Whitney Museum of American Art

Local nameWhitney Museum of American Art
LocationMeatpacking District, Manhattan, New York City, United States

The Whitney Museum of American Art, known informally as "The Whitney", is an art museum in the Meatpacking District and West Village neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1930 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, a wealthy and prominent American socialite, sculptor, and art patron after whom it is named.

The Whitney focuses on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Its permanent collection, spanning the late-19th century to the present, comprises more than 25,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, films, videos, and artifacts of new media by more than 3,500 artists. It places particular emphasis on exhibiting the work of living artists as well as maintaining an extensive permanent collection of important pieces from the first half of the last century. The museum's Annual and Biennial exhibitions have long been a venue for younger and lesser-known artists whose work is showcased there.

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Adults: $25
Seniors/Students: $18
Under 18: Free

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Museum

Official website http://whitney.org/

Twitter https://twitter.com/whitneymuseum

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/whitneymuseum

Email info@whitney.org

Phone +1-212-570-3600

Address 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014, USA

Coordinates 40°44'22.618" N -74°0'32.277" E

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