Collection Galleries 1880s–1950s
Ongoing
- Floor 5, Collection Galleries
The works displayed on this floor roughly span the years 1880 to 1940. Within an overall chronological flow, galleries highlight individual stylistic movements, artists, and themes, including Cubism, the work of Henri Matisse, and Claude Monet’s Water Lilies, among other subjects. These galleries are frequently reinstalled in an effort to feature a wide range of artworks in various configurations, reflecting the view that there are countless ways to explore the history of modern art and the Museum’s rich collection.
- Related class: Crossing Borders, Shaping Modernism (daytime)
- Related class: Crossing Borders, Shaping Modernism (evening)
- Related class: Modes of Modern Portraiture
- Related class: What Is Modernism?
- Related class: Cubism: A Seismic Shift (daytime)
- Related class: Cubism: A Seismic Shift (evening)
- Related class: Looking at Modern Art: Lessons from the Avant-Garde (daytime)
- Related class: Looking at Modern Art: Lessons from the Avant-Garde (evening)
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