The Museum of Modern Art New York, or MoMA for short, is located in midtown Manhattan between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue, next door to Rockefeller Center.
It’s the world’s first and best known modern art museum.
Subsequently, the idea of similar museums spread to other capitals around the world.
The fact that today the museum is located near the Rockefeller Center is no accident; the fact is that in 1928 it was created by the Rockefeller family.
Originally MoMA was housed in several rooms of a regular office building.
In 2004, after moving to a new building, the museum opened its doors at its current location, in a building specially designed by Japanese architect Yoshi Taniguchi, which itself is an undeniable masterpiece of contemporary art.
The best way to begin your acquaintance with the New York Museum of Modern Art, as with the Guggenheim Museum, is to start from the top floors.
On the top floor of the Museum of Modern Art of New York temporary rotating exhibitions are held, further on the 5th floor the museum houses extensive collections of sculpture and painting, where works of the famous modern post-impressionists prevail, such as paintings of Cézanne.
Then there are works by artists of other trends – Rousseau, Gauguin, Kandinsky, Lissitzky, Miró, Duchamp. Among the most famous and unique canvases in the collection of the MoMA is Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”, Picasso’s “Girls of Avignon”, Malevich’s “White on white”. Separately it should be noted that here in New York, the Museum of Modern Art has the world’s best collection of works by Picasso.
Below is the fourth floor of the Museum of Modern Art New York, the best way to get there is not by elevator but by stairs, because in this case you will see the famous sculpture by Matisse “Dance”. The entire fourth floor is occupied with works from the 40s and 70s (both paintings and sculptures).
In my opinion, this is one of the most interesting rooms. It has abstractionist, expressionist, minimalist, and pop art paintings.
There are a lot of the most famous works of Andy Warhol and Rothko, who lived and worked in the United States but was born in Russia.
The third floor of the MoMA is devoted to the art of architecture, with drawings, models, photographs, as well as furniture of the most amazing architects of the world – Gaudi, Van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright.
On the second floor are several galleries of contemporary artists, with constantly changing exhibitions. It also features the work of Ilya Kabakov, another Russian American.
One of the most visited galleries at the Museum of Modern Art New York during the warmer months is the sculpture garden, located in the building’s atrium, outdoors. Here is the famous “Goat” by Picasso. And also a part of Paris – the entrance to the Paris Metro, the creation of Guimard.
MoMA building has two underground floors, which are fully occupied by theaters, the price of your admission tickets includes viewing any session, it is a matter of chance, it may be a historical or documentary film.
The Modern Art Museum of New York also has a very popular restaurant – The Modern and a souvenir store, where many visitors get something original to remember their visit to this amazing place.