New York City Attractions
Warhol exhibition at the MoMA © MoMA
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), founded in 1929, owns the most
important collection of modern art in the USA including works by
Monet, Van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, Max Beckman, Ansel Adams, and
Kiki Smith. What started as a gift of eight prints and one drawing
has developed to a vast and varied collection of 150,000 paintings,
prints, sculptures, photographs and other media, and the Musuem's
Library and Archives boast an impressive collection of books,
historical documents and photographs. Priding itself as an
educational institution, the Museum of Modern Art offers various
activities and programs for the general public, as well as special
segments thereof, in order to broaden the community's knowledge of,
and approach to, the exciting and puzzling world of modern art.
Address: 11 West 53 Street, Manhattan;
E-mail: info@moma.org;
Website: www.moma.org;
Telephone: (212) 708 9400;
Transport: Subway: E or V train to 53rd Street and Fifth Avenue, or B, D, or F train to 47–50 Street Rockefeller Center. Bus: M1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 to 53rd Street;
Opening time: Daily 10.30am to 5.30pm (until 8pm on Friday); closed Tuesdays;
Admission: $20 (adults), free for children under 16 accompanied by an adult. Free on Fridays from 4pm to 8pm
