Fall at the Whitney for Families
Art for every age
Fall at the Whitney is packed with art and adventure for the whole family. Explore new exhibitions, create together in hands-on workshops, and discover fun ways to see and make art. With something exciting around every corner, the Museum is the perfect place to celebrate the season and spark curiosity for kids and grown-ups alike.
Free Second Sundays and Open Studio
To-do this weekend
This fall, and every season, families are invited to connect through art and creativity at the Whitney. Join us on Free Second Sundays for complimentary admission and all ages artmaking. On select Saturdays experience Open Studio, and discover the Museum’s collection together through hands-on artmaking inspired by works on view.
Sixties Surreal
Now On View
Bring the whole family to experience Sixties Surreal. Featuring more than 100 artists—from Andy Warhol to Yayoi Kusama—the exhibition captures a decade of imagination and bold ideas, sparking wonder, curiosity, and conversation for kids and adults. Stay tuned for exhibition-focused family programs and check out the Whitney Arts Kids Challenges below for fun and easy ways to create your own surreal art at home.
Whitney Kids Art Challenge: Marisol
Alexander Calder, Mr. Loyal, Ringmaster, Red Fabric, and Ring from Calder's Circus, 1926-31. Wire, cloth, leather, cardboard, cork, paper, rhinestones, fabric, and painted wood, dimensions variable. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from a public fundraising campaign in May 1982. One half of the funds were contributed by the Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Charitable Trust. Additional major donations were given by The Lauder Foundation; the Robert Lehman Foundation, Inc.; the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc.; an anonymous donor; The T.M. Evans Foundation, Inc.; MacAndrews & Forbes Group, Incorporated; the De Witt Wallace Fund, Incorporated; Martin and Agneta Gruss; Anne Phillips; Mr. and Mrs. Laurance S. Rockefeller; the Simon Foundation, Inc.; Marylou Whitney; Bankers Trust Company; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth N. Dayton; Joel and Anne Ehrenkranz; Irvin and Kenneth Feld; Flora Whitney Miller. More than 500 individuals from 26 states and abroad also contributed to the campaign 83.36.26, 83.36.35.17-25. © 2025 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Jens Mortensen
Calder’s Circus
Coming Soon
This fall, the Whitney presents High Wire: Calder’s Circus at 100, celebrating the centennial of Alexander Calder’s dynamic and imaginative Circus (1926–31). Shown alongside other works, this exhibition reveals how Calder blended avant-garde innovation with the wonder of the big top. Families are invited to discover the magic, movement, and surprise of Calder’s miniature world with family programs to come.
Our Collection
Revisit your favorites
Explore all of our current exhibitions, including the recently opened “Untitled” (America), featuring renowned works from the Whitney’s collection alongside recent acquisitions, highlighting key ideas and approaches in American art from 1900 through the early 1980s, and including Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, and more!
