Whitney Museum of American Art

About

The Whitney Museum of American Art is in the Meatpacking District on Manhattan's west side, at the southern end of the High Line and across the street from the Hudson River. The building, designed by Renzo Piano, steps down toward the river in a series of outdoor terraces, and the views from the upper floors over the city and the water are part of the visit.

The Whitney focuses on 20th- and 21st-century American art, from Edward Hopper and Georgia O'Keeffe to living artists. Its collection rotates through the galleries alongside major exhibitions, including the Whitney Biennial in its usual years. Outdoor terraces on several floors show sculpture and installations. The free Bloomberg Connects guide adds commentary, and the Museum has free WiFi throughout.

In 2026, adult tickets cost $30 and seniors and students pay $24. Visitors 25 and under get in free, as do members. Admission is also free every Friday evening from 5 to 10 p.m. and on the second Sunday of each month. The ground floor, with a free gallery, the lobby, the Whitney Shop and Frenchette Bakery, is always free during museum hours. Book tickets online ahead or buy them at the Museum.

The A, C, E and L subway lines stop at 14th Street and 8th Avenue, about six blocks away. Rideshare cars can be called to 99 Gansevoort Street, and cabs are easiest to hail at Hudson Street. Bike racks are out front, with Citi Bike docks at Gansevoort and Washington. The High Line, Little Island and Chelsea Market are all a short walk.

Accessibility

The Whitney is wheelchair accessible. Elevators reach every level of the Museum, and the doors to the outdoor terraces have automatic openers.

The accessible route to the main entrance at 99 Gansevoort Street runs from Washington Street along the south side of the building, past the ground-floor restaurant. The Rudin Family Entrance at 555 West Street is also accessible. MTA Access-a-Ride picks up and drops off at the corner of Washington and Gansevoort. The Whitney publishes a map of accessible routes from transit, parking and the High Line, and warns that construction can block some nearby sidewalks.

Manual wheelchairs are free, first come, first served, at the Floor 1 admissions desk or the coat check. Accessible restrooms are on Floors -1, 3, 7 and 8, with single-user, all-gender restrooms on Floors -1, 3 and 8. Visitors with disabilities pay a discounted rate, and one care partner gets in free.

For visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing, the admissions and membership desks, the Hess Theater, the education center rooms and the Kaufman Gallery have induction hearing loops, and the theater also has infrared listening. Many video works have open captions, and others have mobile captions by QR code. ASL videos cover selected works, and ASL interpretation and live captioning for programs need five business days' notice.

For visitors who are blind or have low vision, verbal and audio descriptions of selected works are on Bloomberg Connects, every exhibition has large-print labels, and braille publications can be requested two weeks ahead. Verbal Description and Touch Tours and ASL tours led by Deaf educators run as access programs. A social narrative helps visitors on the autism spectrum prepare. Service animals are welcome. Contact accessfeedback@whitney.org or (646) 666-5574.

Checked by Accessible America, September 2026. Report a change

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Photo credits

• The Whitney Museum's angular gray steel building on a Meatpacking District street corner.: Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
• The Whitney Museum beside the southern end of the High Line, with people on the sidewalk.: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
• The tall gray stepped side of the Whitney Museum building with its name near the top.: Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)