Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
1
Whitney Museum of American Art
MUSEUM
The Whitney makes no secret of its mission to provoke, which starts with its imposing Bru-
talist building, a structure that houses works by 20th-century masters Edward Hopper,
Jasper Johns, Georgia O'Keeffe and Mark Rothko. In addition to rotating exhibits, there is
a biennial on even years, an ambitious survey of contemporary art that rarely fails to gener-
ate controversy. The museum is set to move into a new Renzo Piano-designed structure in
the Meatpacking District in 2015. Check the website for updates.
(
212-570-3600;
www.whitney.org
;
945 Madison Ave, cnr 75th St; adult/child $20/free, by donation 6-9pm Fri;
11am-6pm Wed, Thu,
Sat & Sun, 1-9pm Fri;
6 to 77th St)
2
Frick Collection
GALLERY
This spectacular art collection sits in a mansion built by prickly steel magnate Henry Clay
Frick, one of the many such residences that made up Millionaires' Row. The museum has
over a dozen splendid rooms displaying masterpieces by Titian, Vermeer, Gilbert Stuart, El
Greco and Goya. A demure Portico Gallery displays decorative works and sculpture. The
museum is generally not crowded and feels refreshingly intimate. Children under 10 are not
admitted.
(
212-288-0700;
www.frick.org
; 1 E 70th St, at Fifth Ave; admission $20, by donation 11am-1pm Sun,
10am-6pm Tue-Sat, 11am-5pm Sun;
6 to 68th St-Hunter College)
