14 Things I Discovered at the Whitney Museum of American Art

14 Things I discovered at the Whitney Museum
by Kiara Ventura

1. According to the cashier I encountered, NYU students can get themselves plus three guest in for free just by showing their ID.
   
   
2. The Whitney Museum does not have a customer service desk.
   
   
3. You cannot refund a ticket you just bought.
   
   
4. Old sneakers look a hundred times better and artsy-er with paint splattered all over them.
   

        5.  A man approached this work and said, "This is a masterpiece!" 

Artist Barnett Newman (1905-1970) Title Day One Date 1951-52 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Overall: 132 1/16 × 50 1/8 in. (335.4 × 127.3 cm) Credit line Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Purchase, with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art Accession number 67.18 Rights and Reproductions Information © artist or artist’s estate

6. It is best to start your visit from the 8th floor and then make your way down the museum. When you are done looking at a floor, all you have to do is go down the stairs inside the building or outside on the balcony.

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7. You can get an amazing view of Manhattan's West Side from the 8th floor balcony.

Here is Melanie gracefully posing in front of the west side`s urban background. The Empire State Building is saying hello from afar! Taken by: KV

Hey, that's me! Taken by: MA

8. Instead of simply signing the right hand corner of his piece, artists such as John Court chose to uniquely sign with his thumbprint too.

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9. The 6th floor was my favorite floor. I mean look at all these cool pieces...

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10. Chuck Close is an amazing artist. Well, I knew that already but look at this piece that he DREW and PAINTED. 
Click here to listen to the audio guide to this piece. 

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11. Cigarettes come in all sizes. 

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12. It is okay to feel uncomfortable around art. Some artists play with pushing boundaries.

Can you spot the reflection? Taken by: KV

13.  This is not just a tower of old televisions. This is a tower of ART. 

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14. When you are done visiting the Whitney, take the stairs up to the Highline and catch some more works of art as you walk up the west side.

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To find out more about the Whitney Museum click here.