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March 12, 2010

NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

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Kid Fun in Grown-Up Museums

Art museums are smart. They know that in terms of creativity and imagination, kids have a lot in common with the artists featured on their walls. To acclimate kids to new ways of looking and discussing what they see, grown-up museums are tailoring programs to young people and their families. It's a great way to groom future museum-goers and artists. 

Whitney Museum of American Art

Whitney Museum of American Art

945 Madison Avenue
(at 75th Street)
New York, NY  10021
Tel: (212) 570-3600
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Free for children, members, $12.00 seniors, students, $18.00 general.
Ages 19-25: $12
Wed, Thurs, Sat, Sun: 11 am – 6 pm
Fri: 1 pm – 9 pm

The Whitney Museum of American Art impresses children with its very physical design. Entering the building is like crossing a bridge and walking into a giant sculpture with all kinds of art inside. In the magnificent galleries of Marcel Breuer's landmark building, children can explore modern masterpieces and discover what's new and compelling about art today.

Pay What You Wish
Fri 6-9 pm pay what you wish
  • Directions: Subway: 6 to 77th Street
  • Archive: Works on and by American artists; open by appointment only, call (212) 570-3628
  • Disability Access: Accessible restrooms on 2nd floor.
  • Disability Assistance: Access Services Desk is in lobby. You may also contact (212) 570-7789 or accessfeedback@whitney.org for information.
    Hearing: See Access Services Desk for assistive listening devices (ALD) for programs and tours. Free American Sign Language interpreted tours first Saturday of each month (tour is voice-interpreted and preceded by 3 pm welcome reception). Film & Video Gallery has infrared assitive listening system. Works with ALD system are identified with an ALD label.
    Mobility: Wheelchairs are free of charge at coat check area.
    Vision: Large print labels, brochures are at the Access Services Desk; call (212) 570-7789 to request publications in Braille. Free verbal description tours offered monthly or by request.
  • Gift Shops: Store Next Door at 943 Madison Avenue: furniture, jewelry and household objects by leading American artists, architects, craftsmen and designers; also art books, exhibition catalogs and posters; open 10 am-6 pm daily, Thurs until 8 pm.
  • On-Site Food: The cafe Sandwiched is open while the permanent dining space on the lower level of the museum is being renovated (set to open in fall of 2010).
  • On-Site Parking: On streets or in commercial lots nearby
  • Reference Center: Works on and by American artists; open by appointment only, call (212) 570-3628

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Whitney Museum of American Art Listings

  • The Whitney Collection

    Ongoing Works from the permanent collection explore the fragmentation of abstraction in early modernism, realism as it focuses on people and society, and the convergence of the mind and the body.

  • Biennial 2010

    Thurs, Feb 25, 2010 – Sun, May 30, 2010 The selection of 55 artists in the Whitney's 75th biennial represents a "barometer of an artistic moment" in America, eschewing a specific theme. It is the fewest number of artists ever in a Whitney biennial, and for the first time, there are more women than men.

  • Artists Making Photographs: Smith, Raushenberg, Samaras, Ruscha, Warhol

    Ongoing The ascension of photography to a high art form is the subject of this exhibition featuring works created between 1930 and 1970 by numerous artists.

  • All Whitney Museum of American Art Listings

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