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Daytripper: Museum of Modern Art
02/25/2009
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
New York City
(212) 708-9400
www.moma.org
New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) houses what many consider to be the finest collection of modern and contemporary art in the world. The renovations at the MoMA are its most extensive since the museum’s founding over 75 years ago. Architect Yoshio Taniguchi has created a dazzling new space that combines with MoMA’s original architecture to dramatically enhance its dynamic collection of art and "transform MoMA into a bold new museum while maintaining its historical, cultural, and social context," said Taniguchi at the museum’s opening. Opening in 1929 with a gift of eight prints and one drawing, MoMA’s collection has expanded extensively to include 150,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and models, along with thousands of films, videos, and multimedia works. The collection is split into six departments: Architecture and Design, Drawings, Film and Media, Paintings and Sculpture, Photography, and Prints and Illustrated Books. The highlights of each department are simply too extensive to list, but several can be viewed at www.moma.org/collection. The museum assures that its collections are displayed in rotating installations, so each visit can potentially display new works to the public. And for film buffs, programs of classic and contemporary films are interspersed with retrospectives of influential filmmakers and works of independent and experimental film.
The Museum of Modern Art is focused on its role to provide educational programs and activities for young museumgoers. Each week specially designed activities for parents and children, as well as for teachers and students, aid in the understanding and appreciation of the world of modern art. Its website, Destination Modern Art www.moma.org/destination, is specifically designed for children ages 5-8, which is interactive and a great prep for a visit to the museum. A site for teens, www.redstudio.moma.org, explores modern art through artist interviews, issues raised by modern art, upcoming programs, events for teens, and interactive features.
MoMA also features three eateries onsite, which offer a range of casual and fine dining, the MoMA Design Store, thousands of books, posters, and other objects related to modern art. The museum is closed on Tuesdays. Other relevant information, such as ticketing, parking, group services, and special needs offerings are all available on its website at www.moma.org.
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
New York City
(212) 708-9400
Admission
Adults - $20
Seniors - $16 (65 and over with ID)
Students - $12 (full-time with current ID)
Children - Free (16 and under accompanied by an adult.This policy does not apply to children in groups.)
Members - Free
Hours
Saturday 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Sunday 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Monday 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Tuesday closed
Wednesday 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Thursday 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Friday 10:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Getting to MoMA
Subway
Subway: E or V to Fifth Avenue/53
Street; B, D, or F to 47/50
Streets/Rockefeller Center.
Driving
Take New Jersey Turnpike to Lincoln Tunnel going toward Manhattan. Take the Tenth Ave./West Side Highway. Straight to Dyer Avenue. Turn right on 42nd Street. Turn left on Eighth Avenue. Turn right on 52nd Street. Turn left to Madison. Turn left on 53rd Street.
Parking
The Museum does not have a parking garage. However, MoMA visitors and members receive discounted parking at the nearby 1345 Garage. Parking stubs must be validated at the Lobby Information Desk or Film Desk in the Museum Lobby. Parking is first come, first served.
The 1345 Garage
101-41 West 54 Street
(B/t 7th & 6th Ave.)
(212) 245-8708
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