The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) began collecting modern photography in 1930 and established the department in 1940. The Museum's holdings of more than 25,000 works constitute one of the most important collections of modern and contemporary photography in the world. As diverse as photography itself, the collection includes work not only by artists, but also by journalists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and amateurs.

The Erna and Victor Hasselblad Photography Study Center

Online Exhibitions and Projects

• Comic Abstraction: Image-Breaking, Image-Making
• Jeff Wall
• Rudy Burkhardt: An Afternoon in Astoria
• Andreas Gursky
• Open Ends
• Aleksandr Rodchenko
• Fame After Photography
• David Goldblatt: Photographs from South Africa
• New Photography 14: Jeanne Dunning, Olafur Eliasson, Rachel Harrison, Sam Taylor-Wood
• Manuel Alvarez Bravo
• Cindy Sherman: The Complete Untitled Film Stills
• New Photography 13
• New Photography 12