The place to see the most important art of the last century and the emerging talent of the next.
The Whitney is the leading institution of American art and culture of our time. An essential forum for contemporary artists since its founding in 1930, the Whitney continues to open new frontiers in the advancement of American art and culture. Its signature exhibition, the Biennial, has for 70 years introduced America’s most significant artists and latest artistic developments to a growing national and international public. The Whitney’s renowned holdings of 20th- and 21st-century American art are arguably the finest such collection in the world. Its Marcel Breuer-designed building on Madison Avenue is a landmark of modern architecture. Today, the Whitney continues to break ground, embracing the new while preserving and interpreting the past for generations to come, continually reflecting and redefining America’s role in an ever-evolving global culture.