Museum
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
New York, United States
- Region
- North America
- Tier
- ESSENTIAL
- Collection focus
- Modern, postwar & contemporary art
About
Founded in 1929, the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown Manhattan helped define the modern canon, with landmark holdings in painting, sculpture, photography, film, architecture and design, from Van Gogh's The Starry Night to Picasso, Matisse, Pollock and contemporary practice.
Why visit
A cornerstone of New York’s art landscape—prioritize its strongest modern, postwar & contemporary art galleries and leave room to look slowly.
At a glance
- Type
- Best for
- Typical visit
- Admission
- Founded
- Curatorial lead