Celebrating Two Years of Free Admission

You’re invited to join us as we celebrate two transformative years of Free Friday Nights and Free Second Sundays at the Whitney Museum of American Art onFriday, January 16, 5-10pm.

As part of the Whitney’s free admission offerings, Free Friday Nights has been a strong pillar in making museum attendance more accessible to our neighbors and beyond. The evening celebration will feature a vibrant lineup of experiences from treasured partners, including live music by April Hunt and Dave Guy, a pop-up dance class from Ailey Extension, cake cutting by Frenchette Bakery, a photobooth, specialty cocktails, and more. It will be a joyful night of art, movement, music, and community, and we’d love for you to celebrate it with us. In addition to commemorating two amazing years of free admission and special programming for all, take a final look at the Whitney’s acclaimed fall exhibition, Sixties Surreal, before it closes soon on January 19.

 

Live performance by Dave Guy and April Hunt
Floor 1, Lobby
5 pm, 6 pm, 8 pm, 9 pm
Known for his work with The Roots and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, trumpeter Dave Guy will play live, intertwined with an Afrofuturist DJ set by Mixtape creator April Hunt.

Pop-up dance class with Ailey Extension
Floor 3, Theater
6–7 pm
Join Judith McCarty for an Afro’Dance class. All ages and skill levels are welcome!

Cake and Giveaways
Floor 3, Theater
7–9:30 pm

Hear from Scott Rothkopf, Alice Pratt Brown Director, on the occasion of Free Friday Nights’ second anniversary. Then, participate in a special giveaway and enjoy a slice of cake on us—until supplies last!

Photo Booth 
Floor 3, Theater
5:30–9:30 pm
Capture the night and create shareable memories.

Frenchette pop-up bar
Floor 3, Theater
5:30–9:30 pm
Specialty cocktails, wine, and beer for purchase.

15-Minute Highlight Tours of Sixties Surreal
Floor 5, Bluhm Galleries
8 pm, 8:30 pm

15-Minute Highlight Tours of “Untitled” (America)
Floor 7, Wilson Galleries
6 pm, 6:30 pm

Exhibition Tour of High Wire: Calder’s Circus at 100
Floor 8, Hurst Galleries

Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort Street,

New York, NY 10014

5pm

FREE WITH RSVP HERE