Building a Home for Contemporary Art

Online, via Zoom

Open to all members

Members are invited to join Museum Educator Kenta Bloom online for an in-depth exploration of architecture and design at 99 Gansevoort Street, the Whitney’s downtown home since 2015. On the occasion of the Museum’s tenth anniversary in the neighborhood, get an inside look at our current building’s bespoke design which creates a home for modern and contemporary American art while remaining connected to the industrial history of the Meatpacking District and New York City. 

99 Gansevoort Street was designed by architect Renzo Piano, known for his work developing numerous global museums and institutions. The building offers a modular platform for traditional artworks, digital projects, live performances, and large-scale installations—sometimes all in the same exhibition. Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how the Museum’s construction offers a space for creative exhibition design while elevating the movement of visitors and staff around the building.

Kenta Bloom is an educator at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Tenement Museum. With a degree in art history and museum studies from SUNY Purchase, he has worked with various New York City cultural institutions, including Mmuseumm, the Jewish Museum, and the Rubin Museum. His interests include New York City history and architecture, Baroque painting, Buddhist sculpture, and Japanese martial arts.