The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The rich and varied collection of The Museum of Modern Art constitutes one of the most comprehensive and panoramic views into modern art. From an initial gift of eight prints and one drawing, The Museum of Modern Art's collection has grown to include over 150,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, architectural models and drawings, and design objects. MoMA also owns approximately 22,000 films and four million film stills, and MoMA's Library and Archives, the premier research facilities of their kind in the world, hold over 300,000 books, artist books, and periodicals, and extensive individual files on more than 70,000 artists. The Museum Archives contains primary source material related to the history of MoMA and modern and contemporary art.
Opening information
Monday to Sunday 10:30 to 5:30, friday until 8:00pm
Temporary exhibitions
Picasso: Themes and Variations
Featuring approximately one hundred works, this exhibition explores Picasso’s creative process through the medium of printmaking.
28th March 2010 - 30th August 2010
Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913–1917
In the time between Henri Matisse's (1869–1954) return from Morocco in 1913 and his departure for Nice in 1917.
18th July 2010 - 11th October 2010
Man, Myth, and Sensual Pleasures: Jan Gossart’s Renaissance
Jan Gossart is the Netherlandish artist most often credited with successfully assimilating Italian Renaissance style into northern European art.
6th October 2010 - 17th January 2011
Top exhibits
The Beautiful Bird Revealing the Unknown to a Pair of Lovers
The Beautiful Bird Revealing the Unknown to a Pair of Lovers, 1941, created by Joan Miro.
The Persistence of Memory
The Persistence of Memory, 1931, was created by Salvador Dali and is held in the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, USA.
Pasiphae
Pasiphae, 1943, was painted by Jackson Pollock and is held in the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, USA.
The Red Studio
The Red Studio, 1911, was created by Henri Matisse and is held in the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, USA.
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, 1906 was painted by Pablo Picasso and is held in the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, USA.
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Contact information
- Website
- www.moma.org
- Address
- 11 West 53 Street
New York
10019-5497
United States - Phone
- +1 (212) 708 9400
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