Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

The famous Museum of Modern Art, located in the heart of New York City, is one of the venues for massive art exhibitions often noted for its works of modern art. contemporary and contemporary from the 1860s to the 1970s. The museum plays an important role in the development and collection of modern art, and is often identified as one of the most influential museums in the world. greatest influence on modern art in the world.

The Museum of Modern Art (also known as the Museum of Modern Art, abbreviated as MoMA) is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, located on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenue. The MoMA Library includes approximately 300,000 books and exhibition catalogs, more than 1,000 periodical titles, and more than 40,000 subfiles of individual artists and groups. The archives hold the main source of material related to modern history and contemporary art. The museum's collections provide an overview of modern and contemporary art, including works of architecture and design, drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, book illustrations, and book illustrations. , film, and electronic media… The idea for the Museum of Modern Art was developed in 1929, primarily by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (wife of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.) and two people Her friends were Lillie P. Bliss and Mary Quinn Sullivan.

To create a Museum of Modern Art was made possible thanks to patronage patronage (of the Rockefeller family). It began operating in 1928. The modest grounds for the new museum were in the Heckscher Building, 730 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, and opened to the public on November 7, 1929, nine days after the Street incident. Wall. At that time, he held several rooms of one of the office buildings. MoMA later built for itself a separate building (1939), rebuilt in the middle of the last century, by famous Japanese architects.

In 1997, the museum underwent a major renovation and expansion designed by Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi and Kohn Pedersen Fox. The project has a total value of $858 million, including an increase in MoMA funding to cover operational costs. The project has nearly doubled the space for MoMA exhibitions and shows and has 630,000 square feet (59,000 m2). Then it gets its current appearance. MoMA was originally a training facility.

Now within its walls next to the main activities are implementing a number of educational programs, as well as the function of exhibitions, libraries, restoration workshops and research laboratories. From June to October 2019, the Museum of Modern Art is closed for another major renovation. After re-opening on October 21, 2019, MoMA added 47,000 square feet (4, 3664 m2) of library space, and total space is 708,000 square feet (65,7754 m2). The expansion and refurbishment were overseen by Diller's architecture firm Scofidio + Renfro. The organization began offering free online classes in April 2014.V

Tickets to the museum will range around $25 for adults, $14 for students.

The MoMA Museum is open every Friday and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays.