Why visit
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney founded the Whitney Museum in 1930 after years of supporting American artists overlooked by established institutions. Its collection now represents thousands of artists and emphasizes twentieth- and twenty-first-century work, including deep holdings by Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Alexander Calder and many living artists.
What to see
The museum's Meatpacking District home, designed by Renzo Piano and opened in 2015, stands between the High Line and Hudson River. It contains about 50,000 square feet of indoor galleries and 13,000 square feet of outdoor exhibition space and terraces, linked vertically by prominent exterior stairs.
Plan your visit
Collection displays range across painting, sculpture, works on paper, film, video and digital media, while the long-running Whitney Biennial surveys recent American art. The broad column-free special-exhibition floor and successive terraces allow installations to move between controlled interior rooms and views of the industrial waterfront and Manhattan skyline.
