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.
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.
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.
Video
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Podcasts
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Dive Into Our Collection
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Martin Wong, Big Heat, 1986. Acrylic on linen, overall: 60 1/8 × 48 1/8 in. (152.7 × 122.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee 99.89. Courtesy of The Estate of Martin Wong and P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York, NY
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Ruth Asawa, Untitled (S.270, Hanging Six-Lobed, Complex Interlocking Continuous Form within a Form with Two Interior Spheres), 1955, refabricated 1957–1958. Brass and steel wire, overall: 63 7/8 × 14 15/16 × 14 15/16 in. (162.2 × 37.9 × 37.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Howard Lipman 63.38. © 2020 Estate of Ruth Asawa / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy The Estate of Ruth Asawa and David Zwirner
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Clarissa Tossin, Ch'u Mayaa, 2017. Video, color, sound, 17:56 min., aspect Ratio: 16:9. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film and Video Committee 2019.320. © Clarissa Tossin
Originally commissioned and produced by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs for the exhibition, “Condemned to Be Modern,” at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery as part of the Getty's "Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA" -
Paul Chan, 1st Light, 2005. Video installation, black-and-white and color, silent, 14 min., overall: 103 × 245 × 283 in. (261.6 × 622.3 × 718.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film and Video Committee 2007.4. © Paul Chan, courtesy the artist and Greene Naftali, New York
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Willem de Kooning, Woman and Bicycle, 1952–1953. Oil, enamel, and charcoal on linen, overall: 76 1/2 × 49 1/8 in. (194.3 × 124.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 55.35. © The Willem de Kooning Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Edward Hopper, Study for Nighthawks, 1941 or 1942. Fabricated chalk and charcoal on paper, sheet: 11 1/8 × 15 in. (28.3 × 38.1 cm) Image (irregular): 8 1/8 × 14 1/8 in. (20.6 × 35.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, Josephine N. Hopper Bequest, by exchange 2011.65. © Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York