Celebrate Pride at The Whitney Museum with Free Public Programs and Events Beginning June 1

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The Whitney is hosting Pride celebrations, musical
performances, tours, art making activities, free programs and
more at the museum and in the neighborhood throughout June.
The Whitney Museum of American Art presents a series of free,
on site public programs and events celebrating Pride
throughout the month of June. Coinciding with the Whitney's

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anniversary of 10 years in the Meatpacking District, Pride at
the Whitney will activate the museum building and surrounding
neighborhood with festivities for visitors of all ages.
Pride at the Whitney is part of the Museum's ongoing commitment
to support LGBTQ plus artists and communities and offer an
inclusive space for all to gather and enjoy American art.

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Pride at the Whitney kicks off on Saturday, June 1st with the
first Queer History Walking Tourof the month.
Throughout June and on select free Friday nights, visitors are
invited to join Whitney education staff on queer history
walks in the Meatpacking District to learn more about the
impact and history of LGBTQ pluscommunities in the neighborhood

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around the Whitney. Festivities continue on Sunday,
June 8th at Free Second Sunday, which provides visitors of all
ages with free admission to the museum all day long from 10:30
AM to 6:00 PM. For this special Pride edition
of Free Second Sunday. All are welcome to participate

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in helping to create the WhitneyCommunity Pride Mural by
reflecting on their personal meanings of pride and creating a
work of art to add to the mural.Additional family friendly
activities including hands on art making, collaborative
coloring projects, and more willoccur throughout the day.
On Friday, June 13th, 4:00 to 6:00 PM, the museum S Youth

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Insights leaders and artist Daltand Gatta will host Queer Teen
Night at the Whitney in collaboration with The Door.
LGBTQ plus teens and allies are invited to celebrate Pride,
participate in art making workshops, enjoy performances,
take a tour of the current exhibition, Shifting landscapes,

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and more. On Wednesday, June 18th, 4:00 to
6:00 PM, the Whitney and community partner Adapt
Community Network will host a Radical Joy Ball in the Museum S
Theater. Museum visitors are welcome to
join in celebrating and recognizing those within our
community who are LGBTQ plus, VIPOC, Black, Indigenous, and

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People of color and living with disabilities.
Drawing from New York S ballroomculture traditions, this event
creates a space to celebrate thevibrancy of LGBTQ plus and
disability pride through music, dance and runway performances.
On Friday, June 27th, 5:30 to 10:00 PM, the galleries will be

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filled with choral pieces by theNew York City Gay Men S Chorus.
Returning to the museum after last year S moving performances.
The NYC Game NS Chorus will close out the month of special
activities honoring Pride at theWhitney during the last free
Friday night of June program listings.
These events are part of Pride at the Whitney, a series of free

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public programs and events dedicated to LGBTQ plus artists
and communities, offering an inclusive space for all to
gather and enjoy American art. Additional information about
Pride at the Whitney, digital offerings and visitor
information, including accessibility services, is
available on the museum S website at whitney.org Pride

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2025. More details about programs and
events will be added to the website as they are confirmed.
Tickets to the museum must be reserved separately, including
on free Friday nights and free second Sundays.
Advance booking is recommended. Whitney Community Pride Mural

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Sunday, June 8th, 11 AM, three PM.
Visitors of all ages are welcometo contribute a work of art to
the Whitney Community Pride Mural to honor our LGBTQ plus
community and allies. The Whitney invites visitors to
reflect on their personal connections to Pride.
Pride first started as a political March in 1971, year

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after the Stonewall riots, and now takes place all over the
world, creating space for the LGBTQ plus community to feel
safe, welcomed, affirmed and celebrated.
Location Floor three. First art space.
Tickets free with museum admission.

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Advance booking is recommended. Event Link whitney.org Events
Art Making Pride Mural Whitney Pride Celebration at Free Second
Sunday, Sunday, June 8th, 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM Celebrate Pride at
the Whitney with a series of programs dedicated to LGBTQ plus

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artists and communities and offer an inclusive space for all
to gather and enjoy American art.
Enjoy free admission all day Artmaking, tours and other special
activities while also exploring the Whitney S latest
exhibitions. Free Second Sundays Also
includes free story times with the New York Public Library at

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11 AM, 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM location.
Whitney Museum Tickets free. Tickets required.
Advance booking is recommended. Event link whitney.org.
Visit Second Sundays Queer Teen Night Friday, June 13th, 4:00 to

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6:00 PM. The Whitney will host a
dedicated evening designed for LGBTQ plus youth and allies.
Join the museum S Youth Insightsleaders and artist Dalton Gatta
in collaboration with the Door for a night of art making,
performances, dancing, giveawaysand a tour of shifting

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landscapes. Location Whitney Museum Tickets
Free. Registration required.
Event link whitney.org Events Queer Teen Night 25 Radical Joy
Ball with ADAPT Wednesday, June 18th, 4:00 to 6:00 PM Join the

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Whitney and our partner ADAPT Community Network for an evening
celebrating inclusivity, access,and the pride of self-expression
in the museum S theater. This event creates a space to
celebrate the vibrancy of LGBTQ plus and disability pride
through music, dance and runway performances.

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Location Floor 3 Susan and John Hess Family Theater Tickets
free. Guests can pick up tickets in
the lobby. Seating is first come, first
served. Event Link whitney.org Events
Radical Joy Vault 25 New York City Gay Men S Chorus at free

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Friday night Friday June 27th 5:30 to 10:00 PM Experience the
vibrant heart of queer pride with the New York City Gay Men S
Chorus at the Whitney. This event fills the entire
museum with the transformative power of song, featuring pop up
choral pieces that embody the spirit of pride, joy and

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community. Prepare to be moved and inspired
by performances echoing through the galleries of the Whitney.
This event coincides with free Friday night, which offers free
admission to the museum location.
Whitney Museum tickets free withmuseum admission.

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Advance booking is recommended. Event link. whitney.org Events.
NYC game men's chorus. 25 Queer History Walks Sunday, June 1st
4:00 PM Friday, June 6th 6:00 PM.
Sunday, June 8th 4:00 PM. Friday, June 13th 6:00 PM.

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Sunday, June 15th 4:00 PM. Friday, June 20th. 6:00 PM.
Sunday, June 22nd 4:00 PM. Friday, June 27th. 6:00 PM
Sunday, June 29th 4:00 PM. Join the Whitney Education Team
on a Queer History Walk in the Meatpacking District to learn
more about the impact and history of LGBTQ plus

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communities throughout the neighborhood surrounding the
museum. From the Hudson River Piers to
the clubs, visitors are invited to consider their connection to
the changing landscape of the neighborhood that the Whitney
now occupies, as well as the city S history.
View the tour map. Location tours will meet outside

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the entrance of the museum. The meeting place will be marked
with physical signage. Outdoor events are weather
dependent and subject to cancellation or being moved
indoors should conditions require.
Any changes to event plans will be noted.
Online Tickets free. Registration required.

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Please note that museum admission is not included.
Event Link whitney.org Events Queer History Walks 2025 Free
Friday nights Friday, June 6th 5:00 to 10:00 PM Friday, June
13th 5:00 to 10:00 PM. Friday, June 20th 5:00 to 10:00

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PM. Friday, June 27th 5:00 to 10:00
PM Admission to the Whitney is free on Friday evenings from
5:00 to 10:00 PM. Join us for free admission.
Music with public Records and special programming.
Though admission is free, tickets are required and
capacity is limited. Location Whitney Museum tickets

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free tickets required. Advance booking is recommended.
Event link whitney.org Visit free Friday nights.
About the Whitney The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded
in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude
Vanderbilt Whitney, 1875 to 1942, houses the foremost

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collection of American art from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Missus Whitney, an early and ardent supporter of modern
American art, nurtured groundbreaking artists when
audiences were still largely preoccupied with the old
masters. From her vision arose the
Whitney Museum of American Art, which has been championing the

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most innovative art of the United States for 90 years.
The core of the Whitney S mission is to collect, preserve,
interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide
variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity
and diversity of art and culturein the United States.
Through this mission and a steadfast commitment to artists,

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the Whitney has long been a powerful force in support of
modern and contemporary art and continues to help define what is
innovative and influential in American art today.
Whitney Museum Land Acknowledgement The Whitney is
located in Lenapi, Hoking, the ancestral homeland of the
Lenapi. The name Manhattan comes from

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their word Mannahatta, meaning island of many hills.
The museum S current site is close to land that was a Lenape
fishing and planting site calledSip and Conakin Tobacco Field.
The Whitney acknowledges the displacement of this region S
original inhabitants and the Lenape diaspora that exists
today. As a Museum of American art in a

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city with vital and diverse communities of Indigenous
people, the Whitney recognizes the historical exclusion of
Indigenous artists from its collection and program.
The museum is committed to addressing these erasures and
honoring the perspectives of Indigenous artists and
communities as we work for a more equitable future.

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To read more about the museum S land acknowledgement, visit the
museum S website. Visitor Information The Whitney
Museum of American Art is located at 99 Gansford St.,
between Washington and West streets, New York City.
Public hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10:30

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AM, six PM, Friday, 10:30 AM, ten PM and Saturday and Sunday,
10:30 AM, six PM close Tuesday. Visitors 25 years and under and
Whitney members. Free The museum offers free
admission and special programming for visitors of all

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ages every Friday evening from 5:00 to 10:00 PM and on the
second Sunday of every month.