Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, the museum's namesake and founder, was a well-regarded sculptor and serious art collector. As a patron of the arts, she began acquiring art in 1905, and had achieved some success wit… See more

The museum displays paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, installation art, video, and photography.
The original 600 works in the permanent collection grew to about 1,300 with the opening of t… See more

The Frances Mulhall Achilles Library is a research library originally built on the collections of books and papers of founder Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, and the Whitney Museum's first director, Juliana Force. The … See more

As of March 2011, the Whitney's endowment was $207 million; the museum expected to raise $625 million from its capital campaign by 2015. As of June 2016, the endowment had grown to $308 million.
Historically… See more

• Whitney Museum of American Art (original building)
• List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City
• List of Whitney Biennial artists… See more