Hardhats on the Highline
A Site Tour of the New Home for the Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney is constructing a new building which will open to the public in 2015. Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, built by Turner Construction and situated between the High Line and the Hudson River, the new site will vastly increase the Whitney’s exhibition and programming space, providing the first comprehensive view of its unsurpassed collection of modern and contemporary American art.
Presented by the GSD Alumni Relations Office and the GSD Alumni Council
Event Details
MUSEUM TOUR
4 p.m. Tour the Museum site
LECTURE AND RECEPTION
Gansevoort Hotel
New York, NY 10016
6-7 p.m. Lecture: The Building of the New Museum, Renzo Piano Studio and Turner Construction
7-8 p.m. Reception