iWhitney Museum of American Art
Founded in 1930 by sculptor and patron Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, the Whitney is the leading museum of twentieth- and twenty-first-century American art. Its collection of more than 25,000 works spans painting, sculpture, photography, film and new media by over 3,500 artists, and includes the world's largest holdings of Edward Hopper. Since 2015 it has occupied a Renzo Piano-designed building beside the High Line, with stepped outdoor terraces overlooking the Hudson River. It is also home to the Whitney Biennial, the longest-running survey of contemporary art in the United States.
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What's On
The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans
A touring retrospective of self-taught artist Minnie Evans's work from 1935-1981: vibrant drawings, paintings and collages blending spiritual imagery with natural motifs, made in North Carolina during the Jim Crow era.
Roy Lichtenstein: 1997
A focused show of rarely seen works from the final year of the Pop artist's life, including prints, photographs and sculptural maquettes alongside studies for unrealized projects, revealing his late-career experimentation.
Coumba Samba: Stars and Stripes
The inaugural solo museum presentation of Senegalese American artist Coumba Samba, an immersive installation examining nuclear power and African resource extraction through symbols of the U.S. military-industrial complex.
Roy Lichtenstein: Like New
A comprehensive retrospective of roughly 130 works spanning the 1940s through the 1990s, tracing how Roy Lichtenstein transformed mass-culture imagery into iconic Pop art while probing duplication and the circulation of images across media.
Charles Burchfield: Elemental
Ten watercolors from the Whitney's collection, spanning 1916–1960, tracing Charles Burchfield's visionary, lifelong reverence for natural phenomena, from flowering meadows to dramatic storms.
artport: A History of Internet Art
Marking the 25th anniversary of the Whitney's artport platform, this show gathers over 100 commissioned net-art works charting the evolution of internet art from 2001 to 2024.
Farah Al Qasimi: TAILSPIN
A video exhibition exploring American industry, oil culture and Arab immigration through the perspective of a jinn, blending documentary footage and personal testimony to examine identity in post-9/11 America.
Sonya Kelliher-Combs: TITIQ/MARK
Nearly two decades of work by Iñupiaq and Koyukon artist Sonya Kelliher-Combs (paintings, sculptures and installations on history, cultural continuity and land use), her first solo museum show in New York.
Juan Sánchez: States of Liberation
The first traveling retrospective of founding Latinx artist Juan Sánchez, gathering over 60 works spanning four decades on Puerto Rican identity, community memory and social transformation.
Permanent Collections
Dyani White Hawk: Nourish
A site-specific mosaic of thousands of handmade ceramic tiles by Lakota artist Dyani White Hawk, drawing on beadwork and quillwork traditions to create a space of rest and reflection on the Whitney's eighth floor.
"Untitled" (America)
An ongoing presentation of celebrated works from the Whitney's collection, spanning American art from 1900 to the early 1980s and themes of place, memory, popular culture, consumerism and abstraction.
Plan Your Visit
Getting there
99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014
Nearest station: 14th Street–Eighth Avenue (A, C, E, L), 14th Street (1, 2, 3) and Christopher Street–Sheridan Square (1)
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| MonToday | 10:30–18:00 |
| Tue | 10:30–18:00 |
| Wed | 10:30–18:00 |
| Thu | 10:30–18:00 |
| Fri | 10:30–22:00 |
| Sat | 10:30–18:00 |
| Sun | 10:30–18:00 |
Admission
From $30
Seniors & students $24; free for visitors 25 and under; pay-what-you-wish on Free Friday Nights (5–10pm) and Free Second Sundays
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Visitor Information
- How much does Whitney Museum of American Art cost?
- Standard adult admission to Whitney Museum of American Art is $30. Seniors & students $24; free for visitors 25 and under; pay-what-you-wish on Free Friday Nights (5–10pm) and Free Second Sundays. Prices for special exhibitions and timed-entry slots may differ.
- What are the opening hours of Whitney Museum of American Art?
- Whitney Museum of American Art is open Open daily 10:30am–6pm, with extended Friday hours until 10pm.. Holiday hours can vary, so check the museum's website before you go.
- Where is Whitney Museum of American Art?
- Whitney Museum of American Art is located at 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014, in the Meatpacking District area of New York. The nearest stations are 14th Street–Eighth Avenue (A, C, E, L), 14th Street (1, 2, 3) and Christopher Street–Sheridan Square (1).
- What can I see at Whitney Museum of American Art?
- Renzo Piano's glassy, terraced Meatpacking District landmark devoted entirely to modern and contemporary American art. Current highlights include Sonya Kelliher-Combs: TITIQ/MARK, Dyani White Hawk: Nourish and Roy Lichtenstein: Like New.
- Do I need to book Whitney Museum of American Art in advance?
- Booking ahead is recommended, especially for weekends, school holidays, and special exhibitions. Tickets are normally on the museum's website, and a pre-booked timed slot helps you avoid queues at the entrance.
- When is the best time to visit Whitney Museum of American Art?
- Weekday mornings shortly after opening are typically the quietest, especially mid-week. Late afternoons can also be calmer. Weekends, school holidays, and the lunch rush are the busiest periods.
Image credits
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- Whitney Museum of American ArtBeyond My Ken, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sonya Kelliher-Combs: TITIQ/MARK© Sonya Kelliher-Combs. Image courtesy the artist and Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York/ Photograph by C. Creagan
- Roy Lichtenstein: Like NewCourtesy of Whitney Museum of American Art
- The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans© The Estate of Minnie Evans. Photograph by Christopher Burke
- artport: A History of Internet ArtImage courtesy New Information
- Charles Burchfield: ElementalReproduced with permission from the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation and the Burchfield Penney Art Center
- Roy Lichtenstein: 1997© Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
- Coumba Samba: Stars and StripesPhotograph by Ron Amstutz
- "Untitled" (America)Photograph by Gus Powell, digital image © Whitney Museum of American Art
- Farah Al Qasimi: TAILSPINCourtesy of the Artist, François Ghebaly, Los Angeles, New York and The Third Line, Dubai.
- Juan Sánchez: States of Liberation© Juan Sánchez
- David ZwirnerCourtesy David Zwirner
- Hauser & WirthJim.henderson, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dia ChelseaFound5dollar, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pace GalleryPace Gallery