Whitney Museum of American Art: A Modern Art Gem 🎨

📍 Address: 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014 🚇 Transport: Subway A, C, E, or L lines 💰 Budget-Friendly Tips Regular Admission: $30 FREE Entry: Every Friday night (7–10 PM) and the second Sunday of each month (Pro tip: I scored free entry last Friday and caught the newly opened Whitney Biennial!) Why the Whitney Exists 🏛️ Fun fact: The museum was born out of spite! Founder Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney tried donating her 500+ American art pieces to the Met, but they rejected them, saying American art "wasn’t worth collecting." So she said, "Fine, I’ll start my own museum!" 💅 What to Expect Inside 🖼️ Smaller than the Met, but packed with modern/avant-garde works 🌇 Stunning views from the 8th-floor rooftop and 3rd-floor theater (sunset through floor-to-ceiling windows = 🤯) Art Highlights 🌸 Georgia O'Keeffe – Known for her macro flower paintings, but here you’ll also find: Music, Pink and Blue No. 2 Summer Days (The Mountain, New Mexico) 🤖 AI Art from the 70s?! – Harold Cohen’s AARON, an early AI painting software, was live-drawing in the gallery! (See pics 10 & 11 for examples.) 📚 A Nerd Moment – Spotted Alexander Calder’s Big Red (aka the cover art for the CLR Algorithm Book!). Cue me frantically Googling to confirm—yep, it’s the exact same red sculpture! Final Verdict If you love modern art, it’s worth a visit—especially on free days. If not, at least go for the rooftop views and the drama-filled origin story. #WhitneyMuseum #NYC #ModernArt #FreeMuseumDays #AARON #GeorgiaOKeeffe