Downtown Building Project
“. . . a contemplative sanctuary where art reasserts its primary place in the cultural hierarchy.”
—Nicolai Ouroussoff, The New York Times
Whitney On Site: New Commissions
The Whitney has launched a series of large-scale, commissioned works on the site of its future downtown building at the corner of Gansevoort and Washington Streets in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District.
The Building
Designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Renzo Piano, the downtown Whitney will include approximately 50,000 square feet of indoor galleries and 13,000 square feet of rooftop exhibition space. Read more
the neighborhood
The site is located in downtown Manhattan at Gansevoort and Washington Streets in the Meatpacking District, adjacent to the southern entrance to the High Line. Read more
Contact information
For general inquiries regarding the downtown building project, email outreach@whitney.org.
For press inquiries, email pressoffice@whitney.org.
