Museum of Modern Art, in New York City, is known throughout the world for its matchless overview of art from 1880 to the present. Its collections include more than 100,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, architectural models and plans, and design objects, ranging from audio equipment to textiles. In addition, the museum houses 22,000 motion pictures and 4 million movie stills (photographs).
The museum arranges special exhibitions that feature the work of specific artists, styles, or movements. Many of these exhibitions tour worldwide. In addition, the museum presents daily film showings.
The museum also publishes books and scholarly catalogs. Its library contains more than 80,000 books, periodicals, and catalogs, as well as an archive of materials for research and reference.
The museum’s original building, built in 1939, is one of the city’s best examples of the International Style. It was designed by American architects Edward Durell Stone and Philip Goodwin. Architect Philip Johnson designed a remodeling and expansion in the 1950’s and 1960’s, and Cesar Pelli added a new wing in 1984. An expansion and renovation designed by the Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi was completed in 2004.
The Museum of Modern Art was founded in 1929. It is a nonprofit educational institution supported by admission fees, memberships, contributions, and publication sales and services.
See also Johnson, Philip Cortelyou .
