MoMA
Midtown art institution
MoMA is the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, one of the world's most influential institutions for modern and contemporary art.
Founded in 1929, it houses works by Picasso, Warhol, Van Gogh, and other major figures: We spent the afternoon at MoMA.
The name is sometimes used as shorthand for the style of art it champions.
Spanish cubism co-founder
- WarholPop art icon
- MatisseFrench fauvism founder
- van GoghDutch Post-Impressionist surname
- MonetFrench Impressionist surname
Pollock · Duchamp · Starry Night · masterpiece · painting · sculpture · photography · film
Space for displaying artwork
- collectionGathered set of items
- curatorCollection overseer
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- trusteeOne managing another's assets
director · department · acquisition · endowment · membership · admission · archive · conservation
Of the present age
- abstract expressionismNonrepresentational art emphasizing spontaneous emotion
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- pop artMass culture as canvas
Dada · minimalism · postwar · avant-garde · expressionism · conceptual
NYC's densest borough
- sculpture gardenOutdoor space displaying three-dimensional art
- atriumRoofed central hall
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- escalatorAutomated people-lifting stairs
floor · wing · tower · bookshop · courtyard · expansion · renovation · PS1
Item publicly displayed
- viewingAct of watching something
- tourPlanned multi-destination journey
- audio guideRecorded narration for visitors
- crowdLarge public gathering
line · ticket · visitor · docent · opening · retrospective · installation · blockbuster
Picasso
Spanish cubism co-founder
Monet · Pollock · Duchamp · Starry Night · masterpiece · painting · sculpture · photography · film · design
gallery
Space for displaying artwork
- collectionGathered set of items
- curatorCollection overseer
- exhibitionPublic display of items
trustee · director · department · acquisition · endowment · membership · admission · archive · conservation · storage
contemporary
Of the present age
- abstract expressionismNonrepresentational art emphasizing spontaneous emotion
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
pop art · Dada · minimalism · postwar · avant-garde · expressionism · conceptual
Manhattan
NYC's densest borough
- sculpture gardenOutdoor space displaying three-dimensional art
- atriumRoofed central hall
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
escalator · floor · wing · tower · bookshop · courtyard · expansion · renovation · PS1 · Queens
exhibit
Item publicly displayed
- viewingAct of watching something
- tourPlanned multi-destination journey
- audio guideRecorded narration for visitors
crowd · line · ticket · visitor · docent · opening · retrospective · installation · blockbuster · giftshop
- American MuseumsGuggenheim, National Gallery, Smithsonian, LACMA, Whitney
- Art VenuesGuggenheim, LACMA, art center, Pompidou, Whitney
- MoMAcontemporary art, sculpture garden, permanent collection, Picasso, Warhol
- nonprofit galleriesGuggenheim, National Gallery, Smithsonian, LACMA, PS1
- art worldartist, painter, painting, paintings, sculpture
- museumsmuseums, art museums, exhibits, galleries, exhibitions
Institutions preserving biological specimens
MoMAThe Louvre
Vast Parisian art repository
Uffizi Gallery · British Museum · Vatican Museums · Rijksmuseum