The Museum of Modern Art is pleased to extend entertaining privileges to corporations that maintain an annual Corporate Membership at the Partner level and above, or that support the Museum through the sponsorship of exhibitions or programs. The Museum’s professional and accomplished Special Events team offers complete planning for all of your corporation’s events—ranging from celebratory dinners and receptions to exhibition previews—and can provide qualified guidance on the selection of caterer, decor, and entertainment.
They can also arrange private tours of the collection and special exhibitions with a specially trained Museum lecturer, which many of MoMA’s Corporate Members have found an ideal way to entertain clients.
If you are interested in hosting an event and would like further information, please fill out our Corporate Entertaining Inquiry Form.
Please note: All entertaining privileges are subject to additional fees and availability. The Museum does not permit the use of its facilities by third parties for press conferences, award ceremonies, benefits, fashion shows, or political, merchandising, fundraising, or promotional events. Personal events such as weddings, graduations, or birthdays are not permitted. No products, services, or tickets may be sold at the Museum in conjunction with an event, nor may any products be displayed.
Corporate Entertaining
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street, New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 708-9840
Fax: (212) 333-1168
E-mail: corporate_entertaining@moma.org
To attend a MoMA benefit event, please contact Special Events.
For information on group visits and guided tours of the Museum, please contact Group Services.
Entertaining Spaces in the Museum
Architect Yoshio Taniguchi has designed an elegant Museum building that provides an ideal showcase for MoMA’s world-renowned collection of modern and contemporary art. With soaring, light-filled spaces, intimate galleries, and public areas that reflect the vitality of midtown Manhattan, the Museum can accommodate from 50 to 3,500 guests in an extraordinary atmosphere that will impress the most discerning executives and clients.
The Lobby The spacious lobby is a flexible 12,400-square-foot space stretching between Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Streets. With inviting views of The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, it lends itself perfectly to cocktail receptions, seated dinners, and dancing.
Capacity for dinner: 700
Capacity for reception: 1000
The Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium Approached from the ground floor via a grand staircase and dramatically situated beneath skylights 110 feet overhead, the Atrium stands at the center of more than 20,000 square feet of gallery space housing contemporary art.
Capacity for dinner: 400
Capacity for reception: 700
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden Designed by the renowned architect Philip Johnson for the display of outstanding examples of sculpture from the Museum’s collection, the magnificent Sculpture Garden features beautiful landscaping, seasonal plantings, and reflecting pools.
Capacity for reception: 1500
The Sixth Floor Atrium Located immediately outside of MoMA’s Rene d'Harnoncourt Exhibition Galleries, this distinctive platform provides guests with an intimate space and convenient access to special exhibitions.
Capacity for dinner: 70
Capacity for reception: 250
Terrace 5 (The Carroll and Milton Petrie Café) Located immediately outside the Painting and Sculpture Galleries, this café on the fifth floor
offers a unique, intimate atmosphere and is perfect for smaller events.
Capacity for dinner: 50–60
Capacity for reception: 100
The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters 1 and 2 We are also pleased to present two state-of-the-art theaters that have excellent film and video projection capabilities and are ideal for shareholders meetings or other business presentations.
Titus Theater 1 capacity: 400
Titus Theater 2 capacity: 200
The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research
Building The opening of The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research
Building, in November 2006, marked the completion of The Museum
of Modern Art's expansion and renovation project and the fulfillment
of architect Yoshio Taniguchi's vision. The building is designed
to mirror the gallery building across The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Sculpture Garden, on the west side of MoMA's campus, with the dynamic
interplay between the two serving as a visual reminder of the Museum's
twin missions of art and education. The Cullman Education and Research
Building provides warm, intimate spaces for corporate entertaining,
including theaters and screening rooms.
The Edward John Noble Education Center Lobby and
The Celeste Bartos Lobby The Edward John Noble Education Center Lobby and The Celeste Bartos
Lobby create an elegant bi-level space for a cocktail reception
or dinner. Both lobby areas overlook The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Sculpture Garden, while simultaneously providing for extraordinary
views of Manhattan's midtown skyline.
Capacity for dinner: 100
Capacity for reception: 400
The Celeste Bartos and Time Warner Theaters In addition to The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters 1 and 2 in the
main Museum building, we are now pleased to offer two smaller theaters
with the same state-of-the-art film and video projection capabilities-perfect
for smaller meetings or business presentations.
