WHITNEY MUSEUM BREAKS GROUND FOR NEW BUILDING ON GANSEVOORT STREET

Adam D. Weinberg, director of the Whitney Museum of American Art, yesterday joined Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Whitney’s new building on Gansevoort Street, at the south side of the High Line in Manhattan. The New York Times reports that Renzo Piano, the architect of the museum’s new building, the Whitney board of trustees, and a handful of city officials were also present.

“Today, we begin to create the Whitney of the future, an aspirational space where contemporary artists can realize their visions and audiences can connect deeply with art,” said Weinberg in a statement. The building is scheduled to open in 2015.