2026 Pride at the Whitney

Celebrate Pride at the Whitney all month long. Discover the queer history of the Meatpacking District, contribute to the Community Pride Mural, and get creative with artists. For all of June, drop by the Museum to enjoy inclusive activities for all ages. LGBTQ+ visitors and allies are invited to free parties, creative workshops, performances, and more.

Whitney Pride 2026


Free at the Whitney

Every Friday evening from 5–10 pm and on the second Sunday of every month, admission to the Museum is free. Both offerings include free access to exhibitions, special programming, city views, and more. Visitors 25 and under are always free, every day. 

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The Whitney Biennial 

The Whitney Biennial is the longest-running survey of American art, and has been a hallmark of the Museum since 1932. The current format—a survey show of work in all media occurring every two years—has been in place since 1973. Mark your calendars for the next iteration, opening March 2026. 

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Family Programs

Whitney family programs offer artmaking workshops, special events and tours, in-gallery activity guides, and at-home artmaking challenges. Join us for upcoming family events or Free Second Sundays.

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Video

Watch our latest video series to dive deeper into art at the Whitney.

Podcasts

Listen to Artists Among Us, featuring long-form and short-form podcasts exploring artworks and events in and around the Whitney through conversation.

artport

Check out art that's created specifically for the web on artport—the Whitney's gallery space for Internet and new-media art.


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  • Against a black background, chalky organic shapes stack to form a totem-like structure.
    Against a black background, chalky organic shapes stack to form a totem-like structure.

    Norman Lewis, American Totem, 1960. Oil on canvas, overall: 73 11/16 × 43 1/8 in. (187.2 × 109.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund in memory of Preston Robert and Joan Tisch, the Painting and Sculpture Committee, Director’s Discretionary Fund, Adolph Gottlieb, by exchange, and Sami and Hala Mnaymneh 2018.141. © Norman Lewis, courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, LLC.

  • A wall with a portrait of a Black woman, with additional portraits and hands holding a vase of lillies surrounding her.
    A wall with a portrait of a Black woman, with additional portraits and hands holding a vase of lillies surrounding her.

    Toyin Ojih Odutola, Wall of Ambassadors, 2017. Charcoal, pastel, and pencil on paper, sheet (sight): 38 1/2 × 29 7/8 in. (97.8 × 75.9 cm) Image (sight): 38 1/2 × 29 7/8 in. (97.8 × 75.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the O’Grady Foundation 2018.101. © Toyin Ojih Odutola, courtesy Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

  • People in swimsuits sit under a pink umbrella on a beach, with a lifeguard standing nearby.
    People in swimsuits sit under a pink umbrella on a beach, with a lifeguard standing nearby.

    Jared French, State Park, 1946. Tempera on composition board, overall: 24 7/16 × 24 1/2 in. (62.1 × 62.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Donnelley Erdman 65.78

  • Large mixed-media collage with colorful drips and textures and a sculpted bird perched on top.
    Large mixed-media collage with colorful drips and textures and a sculpted bird perched on top.

    Robert Rauschenberg, Satellite, 1955. Oil, fabric, paper and wood on canvas with taxidermied pheasant, overall: 79 3/8 × 43 5/16 × 5 5/8 in. (201.6 × 110 × 14.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Claire B. Zeisler and purchase with funds from the Mrs. Percy Uris Purchase Fund 91.85. © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • A red hanging mobile with multiple leaf-shaped pieces balanced on thin wires.
    A red hanging mobile with multiple leaf-shaped pieces balanced on thin wires.

    Alexander Calder, Big Red, 1959. Painted sheet metal and steel wire, dimensions variable. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art, and by exchange 61.46a-c. © Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • A person lies motionless in the middle of a dim, blue-lit street surrounded by red flares.
    A person lies motionless in the middle of a dim, blue-lit street surrounded by red flares.

    Asco, Decoy Gang War Victim, 1974, printed 2011. Chromogenic print, sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm) Image: 12 11/16 × 19 in. (32.2 × 48.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee 2014.46. © 1974, Harry Gamboa Jr.

On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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