Museum of Contemporary Art
Contemporary art institution
A museum of contemporary art exhibits work by living artists or art from the recent past—typically post-World War II to the present.
The abbreviation MOCA appears in the names of several such institutions: We spent the afternoon at MOCA.
Distinguished from modern art museums, which focus on roughly 1860–1970.
- art activismCreative work pursuing change
- guided tourEscorted group sightseeing experience
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- white cubeNeutral art exhibition space
- abstract artVisual work avoiding depiction
curator · conceptual art · street art · archive · exhibition · opening night · traveling exhibit · audio guide · installation · digital art · environmental art · performance art · educational program · cultural heritage · donor wall · membership card · free admission · gift shop
- Canadian Galleries
- Chicago Artgalleries, exhibits, permanent collections, the Bean, paintings
- SydneySydney Harbour, Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Bondi Beach, Opera House
- Finnish MuseumsHAM
- Illinois LandmarksNavy Pier, Willis Tower, Sears Tower, Wrigley Field, Soldier Field
Museum of Contemporary Arthistory museum
Institution exhibiting antiquities
natural history museum · archaeological museum · British Museum
Museum of Contemporary Artnatural history museum
Institution exhibiting nature's specimens
science museum · military museum · folk museum · maritime museum · aviation museum
Museum of Contemporary ArtLouvre
Paris art museum
Uffizi Gallery · Prado Museum · Rijksmuseum · Royal Academy · National Gallery
museum, museums, contemporary, contemporaries, contemporaneously, contemporaneous, temporal, temporality