MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) New York
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The Museum of Modern Art in New York (also known as MoMA, English acronym Museum of Modern Art) is an art museum located in Manhattan (New York). opened its doors on November 7, 1929, and was founded by American philanthropists Lillie P. Bliss, Mary Quinn Sullivan and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller to "help people understand, use and enjoy the visual arts of our time." It is one of the best modern art museums in the world.
was founded as a private entity, benefiting from numerous donations from its members and companies, being an example for other museums of its kind, comprehensive
nd the boundaries of art disciplines that are not supported in other galleries. is considered one of the shrines of modern and contemporary art
the world, constituting (according to many) one of the best collections of masterpieces. Home pieces such as The Starry Night Van Gogh, Broadway Boogie Wogie of Piet Mondrian, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1906) by Pablo Picasso, The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali and works of American artists like Jackson Pollock front row, Andy Warhol and Edward Hopper. MoMA also has important collections of graphic design, industrial design, photography, architecture, film and print. When Modern Art Museum began exhibiting his works, much of the public to
despised era quella cubism and abstract art because it conflicted with the guidelines which had hitherto marked the pattern of "real art. In the early twentieth century avant-garde, the MoMA keeps key works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Kandinsky, Mondrian, Henri Matisse, etc. It has a sculpture garden with works by Auguste Rodin, Alexander Calder, Louise Nevelson, Pablo Serrano and Aristide M
aillol, plus a movie theater. After four years of reform, in 2004 launched the new MoMA, nearly double the space. The museum has two restaurants and a cafe. The museum is open Wednesday through Monday from 11 until 18 hours on Thursday, until 21 hours. Closed to the public on Tuesdays and on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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