser. The sketch appears to be of a child sitting at a table. In the background, a display of limes and oranges is set on a black cloth, and a sign in Spanish reads "Arte para todas las edades," indicating an all-ages art activity.

Drawing Dance: Ailey-Inspired Live Figure Drawing

12–4 pm

Open to all ages

En español

Un grupo de niños y adultos mirando esculturas en las galerías.

Recorridos Familiares

12:30 pm, 2:30 pm

Para familias con infantes de cinco años o más

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

12:30 pm, 1:30 pm

Teens

Double Take: Guided Close-Looking through Dialogue

1 pm

Families

A still from the Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum episode featuring a young animated depiction of Alvin Ailey in the foreground. He smiles and gestures with open hands, while two dancers perform behind him, raising their arms gracefully. The setting is a dance studio with large windows.

Xavier Riddle meets Alvin Ailey: Screening and Drawing Session with Christopher Eliopoulos

1:30 pm, 4:15 pm

Open to families with kids of all ages

Tours

Four dancers in a studio, one in a pose with green socks, another adjusting a shoe, and two others standing and observing.

Recorridos de la exposición: Edges of Ailey

3 pm

Tours

A Closer Look: Guided Close-Looking Through Dialogue

12 pm

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

1 pm, 3 pm

Community events

A large group of Older Adults in the Whitney Museum galleries listening to a Senior Open Access Day tour guide

Older Adults Day
Fall 2024

9:30 am–3 pm

Open to older adults ages 50+

Ailey

Alvin Ailey Dance Class: AileyDance for Active Aging

11 am–12 pm

Tours

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

12 pm

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

1 pm, 3 pm

Courses & workshops

Four people stand in the corner of a light filled dance studio. They all stand with their back legs fully extended and their front legs bent across their bodies to form a triangle shape. Their arms are fully outstretched and reaching downwards and their faces are turned towards their back legs. The room has floor to ceiling windows that look out on nearby buildings in midtown Manhattan.

Ailey Dance Class: Horton Technique

4–5 pm

Members

Several white, two-dimensional, human-like figures placed on a backdrop of earth tone rectangles.

After-Hours Tours: Edges of Ailey

6:45 pm, 7:15 pm

Open to Patron, Circle, Fellow, and Sponsor Members

Members

A map of the united states in green and red with violent historic events written across each state.

Contemporaries Tours: Edges of Ailey

7:45 pm, 8:15 pm

Open to Contemporaries and Contemporaries Patron Members

Tours

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

12 pm

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

1 pm, 3 pm

Courses & workshops

A group of five individuals in colorful exercise attire practice dance moves in a spacious studio with large windows showcasing a city skyline.

Ailey Dance Class:
Broadway Jazz

4–5 pm

Members

Staff member with "HERE TO HELP" on back of jacket facing a blurred crowd in a busy indoor setting.

New Member Orientation

6 pm

Members

New Member Orientation

12 pm

Tours

A Closer Look: Guided Close-Looking Through Dialogue

12 pm

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

1 pm, 6:30 pm, 8 pm

Courses & workshops

Four dancers practice in a studio with large windows and a city view. Three women stand and gesture toward a person doing a dip. She is has one leg bent, and the other in the air, and the head and torso are arched back onto the bent leg. All are wearing black dance attire and black heeled boots.

Ailey Dance Class: Vogue Basics

1–2 pm, 7–8 pm

Las noches de viernes gratis

5–10 pm

Free Friday Nights

People viewing a red wall adorned with various Alvin Ailey posters at an art exhibit.

Harlem Night Celebrating Edges of Ailey

5–10 pm

Free events

Free Friday Nights

5–10 pm

Teens

Alvin Ailey Dance Class: Vogue Basics for Teens

5–6 pm

Sept 21–Oct 4 Oct 19–Nov 1

Events

Families

Open Studio

Online

Verbal Description Tour: Edges of Ailey

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

Performances

Trajal Harrell : Deathbed

Tours

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

Performances

Trajal Harrell : Deathbed

Courses & workshops

Urban Harvest Drawing Workshops

Tours

A Closer Look: Guided Close-Looking Through Dialogue

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

Tours

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

Tours

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

Performances

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, Ife: My Heart & Four Corners

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

Tours

A Closer Look: Guided Close-Looking Through Dialogue

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

Tours

Tours for NYC Teachers

Performances

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, Ife: My Heart & Four Corners

Teens

Art College Night

Las noches de viernes gratis

Free events

Free Friday Nights

Members

Weekend Member Mornings: Edges of Ailey

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

Performances

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, Ife: My Heart & Four Corners

Members

Weekend Member Mornings: Edges of Ailey

Free events

Free Second Sundays

Families

Dancing in the Street: With Ailey Extension

Families

Story Time with NYPL in the Gallery

Tours

Exhibition Tour: The Whitney’s Collection

En español

Drawing in the Grove

Families

All Ages Artmaking: Art in Motion

Families

Music to Dance To: Music that Inspired Alvin Ailey with Jazz at Lincoln Center

Families

Drawing Dance: Ailey-Inspired Live Figure Drawing

En español

Recorridos Familiares

Tours

Exhibition Tour: Edges of Ailey

Teens

Double Take: ​Guided Close-Looking through Dialogue​

Families

Xavier Riddle meets Alvin Ailey: Screening and Drawing Session with Christopher Eliopoulos

Tours

Recorridos de la exposición: Edges of Ailey

Tours

A Closer Look: Guided Close-Looking Through Dialogue

Double Take: Guided Close-Looking through Dialogue

Older Adults Day
Fall 2024

Ailey Dance Class:
Broadway Jazz