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Years in business

Established in 1929

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Sat-Mon 10:30am-5:30pm

Wed-Thu 10:30am-5:30pm

Fri 10:30am-8pm

Last updated 6.23.11

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Reviews & Ratings for The Museum of Modern Art

4.5 Star Rating: Recommended

59 reviews

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5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/29/06

Get there and hour early or and hour late

by fortifyiedpoetry

I got there right at four and the line was enormous, and it got longer after I got there, but the line moved quickly. I was only standing there for about 20 min, and you can get through the entire museum in about 2 hours, unless you really want to take the time to analyze the art.

  • Pros: Excellent famous pieces of art that everyone must see.
  • Cons: It's always crowded and people are always stading in front of the more famous pictures making them difficult to see.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/12/11

Must see

by JDoming

For the modern art lovers and also for whom that loves design it is a must see! It is also wonderful to see the museum store!

1 Star Rating: Poor

04/19/10

MARINA ABRAMOVIC GARBAGE -- AVOID

by LINDAJLEVEN

The much talked about Abramovic stuff is pure junk, disgusting, revolting, trashy gimmickry! She has absolutely no talent -- just a fat head. I was insulted that the museum should try to pass this exhibit off as art worth some price of admission. This woman is not talented. Besides, she is ugly and has nothing that would make one want to see her -- in any way -- especially nude! Moma must be quite desperate financially to put this trash in the museum and bamboozle us into thinking it deserves our attention.

  • Pros: NONE
  • Cons: ABRAMOVIC - JUNK
1 Star Rating: Poor

01/08/10

Don't get guilted into wasting your time and money

by Scoop NYC

This museum is so uniformly ranked among the best in the world that I decided to give it -- and modernism -- another try. Big mistake.

There is some truly great stuff among the oldest paintings in the museum's collection, including some incredible stuff by Cezanne and Van Gogh. Apparently, the museum also has an incredible collection of photography, though I wasn't all that impressed by what I saw on my recent visit.

As for the rest, I know that many people will swear they love it, that it takes incredible talent to leave a canvas blank or just scribble randomly all over it. But those people are lying. Some of them know they are lying to you by claiming to see great artistry at work. The others are lying to themselves, convincing themselves that they can see what we ordinary Philistines cannot in order to feel good about themselves. (They are similar to people who claim that Ulysses is a satisfying book to read.)

In reality, it's crap. No matter how many pompous people claim otherwise or how many guide books recommend it, it's crap. 90 percent of the world will walk through the whole museum in less than two hours and wonder why they hell they decided to spend $20 per ticket to look at such idiocy.

  • Pros: Some extraordinary Impressionist and post impressionist
  • Cons: Unending pretentious nonsense
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/05/10

My Favorite Museum in the Country

by Daine

As a lover of the arts I consider myself very picky about the exhibits that certain modern museums choose to display. Having said this I consider the MOMA one of the best museums in the world.

  • Pros: The Best Exhibits in the Country
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/25/09

My favorite museum

by sixxy78

MoMa is one of the best museums in New York

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/19/09

Best Museum in NY

by Davidforestieri

The MOMA is my favorite museum in the city. I also attended a party that the MOMA had in order to promote their Museum for donaters and is was great. They had it in their outside area which is beautiful. Estelle had performed and everthing was complimentary. I got to meet a number of interesting people and enjoyed it very much. I would highly reccomment to anyone whom is visiting NY to visit the MOMA.

  • Pros: The Art work is out of this World
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/20/09

Simply the best museum for modern art in the city

by Bridgetann

If you love modern art, you need to come to the Moma. It is simply the best museum of its kind in New York. It is a must see for anyone visiting the city.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/01/09

must go!

by PaterMax

MoMa is one of the best museums in New York. I am lucky that it is only 2 blocks from my work place. I usually go there on Friday evening when they offer free admission. I learned a lot about arts by visiting MoMa often. Besides the museum, I love shopping at their store. They sell a lot of creative things there.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/07/08

Must go while in NY

by nygiants08

If you have never been to New York this place is a must. You could spend the whole day there and still need more time. Sometimes on weekends they have special events and concerts.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/25/08

Great exhibit

by hbic05

I have not been here in a long time but decided to come for the Dali exhibit. It was breathtaking and a must see!

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