Following is a list of some of the affiliates of The Museum of Modern Art.

The Junior Associates
(212) 333-1240 fax (212) 333-1100
The Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art is an auxiliary group for the Museum's younger patrons. Founded in 1990, the group provides its members with the opportunity to participate in and support modern and contemporary art programs, both at the Museum and within the art community at large. Members enjoy an extensive schedule of events, including visits to artists’ studios, private collections, and galleries; curatorial walkthroughs; behind-the-scenes tours; and invitations to openings at the Museum. Members also actively support MoMA by making significant contributions to curatorial departments and programs with funding from dues, individual gifts, and pledges. Through the dedication and enthusiasm of its members, The Junior Associates has established itself as an integral part of the Museum and its future.

The A+D Circle
(212) 708-9540
The aim of the A+D Circle is to cultivate awareness and discussion of modern and contemporary architecture and design through interaction with both The Museum of Modern Art’s collection and members of the architecture and design community at large. In addition, the Circle supports MoMA’s Department of Architecture and Design through fundraising events and financial support. Members enjoy privileged access to exhibitions, lectures, and symposia, as well as private curatorial tours of buildings, architects’ and designers’ studios, and collections. A+D Circle members also enjoy all the privileges of individual membership to MoMA, including unlimited free admission to the Museum, invitations to special exhibition previews, and discounts from The MoMA Stores. Membership is open to all, but the size of the group is limited.

Friends of Contemporary Drawing
The Friends of Contemporary Drawing is a small group of international collectors with a particular interest in contemporary art. Meeting three to four times a year in New York, and occasionally in other cities, for exhibitions, lectures, private tours, studio visits, and study sessions, the group provides major support exclusively for the acquisition of contemporary works for the Museum's Department of Drawings. Membership is by invitation only, and Friends are expected to become members of the Museum. Friends have close contact with the curatorial staff and by appointment have viewing privileges of the Museum's drawings collection of 6,000 works.

The Friends of Education
(212) 408-8517
The Friends of Education encourages a greater appreciation of art created by African Americans and the participation and membership of African Americans at MoMA. Founded in 1993 by Akosua Barthwell Evans, the Friends sponsors educational activities—primarily lectures featuring African American artists—and hosts gallery talks and studio visits. In addition, the Friends has created a nonendowed revolving fund to make annual gifts to the Museum for the purchase of art created by African American artists. For more information or to join The Friends of Education mailing list, please e-mail foeinfo@moma.org.

The Associates of the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books
(212) 708-9616
The Associates is a small group of Museum members interested in modern and contemporary prints and illustrated books who, for the most part, are collectors. It is a dues-paying educational and social group that meets once a month and also supports the Museum's print collection. Art dealers, publishers, and others who derive their income from the sale or production of art are not eligible for membership. The Associates program includes lectures and discussions with artists and art historians, visits to workshops, galleries, museums, auction houses, and private collections. Dues are primarily used for the acquisition of one or more major prints each year for the collection.

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Pictured above:
Members of The Junior Associates visit the pyramids of Teotihuacán on a trip to Mexico City in April 2005. Photo by Giles Nicholson

Members of the A+D Circle visit The Philip Johnson Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, July 2007