Hours
Wednesday - Thursday: 11 am - 6 pm
Friday: 1 - 9 pm (6 - 9 pm pay-what-you-wish admission)
Saturday - Sunday: 11 am - 6 pm
The Museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
The Museum is open Tuesdays for prearranged school programs. For more information, please contact the Education Department at schoolvisits@whitney.org, (212) 570-7721 or fax (212) 570-7711.
Please Note: Photography is not permitted in the Museum's galleries.
The Museum is closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
Accessibility
The two videos in the Kara Walker show are equipped with an infrared assistive listening device. Please request free receivers or neckloops at the Information Desk in the lobby. For further Museum access information, please click here.
Admission
General Admission: $15
Seniors (62 and over) and Students with Valid ID: $10
Members, New York City Public high school students with valid ID, and children under 12: Free
Group Tour Information
Advance or day-of-visit tickets may also be purchased or reserved without a service charge at the Museum Admissions Desk.
Transportation
Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street
New York, NY 10021
Subway: 6 to 77th Street (walk two blocks west to Madison Avenue)
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4 to 74th Street
Car: Two parking garages offer discounts with Whitney ticket validation.
35 East 75th Street (10% discount)
68 East 80th Street (3 hours for $20)
Kara Walker, You Do, 1993-94. Cut Paper on canvas, 55 x 49 in. (140 x 124.5 cm). Collections of Peter Norton and Eileen Harris Norton. Photography courtesy the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York