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   Jun 28, 2019 · Visit the Whitney to see the Whitney Biennial 2024, Harold Cohen: AARON, Wanda Gág’s World, and more. Enjoy free admission on Fridays and Sundays, and explore the Whitney’s collection online.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Whitney_MuseumWhitney Museum - Wikipedia

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   whitney.org. The Whitney Museum of American Art, known informally as " The Whitney ", is a modern and contemporary American art museum located in the Meatpacking District and West Village neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. The institution was originally founded in 1930 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875–1942), a prominent American ...

4. whitney.org › aboutAbout the Whitney | Whitney Museum of American Art

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   The Whitney Museum of American Art is a must-see New York destination. As the preeminent institution devoted to the art of the United States, the Whitney presents the full range of twentieth-century and contemporary American art, with a special focus on works by living artists.

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6. whitney.org › About › HistoryHistory of the Whitney | Whitney Museum of American Art

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   The Whitney Museum of American Art was founded in 1930, and opened in 1931 on West Eighth Street near Fifth Avenue. Following a move in 1954 to an expanded site on West 54th Street, the Whitney opened the Marcel Breuer-designed building on Madison Avenue at 75th Street in 1963.

7. whitney.org › exhibitions › 2024-biennialWhitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing

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   • End Date: August 11, 2024

   • Start Date: March 20, 2024

   • Siku Allooloo (she/her) Born 1986 in Yellowknife, Canada. Lives in Bowser, Canada.
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   Why did Whitney start her own museum?

   • In 1929, she offered to donate over 500 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but the museum declined the gift. This, along with the apparent preference for European modernism at the recently opened Museum of Modern Art, led Whitney to start her own museum, exclusively for American art, in 1929.

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   How many works of art did Whitney collect?

   • With the aid of her assistant, Juliana R. Force, Whitney collected nearly 700 works of American art. In 1929, she offered to donate over 500 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but the museum declined the gift.

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   What is the Whitney Museum known for?

   • The Whitney is dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting, and exhibiting American art, and its collection —arguably the finest holdings of twentieth-century American art in the world—is the Museum’s key resource. The Museum’s flagship exhibition, the Biennial, is the country’s leading survey of the most recent developments in American art.

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   Why should you visit the Whitney Museum of American Art?

   • The Whitney Museum of American Art is a must-see New York destination. As the preeminent institution devoted to the art of the United States, the Whitney presents the full range of twentieth-century and contemporary American art, with a special focus on works by living artists.

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9. whitney.org › about › our-buildingThe Building | Whitney Museum of American Art

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   Learn about the design, features, and history of the Whitney's building by architect Renzo Piano, located in the Meatpacking District near the High Line. The building offers expansive galleries, outdoor spaces, and sustainable initiatives for the museum's collection of modern and contemporary American art.