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5 Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

MoMA contains one of the world’s most
comprehensive collections of modern art.
Founded in 1929, it set the standard for museums
of its kind. Following an expansion program,
MoMA in Midtown reopened in 2004. The building
provides gallery space over six floors. Stretches
of glass allow abundant natural light both to
penetrate inside the building and to bathe the
sculpture garden. A major expansion project
unveiled in 2014 should be complete by 2019.
Museum facade on 54th Street Fourth floor

Gallery Guide
The sculpture garden is on the first floor and
contemporary art, print, and media galleries are
on the second floor. Painting and sculpture are
exhibited on the second, fourth, and fifth floors
while architecture and design, photography, and
drawings are all on the third floor. Changing
exhibitions are displayed on the third and sixth
floors. Films are shown on the lower level.
Christina’s World (1948)
Andrew Wyeth contrasts an
overwhelming horizon with the
minutely studied surroundings
of his disabled neighbor.
Third floor

Second
floor

Sculpture Garden
The Abby A. Rockefeller Sculpture
Garden has a peaceful atmosphere. First floor

Main
entrance

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