Renzo Piano did an amazing job on the architecture of this unique building and museum. We approached the building from the High Line path, (walking South from 14th Street) and then took an elevator down to the ground floor to enter. For a relatively new attraction in the city, the line up was minimal, so we were pleased about that. Entrance prices are high, though, $25.00 and $18.00 for Seniors and Students. Daily Tours are included with admission if one chooses to see the Museum that way. Audio Guides are also available. As advised, we started on the top floor, the 8th and worked our way down. A huge attraction is the spectacular deck on the top floor with its magnificent views of Lower Manhattan and New Jersey. It would have been lovely to have lunch out there, given the beautiful sunny day, but time did not permit us. Also, we wanted to focus on the interior. We enjoyed the special exhibit of Archibald Motley - Jazz Age Modernist, in the Hurst Family Galleries, whereby he examines modern life in Chicago, Paris and Mexico. We then moved to the 7th floor, which contains selections from the Museum's Collection, ranging from 1912 to the mid 1960's. Some of the artists we saw were Alexander Calder, Edward Hopper, Lee Krasner, Georgia O'Keeffe and Jackson Pollock. The 6th floor contains selections from 1952 to the late 1970's with works by artists Jay DeFeo, Donald Judd, Claes Oldenburg, Ed Ruscha and Andy Warhol. At the time we went, the 5th floor was closed; preparing for an exhibit by Frank Stella and Rachel Rose. The 4th floor is off limits as it contains administration offices, as does the 2nd floor. The 3rd floor contains the Susan and John Hess Family Gallery and Theatre as well as the Laurie M. Tisch Education Centre, while the 1st floor contains selections from the Museum's collection ranging from 1900 to 1935; drawings, portraits, sculpture and photography. For a grand building of that size and scope, I was surprized and disappointed that there was not more exhibition space. I cannot say I was 'wowed' by the contents of the museum, but in all fairness, I am more of a Traditionalist in taste. Nevertheless, the Whitney Museum of American Art is an important Museum that should be seen by all. The fact that Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney founded the Whitney Studio Club in 1918 and it has now evolved to this, is indeed an accomplishment.