I'd read about this gallery in the Rough Guide to NYC. It said that very few tourists visited the Whitney so I decided to give it a go. And I'm glad I did. The museum (although it's basically a gallery) has a lovely feel to it. It wasn't particularly crowded (unlike MOMA which I hated) and had an interesting range... more

This museum was a waste of precious time and money. It is dull, old, uninspiring and a relic. Walking around glass partitions with mirrors? Looking at plastic fruit and a hot water bottle? Old videos on old TV screens of people doing stupid things? A few Hoppers were nice to see, a Jasper Johns and an O'Keefe....but that took all... more

I had high hopes of this museum as a place where I might see many of the works of Edward Hopper and other 20th century American artists. And to be sure the top floor does have a selection of these works, whilst the rest of the exhibition floors focus on outlandish contemporary works and those with a strong politically correct... more

One of the exhibits was an eight foot wide, four foot high box of kitty litter. And that pretty much sums up how I felt about the Whitney. more

If your tastes veer to the contemporary and the conceptual you will love this museum. If you want to see art that is representative of America - you may be severely disappointed by the few tantalising gems on show from a fantastic collection. I think they should rename this museum - it is terribly misleading. Best part of the day... more

I don't know if it's that I just don't understand modern art, but I really just don't get it. I know art is much more then pretty pictures, but when you have a string on the floor, or a bike wheel hanging from the ceiling and you are calling that art I have to beg to differ. The whitney museum... more

My family and I started our visit on the top floor which houses the Whitney's permanent collection. There were some great works here including ones by Hopper and Stella. My only complaint about the permanent collection is that the museum doesn't display all of it, and there were some pieces that my family was looking forward to seeing that were... more

The Whitney promotes itself as the place to see works by Edward Hopper. They certainly feature him on their website. But when I went they only had a grand total of TWO (2) Hopper paintings on display. One of them was a rather ugly painting that involved a clown. (Hopper isn't known for painting clowns, and I can see why.)... more

I did not really enjoy this display of modern and contemporary art. more