The Whitney Museum of American Art is the art museum located in New York City. The museum houses 20th and 21st century American art collections. The museum was named after its founder, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. Gertrude was a sculptor and a serious art collector. The Whitney Museum of American Art is located at: 945, Madison Avenue at 75th street, New York NY 10021.

The permanent collection of Whitney museum features more than 18,000 art works in a wide variety of media. The annual and biennial exhibition of the Whitney Museum is the best venue for the upcoming and the well known artists where they can showcase their art works.

The museum displays paintings, drawings, publications, sculptures, and installation arts. The Whitney Biennial is the international art show hosted in the museum. The Whitney Education program is the tours which educate the people of all age. The education programs offer opportunities for the guest to make connection with the art on view.

The educational program focuses on: Recognizing the art as open ended, complex and challenging, and responding to the new perspective and ideas. The education program makes the guest to think creatively. The programs engage the people with art in a playful and experimental ways. The programs focus on the material, methods and inspiration of the artist involved.

The independent study program of Whitney museum helps to start the career of the new and the well known artists. The program includes critical studies, curatorial studies and studio program for artists. The educational program is available for adults, families, k-12 and teens.

Whitney museum is an art museum dedicated to modern contemporary American art. It is one of the first to showcase works of living artists and also purchases year old works on a regular basis. It does this to encourage the creation of arts as well as serve as a platform for artists who are trying to make a name for them in the world.

About the Whitney Museum

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People keen on visiting the Whitney can also take a look at their collection online and browse by the decade. The range is from 1900 to the present times. The museum in New York City is home to 18,000 works of living and legendary artists such as - Andy Warhol, Everett Shinn, Robert Gober and many more.

Online collection at the Whitney Museum

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There is a Film and Video section at the Whitney in place showcasing the works of filmmakers that chose their expression beyond and outside of the traditional studio system. One can expect a streaming American culture and history through its turbulent years in the documentary and experimental genre in the independent film category at the Whitney.

Film and Video at the Whitney

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Performances at the Whitney include - Off the Wall Parts 1&2, Christian Marclay Festival happening between the months July and September. Some of the collections and exhibitions one can expect are - Portraits by john Gruen, Paintings of Charles Burchfield and Collecting Binneials.

Upcoming Performances at the Whitney

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Events at the Whitney Museum

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People who wish to become members of this museum also have a lot of benefits such as - free tickets, invitations, private access to exhibitions, and discounts at the museum store. There are around 13 different membership levels to choose from at the Whitney.

Whitney Museum took birth as a platform through the efforts of sculptor G. Vanderbilt Whitney to encourage the works of artists experimenting in few mediums and styles. The founding collection at the museum consisted for Gertrude's works and later on grew on almost 18000 works of arts primarily - sculptures, paintings, drawings, and photos.

Membership and its benefits at the Whitney

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