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Gift Tours
Basic Group Admission

Guided Tours
Programs During Public Hours
Private Tours Before and After Hours
Family Tours
Personal Tours
Tourism Professionals
School, Community & Access Programs
Payment Information

The Museum of Modern Art welcomes groups, extending its exhibition and educational resources through the Group Services office. Group visits are available at reduced rates for a minimum of ten and a maximum of fifty people. Reservations must be made by phone at least two weeks in advance. For further information, please call (212) 708-9685, fax (212) 408-6398, or e-mail group_services@moma.org.

Please note: Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night will not be on view at MoMA from June 11 through September 20, 2008. The painting will be on view at Yale University Art Gallery in the exhibition Van Gogh's Cypresses and The Starry Night: Visions of Saint-Rémy from June 15 to September 2, 2008. It will then return to MoMA for the exhibition Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night from September 21, 2008, to January 5, 2009. The exhibition then travels to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, where it will be on view from February 13 to June 7, 2009. The painting returns to MoMA once again in late June, 2009.

tours for moms MoMA Tours for Moms
Take your mother on a highlights tour of MoMA’s collection this Mother’s Day! Make a reservation to join private group tours of the Museum now, and your mother will receive a special gift after the tour as a memento of her day with you at the Museum.

Tickets are $50 per person for nonmembers and $40 per person for members, and are available on Saturday, May 10; Sunday, May 11; Saturday, May 17; and Sunday, May 18, at 9:30 a.m. or 5:30 p.m. Tickets are nonrefundable and nontransferable, and are distributed at the start of each tour. Tours last one hour and are for adults only. Space is limited, so call (212) 708-9685 or e-mail groupservices@moma.org now for reservations.

Gift Tours
Gift certificates for group tours are now available for visitors who wish to share MoMA with friends and family. Gift tours are available for groups of up to ten visitors, are one hour long, and are led by a knowledgeable art historian. Tours are $200 for Museum members and Corporate Members, and $270 for nonmembers. Tours are available during regular Museum operating hours only.

For information and reservations, please contact MoMA Group Services at (212) 708-9685 or groupservices@moma.org.

Basic Group Admission
Adults $16
Senior citizens (65 or older) $13
College students $10
Elementary, middle, or high school students $7

Guided Tours
Lecturers are available to guide groups of up to twenty-five people. Museum highlights tours, and lectures on special exhibitions and in foreign languages may be scheduled for one hour. A highlights tour includes an introduction to the building and highlights from the collection. A highlights tour can also focus on specific galleries, mediums, or collection areas. Please note that only MoMA lecturers are authorized to speak to groups. Outside lecturers are not allowed. Professors from accredited institutions may request to lecture to their classes in the Museum galleries. The one-hour guided-tour rate, including admission, is as follows:

Adults $27
Senior citizens (65 or older) $24
College students $21

Children (5–16) $15

Guided Tour request form is available online.

Programs during public hours
Visits of groups of ten to fifty people can be scheduled during regular hours throughout the day (depending on availability). Advance payment by credit card only is required for guided tours (American Express, Visa, and MasterCard are accepted). When canceling a reservation, you must notify Group Services by fax at (212) 408-6398 or by e-mail no later than ten working days (two weeks) prior to the scheduled visit in order to receive a refund. For reservations, please call (212) 708-9685.

Private tours before and after hours
Visitors can enjoy the exclusive experience of touring the Museum—without the crowds—every day. MoMA is open one hour early and remains open one hour late to accommodate special group tours. These special times are reserved for private, guided group tours (depending on availability). One-hour private tours conducted by a Museum lecturer are available from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. daily. MoMA will also open for special private tours on Tuesday afternoons, when the Museum is closed to the public. A minimum of ten people is required. Rates are as follows:

Before hours                                

Adults $50
Members and Corporate Members $40                                      

Senior citizens (65 or older) $47        

College students $44

After hours

$60 per person
$50 per person for corporate members

Family Tours

The Museum of Modern Art is pleased to announce the addition of family tours. This intergenerational experience allows visitors of all ages to enjoy a guided tour of the Museum's collection or special exhibitions. Rates are as follows:

Adults          $27

Seniors        $24

Youth           $15

Personal Tours

MoMA is also pleased to announce the addition of personal tours. The Group Services Department can coordinate guided tours of the Museum's collection or special exhibitions for individuals or small groups of less than ten people. Call (212) 708-9685 to inquire about rates and availability.

Tourism Professionals

Net rates are available for tourism professionals. Please contact the MoMA Group Services Department for more information.

School, Community & Access Programs

The Group Services Department also makes reservations for all School Programs and Community & Access visits to MoMA. Explore the links below for in-depth information about these offerings:

School Visits K–12

Community Programs

Access Programs

Request forms are available online for School Visits, Community Groups, and Access Programs.

Payment information

Advance payment by credit card only is required for all private tours (American Express, Visa, and MasterCard are accepted). When canceling a reservation, you must notify Group Services by fax at (212) 408-6398 or by e-mail no later than ten working days (two weeks) prior to the scheduled visit in order to receive a refund. For reservations, please call (212) 708-9685.

 

Download the MoMA Floor Plan and Visitor Guide in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required). The Visitor Guide is also available in French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.

A brief guide to group dining in the vicinity is also available in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

 

Please note: Buses are permitted to drop off and pick up on Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth streets in designated areas only. No bus engine idling is permitted. Consult New York City charter bus parking guidelines for approved bus waiting areas.

Pictured above:
A highlights tour of the Museum's collection

Guy Pène du Bois. Americans in Paris. 1927. Given anonymously


Pictured on the home page:
Alex Katz. Lita. 1964. Gift of Lita Hornick. © 2008 Alex Katz


 

 

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