The Modern at The MoMA, USHG Reviews

Had an amazing time at this museum when I visited last month. It's a must see for anyone who appreciates artwork. Only complaint I have is the parking in NY. Some artworks were hard to see also.

By it's name alone, one should expect MODERN art, which might not be everyone's "thing," so you should go there with an open mind knowing that you are about to see things that are different, thought provoking, unique and possibly even confusing or that push the boundaries on what art actually is. The pieces here are all well curated and expertly presented with the opportunity to rent an audio guide that will help explain what you are seeing and who the artists are. If you don't like to wait on line, it is best not to come with a backpack (they will make you check it, and that line can be pretty awful) and take the escalator over the stairs. Start from the top floor, work your way down, and expect crowds (especially during high tourist seasons and around more famous pieces).

I had a great time. This place is highly recommended to those who enjoy Art as I do.

Needed more time. Very interesting exhibits. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Cafe lunch was excellent.

This is like the Rockstar of Modern Art museums. Huge collection of lots of famous painting. Undergoing renovation to add more gallery space. Will be even better!

This is getting 5 stars due to the trip it took my brain on. Half the stuff just makes your question reality, and the other stuff is actually pretty neat! Loved how they had famous works by Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Jackson Pollock to name a few.

I do wish it were a bit more affordable. Became a member so I could hopefully avoid thinking about it. Very exciting when there's a huge, once-in-a-lifetime, i-was-there-for-Artist-X event, and they have a pretty good film program for members as well.

Large space showcasing different artists so you can see something new. Free on friday nights, but gets very crowded.

There is a lot to see, I think it's 7 floors of art which is insane. Very clean, love the Atmosphere , didn't try the food but there will be a next time !

Amazing and one of a kind artworks and films
Theater in basement

But the building constant add ons are a bit distracting from the artwork

Why are their escalators sooo narrow

Check out pay what you want nights

Fantastic gallery but it is super busy so prepare to deal with large crowds

I really love MoMa for it's great exhibits just wish the lines to get tickets and get in weren't so jumbled up

Best museum for modern art you can possibly visit. Great selection in galleries with well written concept descriptions. Loved their special exhibition for Adrian Piper a lot.

The museum was nice but way too crowded. Seems like there was too many people in there to be safe.

Free admissions on Friday from 4pm till 8pm. Great modern Art Museum.

I mean it's MoMa, of course it is fabulous and amazing showcase of work.

Very open space, obviously great selection of art, even for the un-enthusiastic less creative folk.

This museum was okay, I actually thought that it was going to blow my mind, but it didn t. However, I really liked the collection that they have this days of Vicent Van Gogh.

Was able to attend for free as they were running a special on Friday nights. Always something unique to see and experience.

Beautiful works of art but closes at 5:30 on Sundays. Felt rushed

Perfect place to treat yourself with a great dose of Art!

A must see. Especially the art gallery with the paintings. Some parts had been closed and some for members only.

The moma is always one of those museums that you could just spend the whole day off and I ve always bought a lot of pieces of art in the MOMA because they remind me of back when I was in high school and my painting classes at House just different and creative your mind can go you know you re just happy at full of was that I don t know I love art sale mom is on my favorites because they always bring timber in and they always bring you know like the Cosso s work and Sonias

The Museum of Modern Art is an amazing experience if you love art in general, and modern art in particular. This is one of my favorite museums in the world, not just in New York. I highly recommend it!

A must see in NYC! There s something for everyone! Student tickets are a great price

Lovely amazing space. Free on Friday pm from 4pm ...but queue early!
Shop is big and has loads of interesting design type gifts ....many of which started off on kickstarter

Went on Friday at 4 pm to get in for free. It's worth it but be prepared for the craziness. There are so many new visitors arriving at once that it turns into a madhouse for the first hour with swarms of people everywhere you go. It can be difficult to see popular pieces since there will be such a large group around it.

Nice place with 26$ for adult ticket, but it doesn't have a lot of art work inside.

Great museum. Found Pollock number 31 at and Monet at 5th floor or Malevich and Warhol at 3rd

The place it's self is really nice and wonderful. The art to me seemed to be hit or miss but ultimately that would differ depending on your taste in art ofcourse. I would definitely recommend going especially on the free days and don't forget to check out what films are playing as well which are also free on free day

Love this place as it has extensive art collection in this multi-level building! My favorite was Van Gogh's and Picasso's of course. But it also has beautiful modern art. Even if I'm not well-versed with art, I had a great time going around the museum. It somehow inspires me to be more creative.

Always a must see when I visit New York! This time the Charles White retrospective was amazing! So much wonderful art, so be sure to give yourself lots of time to get through it. Also one of the most efficient cost checks I've experienced in a museum; I came in January so the lines were pretty long, but the staff really moved us through!

A nice museum, but i Would have likes a bit more contemperary art, and maybe a colletion with works from 1960-now and not just around 1820-1950

The best collection of modern art in the world. Still my fave after many world travels.

Love this museum. Lots to see. Went through Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit and their regular collection.

The fifth floor boasts some fantastic collections, but try not to visit during when it s free admission after 4 PM on Friday (especially if you have an appreciation for art). It is even more filled with tourists and it s a nauseating experience to navigate around the overcrowded museum.

Overall the museum has a great atmosphere, boasts excellent works of art, and I highly recommend a visit, just not on Fridays after 4 PM.

Just amazing. It was a pure delight to see works from names I had only read about in books before. A must visit when in NY for folks interested in art.

Always love going here! It's a great place to spend the day!

Best part of my MoMA experience was in Yugoslav architecture. Amazing.

The exhibition about Yugoslavian architecture is breathtaking. I loved it.

Couldn't see the Stary Night but everything else was cool. Got lost from my group many times.

Amazing! From Van Gogh to Picasso and everything in between, it's an amazing place to get lost in! Enjoy!

Amazing place, I won't forget it. For me I enjoyed the fifth floor so much.

Found out about this place in an article on an obscure website about places not to miss in NYC. Located in the SoHo district, this trendy, quirky store is located amidst the fashion district retail area and offers an amazing, unique and one-of-a-kind selection of all kinds of goods from decorations, greeting cards, toys, clothing and accessories, art, jewelry, electronics, games, etc - something for everyone! We picked up some great Christmas gift buys and so glad we made the trek!

Great pieces and exhibits. A must when coming into town

Excellent children's education program. Thoughtfully divided age groups, hands on activities, direct appreciation of diverse art. Then a fun mini film festival every month with discussion, all perfectly calibrated for children.

Art was brilliant, so many people piled into the gallery you couldn't see a thing. Badly organised and staff screaming at people the whole time. More interested in making money. So far removed from any other gallery visit and not enjoyable. Should limit the amount of people they let in at one time.

The new MoMA is a beautiful refresh of this iconic museum with fresh takes on the overall layout and look and feel that makes it feel more accessible and modern

To be honest, I've heard so much about MoMA my whole life that I was expecting much more.

I wish I'd spent two days at the metropolitan instead.

The exposition on the 5th floor is great and the temporary exhibition on the 6th was nice, but most of the rest was Ok at best. But, I'd you do go there, the cafe on the second flood is quite expensive but worth it, because the food is great.

MoMA is an amazing place and if you're reading a review, you probably already know what to expect in terms of the exhibits and collections. I'll skip that, and give some tips instead.

1. Plan for at least two hours. We spent three hours in there on our first visit, until we were ushered out at closing, and we saw less than half the exhibits. At less than two hours, you're not really going to have a chance to see anything.

2. There are *long* lines to get tickets, check your bags, and well known exhibits such as the Monets and the Van Goghs are incredibly crowded. Ideally, get your tickets from the ATM style machines, don't bring a backpack, and look at other things until there's a lull in the crowds before heading to see Starry Night.

3. Wear comfortable shoes. After the first hour, my feet were killing me because I went in boots. The next trip was with old and comfy Adidas shoes, and it was a lot nicer.

4. If you want to buy quirky gadgets, the MoMA design store across the road has some great picks, apart from the stuff in the main gift shop.

5. If you're on a holiday, try and come on a working day. Weekends are packed, and a weekday trip will be much more pleasant.

Hope that helped!

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.

Library
The MoMA library is located in Midtown Manhattan, with offsite storage in Long Island City, Queens. The non-circulating collection documents modern and contemporary art including painting, sculpture, prints, photography, film, performance, and architecture from 1880 present. The collection includes 300,000 books, 1,000 periodicals, and 40,000 files about artists and artistic groups. There are over 10,000 artist books in the collection. The libraries are open by appointment to all researchers. The library's catalog is called "Dadabase". Dadabase includes records for all of the material in the library, including books, artist books, exhibition catalogs, special collections materials, and electronic resources. The Museum of Modern Art's collection of artist books includes works by Ed Ruscha, Marcel Broodthaers, Susan Bee, Carl Andre, and David Horvitz.

Additionally, the library has subscription electronic resources along with Dadabase. These include journal databases (such as JSTOR and Art Full Text), auction results indexes (ArtFact and Artnet), the ARTstor image database, and WorldCat union catalog.

Architecture and design

MoMA's Department of Architecture and Design was founded in 1932 as the first museum department in the world dedicated to the intersection of architecture and design. The department's first director was Philip Johnson who served as curator between 1932 34 and 1946 54. The next departmental head was Arthur Drexler, who was curator from 1951 to 1956 and then served as head until 1986.



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An epic world class museum, goes through yet another incredible renovation. The delicate, yet provocative, addition by the renowned architecture firm Diller Scofidio and Renfro, expands the building to handle even more visitors, while paying respects to the previous design, and introducing magically minimal moments throughout the space.

The only floor that was worthy was the one with impressionist paintings. The rest of the museum didn't feel very impressive, and was definitely not worth the price. Half of the museum was also closed for renovations when we visited, which had no impact on the pric whatsoever.

The works are fantastic, the spaces were terrible. It was so crowded on a Thursday morning. Way too loud. People are basically yelling at each other, everyone is just walking around with their phones taking pictures. Just a loud, crowded, unenjoyable, and unmanaged museum experience. Left with a headache.

An E type Jaguar on display, plus the fantastic room with starry night, one of the prettiest strudels ever by Gauguin, a beautiful beach picture by Seurat, the two huge Rousseau pictures (the dream, and the sleeping gypsy woman and the lion) and more - probably the most beautiful room in an art museum that I have ever seen. And they have a nice cafe and a great museum shop for gifts (my favorite shop in NYC).

Great art pieces here. Love Vincent van gogh s starry night.

Always a nice place to visit while in the city. I love that they have their free Friday evenings but it does get super packed. Rather than waiting in line for the opening at 4, I like to wait until 4:30-5pm to head over so there's not so bad a wait in line if any and that still gives you plenty of time to see everything.

The new Moma space is lovely, spacious, and easy to navigate. I found the organization of permanent and rotating collections to be a little bit harder to separate than I remember but all in all a great experience.

One of the world's best museums. Book tickets in advance and enjoy over a full day.

Fascinating collection. Friendly helpful staff. Very popular.

The building is laid out pretty well, everything is well labeled. The art is amazing.

Great place not only if you love modern art, plenty of masterpieces are in here.

Exhibitions are pretty hit and miss at the Guggenheim, but the MOMA always has an outstanding collection.

Free entry on Friday nights. Really crowded though.

Went on a friday and did the free ticket line... totally worth it! All the art is breath taking. Such an inspiring place. We even got to eat there, the food was better than expected but expensive for the portion.

They have Van Gogh's Starry Night, I don't really need to say more than that. They also have another lovely Van Gogh the name of which escapes me. Quite a few works by Matisse, Rembrandt, Renoir, two Piet Mondrain, including the very iconic one which everyone knows, a thought provoking work by Francis Bacon and just really so many things that I can't even begin to name them all. The museum shop is also very nice and representative not only of the art in the museum but also contains lot of just neat little baubles that would make nice gifts for anyone you know who isn't an address lover. I had an amazing time and could go over and over and still notice something I hadn't noticed before.

All time favorite! I may recommend go from the top first, so you can enjoy the modern arts development and all great stunning world known master piece. Small tip: if you come to New York on Friday, you can get free admission around 4 for Uniqlo sponsor Ed Friday night events. The line is pretty long and I would recommend go there half an hour in advance.

Very crowded over the winter holidays. Pick a different time if you can.

It's good to have a membership because it gets crowded. Fridays are free I think

It's excellent the museum is free on Fridays after 4! Art should be available for everyone to enjoy. I was impressed with the diversity of the art! The museum was very welcoming. If I'm ever in NY I will defenitly visit again!

l love Looking at the impressionist but there is too much other type of so-called art like old black canvas and other Oddities that to me or not worth the $25 to get in

It was a phenomenal experience except for the VR part. I didn t even get half way through he line without a lady coming up to me and my parents me and my sister wouldn t be able to experience VR because we where under the age of thirteen and because Are brains weren t fully developed . So my request would just be to put a sign next to the entrance of the VR exipit just so we know. So take note that if you or your child is under the age of thirteen, you can t use VR. Thank you for your time and have a wonderful day.

The exhibits were astonishing. The gift shops were very pricey. However I absolutely loved all of the things MoMa had on display.

I do really love art, so this is the best place to enjoy it!!

Fantastic collection with some of the greatest works of the last hundred years and change carefully curated into a wonderful and educating story. Highly recommend. Free for active duty

Ok, It's nothing important, but I always love these arts. It meant something like continue to view my favorite arts and crafts. I just came to relax and enjoy.

Great exhibit of art. Convenient cafeteria and beautiful atrium. Could use more and better signs or arrows to follow. So you keep going in the right direction without getting into another room, turned around and miss one room. Also should show the area that is closed when you get to that floor not make you walk to it to find it roped off and closed. There is enough walking without extra.

The most beautiful the most unique well preserved art in the this country. The building is well balanced with light space and innovation. 6 floors of history and knowledge

Six stories high featuring modern art. Some of the artworks though might require more understanding of the artists conveyance of their message. There is definitely something for everyone to appreciate and enjoy. The place can be busy but there are nice quiet areas overlooking nice skylines to sit back and relax. Throw in the usual coffee shop and store - have fun!

Great exhibitions and galleries with varieties of things to do

Something for everyone. Nice outdoor plaza. Great gift shop!