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In response to last week's travel ban, we have installed works by artists from the nations denied entry to the US: mo.ma/2l524Wk
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"I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do." — Frida Kahlo
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Frida Kahlo. “Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair.” 1940.
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Frida Kahlo did not say what this major museum attributes to her: quoteinvestigator.com/2016/01/28/fla…
Monet hoped his Water Lilies would be a “refuge of peaceful meditation in the center of a flowering aquarium.”
Whether you’re working at the polls, waiting to cast your vote, or anxiously watching the news, take a minute to breathe & quiet your mind. #ArtfulPracticesforWellbeing
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🦗 Filming an eleven-inch Pinocchio puppet whose companion is a cricket less than one inch tall can get…complicated.
Discover the craft and collaboration of "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" in a new exhibition → mo.ma/deltoro
❄️ Welcoming the first snow in NYC ❄️
📸 Andreas Feininger, Big Snow, 42nd Street, 1956
“I am trying to find ways to connect memories with the future and to make the invisible visible.” —
Now open! See #Unsupervised, an installation using AI to interpret and transform more than two hundred years of art at MoMA → mo.ma/anadol
The next Monet? We’re loving this painting by Mei inspired by Claude Monet’s “Agapanthus” after a visit to MoMA!
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A director of myths and fairytales, 's films move and terrify, calling viewers to embrace imperfection, find redemption in the grotesque, and dream of a better world.
See a retrospective of Del Toro's work in theaters through Jan 29 → mo.ma/3gYTZVI
We've launched a digital exhibition of works in the #MoMACollection by artists who immigrated to the US. Explore at mo.ma/crossingborders
“No art form has influenced my life and my work more than animation and no single character in history has had as deep of a personal connection to me as Pinocchio.” —
On view now! See “Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio" → mo.ma/deltoro
In honor of performance artist Ulay, who died today at age 76, we're looking back to the electric moment when he sat with his former partner and collaborator Marina Abramović during "The Artist Is Present" in 2010, their first meeting since 1988.
📷: Scott Rudd
Loving this year's #Halloween pumpkin! An interpretation of Pablo Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon." Thank you !
Now open! Discover the craft and collaboration of Guillermo del Toro's #Pinocchio in a new, behind-the-scenes exhibition.
🎟️ Learn more and plan your visit → mo.ma/deltoro
#PinocchioMovie
#OTD in 1981 Picasso’s "Guernica" was returned to the artist’s native Spain after 42 years on extended loan to MoMA.
Due to security concerns, the de-installation took place in secret, and the painting flew on a commercial flight that night.
Learn more: mo.ma/history
¡Entra en el mundo del niño de madera! "Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio" se estrena pronto, el 11 de diciembre.
🎟️ Conoce más y planifica tu visita → mo.ma/deltoro
Frida Kahlo always understands the assignment
Sealing our #MuseumLoveLetter with a socially-distanced kiss 😚💌💞
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Love, MoMA
🎨 René Magritte, The Lovers, 1928
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Rene Magritte’s “The Lovers” has captured the public imagination in this #MuseumFromHome moment. The scene feels unsettlingly apropos, yet offers a hopeful reminder on #WorldArtDay that art can be found and made anywhere. Interpretations by
MoMA is a place for everyone to find inspiration—even 🍪monsters.
On #SesameStreetDay, we're remembering when surprised us with a visit!
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OK, but the lack of dinosaurs is a fair critique twitter.com/MuseumNext/sta
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Artistry inspires artistry. Remembering the ‘Queen of Soul,’ Aretha Franklin with this 1986 #MoMACollection album cover by Andy Warhol. mo.ma/2MnXtjB
For stories told, imaginations ignited, and artistry inspired—thank you Stan Lee. Excelsior!
🎨 : “Spiderman”(1971-74) by Sigmar Polke: mo.ma/2QAcZYg #MoMACollection
We're spending Vincent van Gogh's #VirtualBirthdayParty looking at the same stars he did... right?
The artist painted "The Starry Night" over several sessions during the day, under entirely different atmospheric conditions!
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Happy birthday, Vincent van Gogh! 
Here are some favorites from our collection 
…and every birthday deserves a celebration. 
@vangoghmuseum & @MuseumModernArt would you like to join the fun? Can you bring any fun facts or works from your collection? #VirtualBirthdayParty
Here are some favorites from our collection
…and every birthday deserves a celebration. @vangoghmuseum & @MuseumModernArt would you like to join the fun? Can you bring any fun facts or works from your collection? #VirtualBirthdayParty"Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful." —Vincent van Gogh
2020 was a tough year for all of us. With our friends , we invite you to take a breath & look up to the sky. Share the beauty around you with #UnderVanGoghsSky.
Step into the world of the wooden boy! “Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio” opens in just a few weeks on December 11.
🎟️ Learn more and plan your visit → mo.ma/deltoro
The beauty of New York in the rain ❤️
📸 J. Jay Hirz, Brooklyn Bridge in Rainy Weather, 1927. © Hirz/Frederic Lewis/Archive Photos/Getty Images
In that Edward Hopper state of mind
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we are all edward hopper paintings now
Start your day with Monet's "Water Lilies" and guided meditation. Introducing Quiet Mornings, Wednesdays in October. mo.ma/2dr9TlQ
Take a close look at Andrew Wyeth’s painting “Christina’s World”:
20 years ago today we were all shocked to learn that you can fit 1,000 songs in your pocket!
Happy anniversary to the first iPod—the "walkman of the 21st century" that changed the way we listen to music.
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Jonathan Ive, Apple Industrial Design Group. “iPod.” 2001.
Did you know this postman was a close friend of Vincent van Gogh?
A reminder from Van Gogh to look up at the sky tonight to experience a special celestial event 💫
Jupiter and Saturn will share a "Christmas Kiss" shortly after sunset (New Yorkers, that's 4:32pm!), appearing closer in the sky than they have in 800 years. #UnderVanGoghsSky
"Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment." Happy birthday to Claude #Monet, born this day in 1840! mo.ma/2fR5rxN
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Bong Joon-ho was very taken by Faith Ringgold’s “American People Series #20: Die” (1967) at #newMoMA. Among other things, he said it reminded him of a certain garden party...
How do you animate Death when "a creature could actually move in many different ways"?
Discover the craft and collaboration of "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" in a new exhibition → mo.ma/deltoro
Thursday at 8pm, join us for the online premiere of ’s Salacia. The film, starring Rowin Amone, and produced by Keanu Reeves, offers a speculative vision of Mary Jones, a Black trans woman and sex worker who lived in SoHo in the 1830s.
📸 Matt Harvey
Did you know the silhouette for the Dogfish Puppet in “Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio” was based on old maps of sea serpents?
Discover the craft and collaboration of in a new, behind-the-scenes exhibition → mo.ma/deltoro
Now that's our kind of snack
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Day 3 of #IsolationOreoArt. Today: #VanGogh’s #StarryNight in the collection of @MuseumModernArt, because I want to believe the stars will shine brighter after this. @Oreo @GettyMuseum @PrincetonGrad #BetweenArtandQuarantine #StayHomeSaveLives #PlanktheCurve
“No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time, it’s just that others are behind the times.” — Martha Graham #MondayInspiration
📸 Barbara Morgan
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“My craft became my activism.” –Gilbert Baker, designer of the Rainbow Flag
Happy #Pride from MoMA! Celebrate the contributions of LGBTQ+ artists with our staff members' #MoMACollection picks at mo.ma/pride
“One of Calder’s objects is like the sea ... always beginning over again, always new.” — Jean-Paul Sartre
“Modern from the Start” is extended through January 15! Take a deep dive into #Calder’s experiments in space and motion at mo.ma/calder
Happy birthday to #FrankLloydWright, born this day in 1867! Celebrate #FLW150 at our new exhibition opening Monday mo.ma/flw150
A director of myths and fairytales, 's rebellious, generous, expansive films move and terrify, calling viewers to embrace imperfection, find redemption in the grotesque, and dream of a better world.
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After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time.
Step into the world of the wooden boy! “Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio” opens in just a few weeks on December 11.
🎟️ Learn more and plan your visit → mo.ma/deltoro
Happy #MothersDay to all the moms! Klimt's "Hope II" is a stunning depiction of pregnancy. mo.ma/21LbeH7
Pinocchio is off to the Oscars! Congratulations to all who worked on which is nominated for an award.
Discover the craft and collaboration of the film in #CraftingPinocchio, a behind-the-scenes exhibition at MoMA → mo.ma/deltoro
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van Gogh’s “The Starry Night”, Saint Rémy de Provence, France
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Analysis of the crescent Moon and Venus, reveals that the painting captures the early morning hours near the Summer Solstice 1889 — just before sunrise.
So for me, it’s “The Starry Dawn”
Edward Hopper’s “Night Windows” exposes the voyeuristic opportunities of the modern American city—and the contradiction it offers between access to the intimate lives of strangers and urban loneliness and isolation.
🤩 We’re on the cover of the ! Can you name all of the works in the illustration?
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"Modern Life," by Sergio García Sánchez. Cover of the January 31, 2022 issue of The New Yorker. © 2022 Sergio García Sánchez & The New Yorker. Used by permission. #NewYorkerCovers
Ride on flying trains and discover silent acting legends with two films that are more than 100 years old. Ashley Swinnerton will be your host in week one of Film Vault Summer Camp. Watch now: mo.ma/filmvault
#MoMAVirtualViews
Happy #Pride2016! The rainbow flag, part of our design collection, is flying in our lobby. mo.ma/28TlDdQ
"A painting is not a picture of an experience, but is the experience." — #MarkRothko
[Mark Rothko. "No. 5/No. 22." 1950 (dated on reverse 1949). Gift of the artist. © 2020 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Noah Kalina]
Step into the world of the wooden boy! We’re excited to announce #GuillermoDelToro: #CraftingPinocchio, an exhibition devoted to the craft and process behind the celebrated filmmaker’s first stop-motion animation film, #Pinocchio.
Learn more → mo.ma/deltoro
Aki Inomata re-created the shell of an ammonite (the octopus's ancestor) using 3-D printing techniques. This 🐙 named Mersi quickly recognized it as home.
Explore how design offers strategies for repairing our world in our new exhibition #BrokenNature: mo.ma/brokennature
Opening today, "#EdgarDegas: A Strange New Beauty" reveals the experimental side of Degas. mo.ma/25p362h
In honor of #WorldEmojiDay, revisit where it all started—NTT DOCOMO’s original set of 176 emoji mo.ma/emoji #MoMACollection
Last chance! “Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio” closes next Saturday, April 15.
Discover the craft and collaboration of Guillermo del Toro's Oscar award winning film in this behind-the-scenes exhibition → mo.ma/deltoro
Happy weekend all! Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" & "Boy Leading a Horse" are back on view in our newly reinstalled 5th floor gallery
We wish you and your family peace and prosperity in the #LunarNewYear and look forward to welcoming a “bullish” #YearOfTheOx!
🐂 Kiawak Ashoona, Musk Ox, 1963
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What does modern art look like to a machine?
In a new project, artist attempts to answer this question by training an AI model on metadata and images from MoMA’s collection. Anadol produced new media works that were recently released as NFTs with .
The latest episode of At the Museum takes us back three months to when conservators began preparing for a #newMoMA by taking works off the gallery walls and cleaning them with dusters, sponges, and a vacuum. A vacuum?!?! Watch episode five at mo.ma/31bkqcZ.
Vincent van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo offer an intimate glimpse into the artist's heart and mind.
Join Anna Deavere Smith on Dec 3, 8pm EST, for a reading of his letters—including the June 1889 note mentioning a “new study of a starry sky”: mo.ma/3obhSaM
Last day! "Jackson Pollock: A Collection Survey" shows the evolution of his signature style. mo.ma/1Z04683
"Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us." #HenriMatisse was born #onthisday in 1869
Van Gogh painted "The Olive Trees" as daytime companion to "The Starry Night." Both on view! bit.ly/1h8CoxW
Van Gogh died 125 years ago today. See "The Starry Night" up close in this video: bit.ly/1D9JnZP
In honor of #MLKDay, Leonard Freed's photo of King greeting a crowd in Baltimore in 1964. bit.ly/1Zwaumy
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Take a walk through our #ConcreteUtopia exhibition and explore the ways architecture and design tackled issues of everyday life in socialist Yugoslavia. Watch the latest episode of HOW TO SEE: mo.ma/htsconcreteuto
Cookie Monster visited MoMA last week as part of his #CookieArtTour. has the story: on.mash.to/1w16KkD
Congratulations to all who worked on “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” for winning an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature!
We want to recognize directors Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson and the team of over two hundred artists who made this incredible film possible.
MoMA ❤️ NY!
We’re getting ready to welcome you back to the Museum tomorrow. Here's a sneak preview of our new lobby installation, a tribute to design icon Milton Glaser.
Plan your trip: moma.org/visit-safely
The latest episode of At the Museum returns to the month before #newMoMA opened its doors. Works find new homes in the galleries, while artists stop by in advance of the reopening. Watch episode 7 now streaming at mo.ma/32P7PO6
Jackson Pollock was born today in 1912. See how his style developed in a new exhibition. bit.ly/1ROSXXA
“The artist can only paint what she or he is about.” -Lee Krasner | GAEA (1966) is now on view in #MakingSpace mo.ma/2rzOXjm
Name a work of art you would travel to see in person 🛫