No two days at MoMA are ever the same, and as we look back at the art and activities that shaped the past fiscal year, we are grateful to the artists, colleagues, visitors, members, and donors who made them possible. From milestone anniversaries to first-ever initiatives, the highlights shared here are a snapshot of the many ways that we came together—at the Museum and beyond—to experience art. Thank you for being part of MoMA and MoMA PS1 and for your outstanding generosity and enthusiasm.
Exhibitions for everyone

This year we welcomed nearly 2.7 million visitors to our galleries for more than 17 exhibitions, along with film series and performances. This extraordinary lineup included Wolfgang Tillmans’s incisive and dazzling images; an on-set experience of Guillermo del Toro’s first stop-motion animation film; intimate, Improvisational, and expressive photographs by Ming Smith; six decades of artists’ engagement with the power and politics of video; Georgia O’Keeffe’s resplendent watercolors; the artistic dialogue between sculptors Barbara Chase-Riboud and Alberto Giacometti; our first-ever Studio Residency; genre-expanding cinema, including contenders for the year’s best films; and our annual festival of today’s most daring new directors. The breadth of creativity on display was awe-inspiring, and we hope you didn’t miss a single one.
MoMA through the mind of a machine
Refik Anadol’s mesmerizing installation Unsupervised, which uses artificial intelligence to interpret and transform more than 200 years of art from our collection, captivated crowds in the Gund Garden Lobby, sparking curiosity and conversation. Visitors to the installation could also collect free, blockchain-based digital mementos created by the artist as part of their experience. Officially acquired in October, Unsupervised is the first tokenized artwork in the Museum’s collection.
Something new, every month

At the start of 2023 we announced a new program of monthly exhibitions from the collection that open on the first Friday of each month, during UNIQLO NYC Nights. From Mark Rothko’s immersive canvases, to a larger-than-life hologram exploring invisibility, to a poetic look at everyday photographs, each new exhibition—with many more to come—invites visitors to experience our collection in new ways, catalyzing fresh ideas and perspectives.
The Just Above Midtown Archives

Following the recent exhibition Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces, MoMA, with a grant from the Mellon Foundation, acquired the Just Above Midtown Archives. The collection—featuring an array of seminal materials including artist files, correspondence, performance documentation, posters, books, and administrative files—illuminates the history and legacy of this pathmaking gallery.
More accessible art

This past spring MoMA hosted a free, all-day celebration to commemorate 50 years of touch tours at the Museum and 20 years of our Art inSight program for visitors who are blind or have low vision. Initiatives like these make our collection, exhibitions, and facilities more welcoming and accessible to all.
30 years of the Black Arts Council

An incredible evening was held on April 3 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Black Arts Council. The event recognized the work of over 30 artists, from Romare Bearden to Carrie Mae Weems, whose work the Council has supported for acquisition into MoMA’s collection over its history, and featured a performance by Grammy Award–winning jazz vocalist Samara Joy. To cap this milestone year, the Black Arts Council also announced the creation of a multimillion-dollar endowment to advance its vital work in funding acquisitions by Black artists, supporting educational programs on Black art, and creating opportunities for Black professionals at the Museum.
Sustainable futures

MoMA is dedicated to building sustainable futures at the Museum and beyond. From improving the efficiency of our HVAC systems to creating a home for beehives on our roof, sustainability initiatives are growing across our campus. Last year, our exhibition design and planning teams made great strides towards its goal of zero waste (90% diversion from landfill)—decreasing overall waste by 74%, with more than 76% collected recycled instead of sent to landfill. We’ll keep doing better and doing more.
Ellsworth Kelly’s centennial

To mark the 100th anniversary of the artist’s birth, a trio of artworks—Spectrum IV (1967), Chatham VI (1971), and Sculpture for a Large Wall (1956–57)—were brought together in the Marron Family Atrium, where they were the center of attention, and selfies, at the Museum. A complementary installation in Gallery 416 offered an intimate look at Kelly’s rarely shown sketchbooks, highlighting his masterful use of color, line, and form.
Art at your fingertips

Sparking curiosity across the internet, New Tab with MoMA, the Google Chrome extension launched last year to share art from our collection, was embraced by art lovers and techies alike, winning the 2023 People’s Voice Webby Award for NetArt.
Art party people

This year we welcomed revelers from New York City and beyond to gather and enjoy art together, from exhibition openings and Member Evenings to our first-ever Pride Party and the return of Warm Up at MoMA PS1. This unmatched energy was truly thrilling, and we can’t wait to celebrate more with you in the months ahead.
Partnering beyond the Museum

Photo: Kelvin Lee and Saralee Sittigaroon
As part of MoMA’s new civic engagement initiative bringing artists and designers together with our partner communities, we connected the Ali Forney Center, which protects and provides services for unhoused LGBTQ youth, with architects Agency—Agency and Chris Woebken Studio, recently featured in the exhibition Architecture Now: New York, New Publics, to codesign spaces within AFC’s new site in Times Square. These new spaces will provide self-care, creative, and sensory support, and will serve as a haven supporting AFC’s mission. For more than 10 years MoMA has partnered with the AFC to bring arts programming to their community—and to share the art they have created at the Museum—so we are deeply moved to be part of the realization of this vital new site.
Thank you

It is thrilling to see the Museum bustling with so much activity—sharing joy, broadening our horizons, creating community, slowing down, and reflecting—and because of your support, we reach millions around the world each year. Thank you for joining us, and we look forward to a year of possibilities ahead.