The Whitney Museum of American Art champions the art and artists of the United States. Founded by sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in 1930 after the Met refused her collection, the museum holds over 26,000 works by more than 3,600 American artists — with unmatched depth in Edward Hopper, whose entire estate it stewards. Every visit is an invitation to engage with the pressing issues and leading artists of our time, most visibly in the Whitney Biennial, the longest-running survey of American art. Its Renzo Piano-designed building in the Meatpacking District offers column-free galleries and terraces with sweeping Hudson and skyline views, with robust free programs like Free Friday Nights and Free Second Sundays.
