Founded in 1929, the Museum moved three times into progressively larger temporary quarters, and in 1939 moved to its current location.
MoMA underwent extensive renovations in the 2000s, closing in 2002 and reopening to the public in a building redesigned by the Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi in 2004.
The Museum of Modern Art's collection include 150,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, architectural models and drawings, and design objects.
MoMA also owns some 22,000 films, videos, and media works, as well as film stills, scripts, posters and historical documents.
Its collection includes work by Rousseau, van Gogh, Picasso, Dali, Warhol, Monet, Matisse, Cezanne, Bacon.
The museum also holds many temporary Exhibitions.
Opening Hours
Sat - Mon 10:30am to 5.30pm
Tuesday closed
Wed & Thu 10:30am to 5.30pm
Fri 10:30am to 8pm
Prices
Adults $20
Address
11 West 53 Street,
between Fifth and Sixth avenues
NY 10019-5497
Tel: 212 708 9400
How to Get There
Subway E or V to Fifth Avenue/53 Street
or B, D, or F to 47-50 Streets/Rockefeller Center.
External Links
Official Site
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