Whitney Museum

The Whitney Museum of American Art, known informally as "The Whitney", is a modern and contemporary American art museum located in the and neighborhoods of in .
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  • Opening hours:
    10:30 AM—6:00 PM
    Tuesday: closed
    Friday: 10:30 AM—10:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art museum in New York City
  • Also known as: “The Whitney”, “The Whitney Museum”, “Whitney”, “Whitney Museum of American Art”, and “Whitney Studio Club”
  • Address: 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Little Island at Pier 55 and Madison Square Garden.

Islet
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is an artificial island and a public park within , just off the western coast of in . Designed by Heatherwick Studio, it is near the intersection of West Street and West 13th Street in the and neighborhoods of Manhattan. is situated 980 feet northwest of Whitney Museum.

Stadium
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, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in . It is located in between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd streets above Pennsylvania Station. is situated 1 mile northeast of Whitney Museum.

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The is a gay bar and recreational tavern at 53 Christopher Street in the neighborhood of in . is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Whitney Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chelsea and Greenwich Village.

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Sitting on the southwest side of Midtown , has a huge concentration of art galleries and is a popular dining and nightlife district. The area along 8th Avenue is the center of gay social life in Manhattan.

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is a well-known, largely residential district in , once famous for its vibrant art and literary community. Nowadays the neighborhood is so gentrified that the artists and poets who once lived here wouldn't be able to afford the rents, but the Village is still worth a visit for its lovely tree-lined streets and colorful history.

Neighborhood
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is an apartment complex in a superblock in the neighborhood of , . WSV was developed by Paul Tishman and Morton S.

Whitney Museum

Latitude
40.73963° or 40° 44′ 23″ north
Longitude
-74.00894° or 74° 0′ 32″ west
Levels
8
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Whitney Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف ويتني للفن الأمريكي”
  • Armenian: “Ամերիկյան արվեստի Ուիթնի թանգարան”
  • Asturian: “Muséu Whitney d’Arte Estauxunidense”
  • Belarusian: “Музэй амэрыканскага мастацтва Ўітні”
  • Catalan: “Museu Whitney d’Art Americà”
  • Chinese: “惠特尼美国艺术博物馆”
  • Chinese: “惠特尼美术馆”
  • Chinese: “惠特尼美術館”
  • Czech: “Muzeum amerického umění Whitneyové”
  • Danish: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • Dutch: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف ويتنى للفن الامريكى”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo Whitney de Usona Arto”
  • Finnish: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • French: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • Georgian: “უიტნის ამერიკული ხელოვნების მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • Greek: “Μουσείο Γουίτνεϊ Αμερικανικής Τέχνης”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון ויטני לאמנות אמריקאית”
  • Hungarian: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • Hungarian: “Whitney Múzeum”
  • Indonesian: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • Italian: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • Japanese: “ホイットニー美術館”
  • Korean: “휘트니 미술관”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • Norwegian: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • Persian: “موزه ویتنی هنر آمریکایی”
  • Polish: “The Whitney Museum”
  • Polish: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • Polish: “Whitney”
  • Polish: “WMAA”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Whitney de Arte Americana”
  • Portuguese: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • Russian: “Музей американского искусства Уитни”
  • Slovak: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej sodobne umetnosti Whitney”
  • Slovenian: “Whitney”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Arte America Whitney”
  • Spanish: “Museo Whitney de Arte Estadounidense”
  • Swedish: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • Turkish: “Whitney Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Whitney Museum of American Art”
  • Ukrainian: “Whitney”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей американського мистецтва Вітні”
  • Uzbek: “Whitney muzey”

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