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The Museum of Modern Art connects people from around the world to the art of our time. Sun–Fri, 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Sat, 10:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
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The Museum is closed for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Plan your visit → mo.ma/tickets

06/16/2025

A gust of change is in the air—it must be Gemini season!

Gemini energy moves like a breeze: light, quick, and full of curiosity. This season sweeps in with momentum, urging us to stay open, explore our truths, and let our ideas take flight. Just like the ever-shifting wind, Geminis are masters of adaptability.

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[1] Chuji Yao. “Wind.” 1900-59. Gift of Nihon Keizai Shimbun [2] Fernanda Bertini Viégas, Martin Wattenberg. “Wind Map.” 2012. Gift of the designers. © 2025 Fernanda Bertini Viégas and Martin Wattenberg [3] Claes Oldenburg. “Giant Soft Fan.” 1966-67. The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection. © 2025 Claes Oldenburg

06/14/2025

Bold. Playful. Strong. No, not the art—our dads!

Celebrate the father figures in your life and spend the weekend enjoying art together in our galleries.

🎟️ Plan your visit → mo.ma/tickets

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🖼️ Piet Mondrian. “Composition No. II, with Red and Blue.” 1929 (original date partly obliterated; mistakenly repainted 1925 by Mondrian). Gift of Philip Johnson 📸 ivgotjo.swiss on Instagram

06/13/2025

Learn how to draw “en plein air” ✏️

In the newest episode of our tutorial series IN THE STUDIO, artist Bix Archer demonstrates drawing techniques with ink and charcoal outdoors in MoMA’s Sculpture Garden—and even witnesses a surprise proposal!

Watch the full video → mo.ma/4n1PZRs

06/12/2025

Shapewear. Since the word was coined in the 1970s, hundreds of brands smoothing and molding the human shape have entered the market, but there is one that has become a household name in the industry: .

“Pirouette: Turning Points in Design” highlights everyday items that changed the game—and Spanx are no exception. Visit the exhibition to see how this item transformed the fashion industry.

📺 Watch more → mo.ma/3HD4Z8s

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Spanx, est. 2000, Sara Blakely "OnCore" high-waisted mid-thigh short.” 2017. Items Exhibition Fund

06/11/2025

How did New York City influence Jack Whitten’s life and work?

Whitten called New York home beginning in 1960. He moved to the city to attend art school, where he was the only Black student in his class. But “all of New York was my academy,” and over the next fifty years he met everyone from Willem De Kooning and Jean-Michel Basquiat to John Coltrane, Sun Ra, and Betty Carter. New York was both his creative hub and a source of inspiration, materials, and community.

Whitten spent decades working in SoHo and Tribeca before moving his studio to Queens in the 2000s. Life in the city, with little money or support, was challenging, but he stayed because it was, for him, the “testing ground of the art world.” "All I need in the way of raw material is found on the streets of New York,” he wrote.

His monumentally scaled paintings and intricate drawings reflect the artists Whitten met in New York, the city’s streets and futuristic skyscrapers that inspired him, the jazz scene that shaped his creative style, and the historic events that changed his life forever.

📖 From 9/11 to a devastating fire that destroyed his SoHo studio, discover more on about six artworks on view that offer a glimpse into Whitten’s New York → mo.ma/4jZWFNI
🖼️ See “Jack Whitten: The Messenger” on view at MoMA.

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All artworks by Jack Whitten. [1] “For J.M.B." 1988. Jack Whitten Estate, courtesy Hauser& Wirth. © Jack Whitten Estate. [2] "NY Battle Ground." 1967. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase and gift of Sandra and Tony Tamer, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, and Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida. [3] "9.11.01" (detail). 2006. Baltimore Museum of Art. Purchase with exchange funds from the Pearlstone Family Fund and partial gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., BMA 2018.81.Following image: detail. [4] "Door To Manhattan" (detail). 1990. Jack Whitten Estate, courtesy Hauser & Wirth. © Jack Whitten Estate.

06/06/2025

✨ A night to remember! ✨

On Tuesday we celebrated , our annual benefit supporting MoMA’s award-winning education programs and the care, study, and exhibition of our collection.

Thank you to our honoree, Glenn D. Lowry, MoMA’s David Rockefeller Director, who was celebrated for his 30 years of leadership at the Museum and his championing of modern and contemporary art around the world and After-Party performers ROLE MODEL, Rae Sada, and Gale Scott.

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📸 [1+ 2] Austin Donohue [3] Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for MoMA [4] Jason Lowrie/BFA.com [5] Alycia Kravitz

06/03/2025

“Amongst all the sadness around AIDS,” artist and activist Lola Flash says, “there’s so much joy in the community that has held me.”

Revisiting the first decades of the AIDS crisis means facing grief—but it also means remembering the love that rose in resistance. When politicians turned their backs, q***r communities stepped in. From underground clubs to kitchen-table meetings, they built chosen families and turned survival into art, activism, and joy.

🎧 Join Lola Flash, Aldo Hernandez, Agosto Machado, Idris Mignott, Pamela Sneed, and Thea Quiray Tagleas as they guide an audio tour through the spaces where they lived, created, and fought for each other on → mo.ma/4mRae4z

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All illustrations by Acacia Rodriguez. 2025. Courtesy the artist. [1] Illustration of (from left) Aldo Hernandez, Pamela Sneed, Agosto Machado, Lola Flash, Thea Quiray Tagle, and Idris Mignott. [2] “The Piers.” [3] “Elks Lodge.” [4] “St. Vincent’s Hospital.”

06/03/2025

The perfect way to start the weekend: You + MoMA + Free Tickets

MoMA is open late every Friday night with free admission for all New York State residents during UNIQLO Friday Nights.

Join us each week to celebrate the art and the city we love. Visit our newest exhibitions, get creative with drop-in drawing sessions, enjoy activities and artist demos in the Creativity Lab, and shop new designs at MoMA Design Store. New York state residents get in free courtesy of UNIQLO, but everyone can enjoy an evening out in our galleries

🎟️ Get tickets → mo.ma/fridaynights

UNIQLO USA is MoMA’s partner of .

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[1] 🖼️ Ed Hawkins. “Warming Stripes 1850–2023.” 2018–23. Courtesy Professor Ed Hawkins (University of Reading) [2] 🖼️ International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) (Switzerland, est. 1906). “Power Symbol.” 1973 📸 noordemunter on Instagram [3] 🖼️ Sam Gilliam. “10/27/69.” 1969. Sam A. Lewisohn Bequest (by exchange) 📸 soulxzhan on Instagram

06/02/2025

How have you been inspired by “Jack Whitten: The Messenger?”

Jack Whitten’s masterpieces reflect his jaw-dropping techniques—from building layers of paint that appear in motion to crafting vast compositions of shimmering, mosaic-like acrylic tiles—born from his desire to break boundaries and confront injustice through art.

See the first full retrospective of Whitten’s dazzling work now on view at MoMA.

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All artworks by Jack Whitten. Copyright Jack Whitten Estate. [1] 🖼️ “Blue Chips: A Dedication To Jackson Pollock.” 2006–7. Jack Whitten Estate, courtesy Hauser & Wirth. 📸 theflowerguy on Instagram [2] 🖼️ “Asa’s Palace.”1973. Glenstone Museum. 📸 scoboco on Instagram [3] 🖼️ “Homage To Malcolm.” 1970. The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection. 📸 evan.z__ on Instagram [4] 🖼️ “9.11.01.”Baltimore Museum of Art. Purchase with exchange funds from the Pearlstone Family Fund and partial gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., BMA 2018.81. 📸 kirsten_macdonald_ on Instagram [5] 🖼️ “Four Wheel Drive.” 1970. Private collection. 📸 sadeolo on Instagram [6] 🖼️ “Black Table Setting (Homage To Duke Ellington).” 1974. Birmingham Museum of Art, Collection the Art Fund, Inc. Purchase with funds provided by Jack Drake and Joel and Karen Piassick. 📸 woos_ok on Instagram [7] 🖼️ “Black Monolith VIII (For Maya Angelou).” 2015. Courtesy the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University. Mortimer and Sarah Hays Acquisition Fund, Rose Art Museum Acquisition Fund, Gift of Monroe and Edith Geller, and Edward and Bertha Rose Acquisition Fund, 2016.6. 📸 jeffreymschad on Instagram [8] 🖼️ “View From Aghia Galini.” 1969. Jack Whitten Estate, courtesy Hauser & Wirth. 📸 lssartadvisory on Instagram

06/02/2025

What would happen if you gave an artist a camera to film their day? What would they capture?

As part of our “A Day” series, we sent artists a Super 8mm camera and just 4.5 minutes of film to capture 24 hours of their life—no do-overs, no playback, just moments that mattered the most.

American Artist focused on the quiet moments—time in the studio, with their partner, and at a favorite music venue—thinking about how to balance planning with letting go.

Watch American Artist’s full video and read more about their day on → mo.ma/43p0HKd

05/30/2025

How does an artist innovate dynamic new forms of cinema?

For over 15 years, Rosa Barba has reshaped film through surprising combinations of celluloid, architecture, language, music, and performance. Her work playfully rearranges the mechanics of cinema, transforming film equipment into mysterious sculptures that relay personal stories and thoughtful investigations into questions of language, technology and environmental change.

“The Ocean of One’s Pause,” her new installation at MoMA, is anchored by Charge, a new film co-commissioned by MoMA and the Vega Foundation, that looks at light as a source of environmental and scientific transformation

On select dates, the installation also features live performances—what Barba calls an “exploded poem”—in which percussionist Chad Taylor, vocalist Alicia Hall Moran, and Barba use sound to bring projected light and images to life.

See it only at MoMA through July 6. Performance schedule and tickets → mo.ma/4jZM325

Media and performance at MoMA are presented through a partnership with Richard Mille.

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Installation view of "Rosa Barba: The Ocean of One’s Pause," on view in the Kravis Studio at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, from May 3 through July 6, 2025. Video: Oresti Tsonopoulos. Courtesy the artist

05/29/2025

🎓 Celebrate your graduation with art!

Stop by MoMA in your cap and gown, or just bring your tassel, and get free admission to the Museum through June 30.

Learn more → mo.ma/grads

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🖼️ Claude Monet. “Water Lilies.” 1914-26. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund 📸 dana__lana on Instagram

Open to 2025 college graduates only. Redeemable onsite for one ticket, from May 15 through June 30, 2025. Promotion cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Exclusions may apply.

05/28/2025

Have you ever left a museum feeling inspired—or seen a work of art that made you laugh, cry, or think differently about the world?

“Drawn to MoMA: Comics Inspired by Modern Art” is a vibrant new anthology that captures those moments through the lens of some of today’s most compelling cartoonists and illustrators.

Since 2019, MoMA has invited artists to create comics inspired by their experiences with the museum. This book gathers 25 of these personal, thoughtful, and often unexpectedly funny stories—ranging from reflections on iconic artworks to meditations on creativity, love, and life as an artist.

📖 Link in bio to pick up your copy from MoMA Design Store today → mo.ma/4dUjaCd
✏️ Read an exclusive excerpt on → mo.ma/3SVjqHa

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[2] Karl Stevens [3] Liana Finck [4] Weng Pixin

05/27/2025

Step inside the bold, tender world of photographer and artist Justine Kurland.

In MoMA and UNIQLO’s Art for All video series, Kurland opens up about her creative journey and how her experiences have helped shape her vision about what it means to be a free and rebellious woman.

Watch more → mo.ma/4mu9d1X

UNIQLO USA is MoMA’s proud partner of

05/27/2025

🪩 POV: You’re about to see Role Model perform next week at MoMA. 🪩

Our annual benefit on June 3 supports MoMA’s award-winning education programs and the care, study, and exhibition of our collection. Join us for an After-Party with a performance by ROLE MODEL and DJ sets by Rae Sada and Gale Scott.

🎟️ After-Party tickets → mo.ma/partyinthegarden2025

This year’s will honor Glenn D. Lowry, MoMA’s David Rockefeller Director, for his 30 years of leadership at the Museum and his championing of modern and contemporary art around the world.

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Party in the Garden 2024 📸 Alycia Kravitz

05/23/2025

Send this to your +1 for Member Evening!

Our next event is Hilma af Klint themed:
✏️ Enjoy art-making activities in our Sculpture Garden
🖼️ Listen to pop-up gallery talks
❓Test your knowledge in a round of trivia
🥂 Mix and mingle over drinks and snacks
… and more!

Become a member to experience MoMA after hours at Member Evening on May 27 → mo.ma/membership

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Image 3: Hilma af Klint. “Luzula campestris (Field Woodrush), Viola hirta (Hairy Violet), Viola odorata (Sweet Violet), Chrysosplenium alternifolium (Alternate-Leaf Golden Saxifrage), Equisetum arvense (Field Horsetail), Caltha palustris (Marsh Marigold), Ranunculus ficaria (Fig Buttercup), Carex sp. (Sedge).” Sheet 4 (detail) from the portfolio “Nature Studies.” May 9–15, 1919. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Committee on Drawings and Prints Fund and gift of Jack Shear, 2022 Image 5: Hilma af Klint. Left to right: Nasturtium. n.d.; Apple. n.d; Wheat and Barley. n.d. The Hilma af Klint Foundation, Stockholm 📸 Alycia Kravitz

05/21/2025

How does our body react to art?

“We can experience symptoms based on our thoughts, our emotions, our sensations, our behaviors. But we can also experience symptoms that are stuck in the body,” somatic therapist Emily Price says. Somatic therapy works by noticing these sensations, letting them unfold, and allowing the body to release what’s held.

Read more about somatic experiencing and how to navigate the sensations art can stir on → https://mo.ma/3SeVuyg

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Animation by Gaia Alari

05/21/2025

45 years of Pac-Man!

While eating pizza for lunch one day, creator Toru Iwatani had a vision of his character—a giant yellow circle with a wedge removed for a mouth. Just like that, -Man was born!

At a time when games like “Space Invaders” and “Asteroids” dominated the scene, Iwatani set out to make something more inclusive—especially for the growing number of teenage couples and groups visiting arcades. His goal: a game that was fun, approachable, and different.

Instead of scary enemies, the ghosts were made colorful and cute to attract a wider audience. Players guide Pac-Man through a maze, eating dots and fruit, dodging ghosts, and using power pellets to turn the tables.

💡 Fun fact! The idea of gaining power by eating came from another classic character: Popeye and his spinach.
🎮 Read more about video games in MoMA’s collection on → mo.ma/3A5f9b9

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🕹️ Toru Iwatani. “Pac-Man.” 1980. Gift of BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. PAC-MAN TM & © 1980 BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.

05/20/2025

58 years ago today, artist On Kawara painted “MAY 20, 1967” on a canvas to mark the exact day. Each date was carefully hand-painted, reflecting a quiet ritual of recording time.

Kawara began his "Today" series in 1966, creating 241 paintings in the first year alone. While the format of each canvas stayed consistent—each painting displaying a single date—the details varied. Background colors ranged from gray to red to blue, and the typefaces changed too. Each work took many hours to create because of the layering of paint and necessary drying periods.

Through this meticulous process, Kawara captured how time connects and separates us, shaping both personal and shared experiences.

📅 See this painting on view in gallery 413: One Thing After Another.

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On Kawara. “MAY 20, 1967.” 1967. Gift of the Drue Heinz Trust (by exchange). © 2025 On Kawara

05/20/2025

New limited edition flavor only at MoMA! 🍨

Van Dough combines MoMA’s chocolate chip cookie with Caffè Panna’s signature vanilla ice cream into one delicious cup.

Available all summer at the Garden Bar in MoMA’s Sculpture Garden.

05/15/2025

Get ready to create your next masterpiece! We’re looking for creations inspired by Jack Whitten to share on our social media accounts.

Through his endless exploration of materials and tools, Whitten invented art-making techniques that were the first of their kind—from sweeping gestures with acrylic using custom tools to building mosaic-like surfaces from chips of dried paint.

We invite you to join our international community of learners in MoMA’s free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on Coursera to participate in a special project. Here’s how to participate:
📝 Enroll in our Modern Art & Ideas, In the Studio, What is Contemporary Art?, or Reimagining Blackness and Architecture courses on Coursera at mo.ma/coursera.
📺 Learn more about the artist and his six-decade career.
🎨 Get creating.
📸 Take a photo or scan of your piece and post it in Coursera.
👀 We’ll keep an eye on the courses for submissions through June 11 and share some of our favorites.

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All artworks by Jack Whitten. [1] “Chinese Sincerity” (detail). 1974. Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Museum purchase with funds from the International and Contemporary Collectors. © Jack Whitten Estate [2] “Blue Chips: A Dedication To Jackson Pollock” (detail). 2006–7. Jack Whitten Estate, courtesy Hauser & Wirth. © Jack Whitten Estate [3] View of “Four Wheel Drive” in “Jack Whitten: The Messenger,” The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Artist Party: Jack Whitten, May 3, 2025. 3rd Photo: Unarmed Media

05/15/2025

🔊 Calling all grads! Stop by MoMA in your cap and gown, or just bring your tassel, and get free admission to the Museum.

🎓 Celebrate your milestone with iconic art and inspiration through June 30. Learn more → mo.ma/grads

🤳 Don’t forget to tag us in your photos and selfies during your visit, grads!

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Victor De Palma. “School's Out!.” 1941. Purchase.

Open to 2025 graduates only. Redeemable onsite for one ticket, from May 15 through June 30, 2025. Promotion cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Exclusions may apply.

05/13/2025

Get ready to Party in the Garden!

Our annual benefit on June 3 supports MoMA’s award-winning education programs and the care, study, and exhibition of our collection. Join us for an After-Party with a performance by ROLE MODEL and DJ sets by Rae Sada and Gale Scott.

🎟️ Get After-Party tickets → mo.ma/partyinthegarden2025

This year’s will honor Glenn D. Lowry, MoMA’s David Rockefeller Director, for his 30 years of leadership at the Museum and his championing of modern and contemporary art around the world.

05/12/2025

What would happen if you gave an artist a camera to film their day? What would they capture?

As part of our “A Day” series, we sent artists a Super 8mm camera and just 4.5 minutes of film to capture 24 hours of their life—no do-overs, no playback, just moments that mattered the most.

Artist Sable Elyse Smith calls this filmed day “the anti-reel,” using this analog format to reflect inward. The result is a quiet mix of thoughts, gestures, and moments that offer a glimpse into life’s in-between spaces.

Watch Smith’s full video and read more about her day on → mo.ma/455Xu3h

05/12/2025

What if art could help you feel more present, inspired, and connected—not just creatively, but in your everyday life?

Engaging with art isn’t just about creating something beautiful—it’s also about tuning in to yourself and the world around you.

✏️ Explore how art can serve as inspiration for ideas, practices, and activities that you can carry into your daily life through MoMA’s free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on Coursera, featuring insights from mindfulness experts, artists, and educators. Explore our MOOCs → mo.ma/49FX9Vu

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