About us
At The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1, we celebrate creativity, openness, tolerance, and generosity. We aim to be inclusive places—both onsite and online—where diverse cultural, artistic, social, and political positions are welcome. We’re committed to sharing the most thought-provoking modern and contemporary art, and hope you will join us in exploring the art, ideas, and issues of our time.
Advancing the art of our time
In the late 1920s, three progressive and influential patrons of the arts, Lillie P. Bliss, Mary Quinn Sullivan, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, perceived a need to challenge the conservative policies of traditional museums and to establish an institution devoted exclusively to modern art. They, along with additional original trustees A. Conger Goodyear, Paul Sachs, Frank Crowninshield, and Josephine Boardman Crane, created The Museum of Modern Art in 1929. Its founding director, Alfred H. Barr, Jr., intended the Museum to be dedicated to helping people understand and enjoy the visual arts of our time, and that it might provide New York with “the greatest museum of modern art in the world.”
Curatorial departments
Work with us
Bringing diverse communities closer to art and exposing audiences to new ideas is exciting and inspiring work, and we are always looking for dedicated and creative staff, interns, and volunteers who are up to the challenge. Learn more about how you can join the team.
Sustainability at MoMA
Art, architecture, and design exist in an ecological context. The Museum of Modern Art is committed to sharing the most thought-provoking modern and contemporary art while inviting audiences to explore the art, ideas, and issues of our time. We believe that our intellectual and cultural work is inseparable from the biological and climatic systems that govern the planet.
Visit us at MoMA PS1
Visit our contemporary art affiliate in Queens for boundary-breaking ideas and experimental art. Free for everyone.
