Whitney Museum of American Art
About the Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art (The Whitney) is an art museum located in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan, founded in 1930 by the wealthy American sculptor and art patron Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. In the Whitney, a visitor will be immersed in one of the best collections of American art from the 19th century to the present, focused on the 20th and 21st centuries. The permanent collection comprises more than 25,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, videos, films, and decorative arts by more than 3,500 artists. Particularly, the main goal of The Whitney is to exhibit and emphasize the work of living artists.
Guide
Type of museum
Modern and contemporary American art
Price
Adults: $25, Seniors (65 and over with ID): $18, Visitors with disabilities: $18, Students (Full-time with ID): $18, Children (18 and under): Free
Free
Fridays, from 7–10 pm (Pay What You Wish)
Hours
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays: 10:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Fridays: 10:30 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
Saturdays, and Sundays: 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Tuesdays: Closed
How to get there
Subway: A, C, E, and L at 14th Street – Eighth Avenue
Bus: M11, M12, M14A, M14D
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Audio Guide Tours
- Cafe & restaurant and bar
- Shops
- Accessible
- Baby Changing Station
- Coat Check
- Audio Guide
- ASL guides, Live captioning
and Verbal Description - Water Fountain
- Wheelchairs
Current exhibitions
Address
99 Gansevoort Street New York, NY 10014
Contact
Phone
(212) 570-3633