The Whitney Museum Opens Its Doors After Hours for the 2026 Art Party

The Whitney Museum Opens Its Doors After Hours for the 2026 Art Party

The Whitney Museum’s annual Art Party returned to New York City on January 27, bringing together a crowd for a night of disco, dancing, and art.

Maximalists, Unite! The Whitney’s Annual Art Party Made a Bold and Splashy Statement

Winter Storm Fern may have laid siege across the East Coast, but the blizzard didn’t put a dampener on the Whitney Art Party. On Tuesday night, New York City’s color-loving partygoers braved the fierce cold, emerging from cars on Gansevoort Street clad in floor-length sequin gowns and a kaleidoscope of printed suits, stepping over three-foot snow pileups to enter the museum.

Calder, Cocktails, and Cultural Elation at the 2026 Whitney Art Party

DJ sets by The Dare and contemporary artist Raul de Nieves weren't just a backdrop for the 2026 Whitney Art Party; they were a glitzy call to action. The highly anticipated annual affair--once again complete with a Maestro Dobel Tequila elevator bar that whisked guests up to private museum access--is known not as a quiet […]

At The Whitney Art Party, Animal Prints and Bravo Stars Roam Free

Jason Lowrie/BFA.comOn Sunday morning, New Yorkers awoke to a proper winter storm that restored faith in the natural order of a world where our children may experience the magic of a snow day. On Tuesday night, an art loving (or open bar loving) subset lunged over crosswalk slush piles to attend the Whitney Art Party, a fundraiser hosted by a curated set of young patrons and creatives. Against a soundtrack by DJs Raúl de Nieves and The Dare, a d…

Inside the Whitney Art Party With Martine Gutierrez

Martine Gutierrez, photographed by Emily Sandstrom. MONDAY 6:40 PM JANUARY 27, 2026 CHELSEA Walking to the annual Whitney Art Party last night in blistering cold, I realized I didn’t know what a co-chair was. “How do you co-chair a party? Or even just chair it?” I wondered while being pummeled by arctic gusts. Does anyone know, or are we all just pretending? I’m pretending. At the museum, my body is still acclimating to indoor temperature when I…