Founded in 1941, the Museum's permanent collection consists of some 7,600 works of art concentrated in five curatorial departments: European, American, Chinese, Contemporary and Photography.
Holdings of 19th- and 20th-century painting and sculpture include works by Brancusi, Gauguin, Matisse, Miró, Monet, Picasso, Davis, Hassam, Hopper, Manship, O'Keeffe, Pollock and Sheeler.
Since 2011, the Museum has hosted an annual exhibition series of solo exhibitions highlighting the contributions of living female painters and sculptors.
Exhibitions & Dates
The Priscilla and John Richman Gift of American Impressionism and Realism
- Mar 15 2020
American art from the first decades of the 20th century
WHERE? A Brief History of Photography through Landscape
- Jun 21 2020
A visual history of photography’s role in defining the environments we call home
The Body Says, I Am a Fiesta: The Figure in Latin American Art
- Mar 1 2020
Ideas about the body in modern Latin American cultures
American Art Posters from the Lauder Collection
Feb 21 2020 - May 17 2020
Highlights from a collection of 1890s American Literary Posters
Robert Rauschenberg: Five Decades from the Whitney’s Collection
Feb 21 2020 - Jun 28 2020
Examples from five decades exemplify his unconventional approach to materials and creative process