museum of modern art (moma)
i have been to the museum of modern art at least 5 times. i have gone by myself, with friends, with family, just to look in the gift shop. all combinations.
so, this museum was "recently" remodeled (i think in the last 5 years) so it is the best laid out museum of all of them. it is easy to navigate. items are well spaced, arranged well. the order of the art in the permanent exhibits makes sense. you can find the exhibit you are looking for quite easily. no getting lost in the moma.
the permanent exhibits (floors 4 and 5) are well done although some of the items in it, i am not sure why they are there exactly...don't get me wrong, the picassos, van goghs, dalis, matisses, monets (even though, i don't really know why they are in moma) are beautiful. i don't really understand how 4 boxes of different colors belongs in the room next to monet's water lillies. they have a ton of picassos...a couple of rooms seem to be devoted exclusively to them. it is great to see so many next to each other to compare and contrast.
the temporary exhibits vary. for the most part, the rest of the museum (besides floors 4 and 5) are temporary since (i heard this stat...don't know where the research is) that 90% of moma is in storage at a time. i recently viewed an exhibit of seurat's drawings...beautiful. some of it though seems bizarre to my untrained art eye.
also, a note: moma loaned out dali's the persistence of memory for a while. i believe it's gone for over a year. also, look hard for matisse's dance. it is sort of hidden in an off room behind a staircase.
overall, you can't miss floors 4 and 5; the rest, well, it depends on what's out at the time.
times visited: at least 5
time spent in museum: 30 minutes to 3 hours
overall: A-
so, this museum was "recently" remodeled (i think in the last 5 years) so it is the best laid out museum of all of them. it is easy to navigate. items are well spaced, arranged well. the order of the art in the permanent exhibits makes sense. you can find the exhibit you are looking for quite easily. no getting lost in the moma.
the permanent exhibits (floors 4 and 5) are well done although some of the items in it, i am not sure why they are there exactly...don't get me wrong, the picassos, van goghs, dalis, matisses, monets (even though, i don't really know why they are in moma) are beautiful. i don't really understand how 4 boxes of different colors belongs in the room next to monet's water lillies. they have a ton of picassos...a couple of rooms seem to be devoted exclusively to them. it is great to see so many next to each other to compare and contrast.
the temporary exhibits vary. for the most part, the rest of the museum (besides floors 4 and 5) are temporary since (i heard this stat...don't know where the research is) that 90% of moma is in storage at a time. i recently viewed an exhibit of seurat's drawings...beautiful. some of it though seems bizarre to my untrained art eye.
also, a note: moma loaned out dali's the persistence of memory for a while. i believe it's gone for over a year. also, look hard for matisse's dance. it is sort of hidden in an off room behind a staircase.
overall, you can't miss floors 4 and 5; the rest, well, it depends on what's out at the time.
times visited: at least 5
time spent in museum: 30 minutes to 3 hours
overall: A-
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