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ABOUT PROGRAMS AT MOMA

Adult and Academic Programs include conversations, lectures, gallery talks, poetry readings, symposia, and courses that explore modern and contemporary art. Find connections, see another perspective, and get inspired with artists, poets, curators, and other fascinating people.

Adult Programs Academic Programs Group Services Internships

Bauhaus Lab

In conjunction with the exhibition Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity (November 8, 2009–January 25, 2010), Bauhaus Lab is a new interactive space that reimagines the historic Bauhaus classrooms in which students and teachers of many forms of art experimented with innovative pedagogical approaches. Led by artists, educators, and art historians, an ongoing series of hands-on artmaking workshops offers participants of all ages the opportunity to engage in techniques and processes integral to the Bauhaus, such as drawing, collage, graphic design, color theory, and mechanical construction.
Upcoming events

Download the Bauhaus Lab brochure (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

Brown Bag Lunch Lectures

Museum staff discuss special topics related to modern and contemporary art and current exhibitions through informal lunchtime lectures.
Events resume in the winter/spring 2010 season.

Contemporary Art Forum

The Forum presents timely and innovative programs (lectures, conversations, and performances) that address pressing issues in contemporary art, and grow out of discussions with MoMA curators. Participants include artists and designers, critics, curators, and scholars, among others.
Events resume in the winter/spring 2010 season.

Conversations with Contemporary Artists

Established and emerging contemporary artists who work in diverse mediums discuss their work, the creative process, and the most current issues in contemporary art.
Upcoming events

Gallery Talks

Museum staff lead talks in the collection and special exhibitions galleries daily at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Audiences learn about the historical contexts and significance of modern and contemporary artworks through a process of close looking and exchanging ideas with a lecturer. Sign language–interpreted gallery talks are held every fourth Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m.
Upcoming events

Library and Archives Programs

These programs feature artists, scholars, curators, and others as they discuss artists books and other publications in the Museum's Library and Archives collections.
Upcoming events

Modern Poets

Revitalizing a MoMA tradition, this series invites poets and writers to read work that reflects on modern and contemporary art and culture.
Events resume in the winter/spring 2010 season.

Special Exhibition Programs

Artists, scholars, critics, writers, and other specialists share their in-depth knowledge of MoMA’s current exhibitions and contemporary issues through symposia, lectures, gallery discussions, and poetry readings.
Upcoming events

Think Modern Multimedia Archive

A multimedia archive of MoMA's Adult Programs, including conversations, symposia, and poetry, is available free of charge (in English) in MoMA Multimedia and iTunes.

Information

For more information about these programs or to be placed on the Adult Programs mailing list, please e-mail adultprograms@moma.org. For more information about MoMA Courses, please e-mail courses@moma.org.

Download the Adult Programs fall brochure (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

MoMA Courses

MoMA Courses offer a rare opportunity to study modern and contemporary art firsthand in the Museum's galleries and classrooms after hours. Taught by professors, artists, critics, and MoMA staff, these small, interdisciplinary, discussion-oriented classes are open to adults of all levels.

Current MoMA Courses Offerings

College and University Group Visits

MoMA is pleased to offer college and university professors the opportunity to conduct lectures for their students in the galleries during public hours. This program is only available to accredited college or university groups. Requests must be made on official college or university letterhead and include contact information, a course description, the number of participants, and the galleries you wish to visit. Please note that one professor per a maximum of twenty-five students is required.

Professor lecturing fee (one flat rate): $25
Each college student: $10

College and University Study Tours

For a more intimate experience, college/university professors are welcome to lecture to student groups of ten to twenty-five people before public hours, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Wednesday through Monday. This offer is available to college groups only.

Professor lecturing fee (one flat rate): $25
Each college student: $16

Basic Group Admission

The Group Services Department welcomes groups of ten people or more by appointment. Unguided tours for adult or school groups are available for groups to explore the Museum on their own. Rates are as follows:

Adults: $16
Seniors: $13
College Students: $10
High School Students: $7
Elementary and Middle School Students: $7

Guided Tours

Adult groups may also choose to be guided by a MoMA lecturer who will lead a tour of collection highlights or special exhibitions. Guided tours are available in six languages. The following rates per person include admission:

Adults: $27
Seniors: $24
College Students: $21

Reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance; please call (212) 708-9685, fax (212) 408-6398, or e-mail groupservices@moma.org. Advance payment by credit card only is required at the time of reservation (American Express, Visa, and MasterCard are accepted). Request forms are available online.

The Internship Program provides in-depth exposure to the workings of individual departments and practical and theoretical training in museum practices.

For more information about internships for undergraduate and graduate students and beginning museum professionals, see Internships.