A DJ performs for a crowd at MoMA After Hours, with guests dancing and gathering beneath colorful lighting in the Museum’s atrium.

After Hours: Taking Back Our Space

Tue, Nov 17

7:00–10:00 p.m.

The Museum of Modern Art

11 West 53 Street, New York, NY

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Join us for an evening of art, movement, music, and collective expression inspired by Taking Back Our Space: Photographic Perspectives.

Experience the Museum transformed through live performances, poetry, sound, movement, exhibitions, and collective art-making. Inspired by Black, queer, and 21st-century feminist perspectives, the evening explores what it means to reclaim space. The night culminates with a DJ set by Miu Miu, inviting everyone to stay, connect, and experience MoMA in a whole new way.

Enjoy after-hours access to exhibitions including Taking Back Our Space: Photographic Perspectives, Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa, The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors, and more. A pop-up bar will be open in the main lobby.

Advance ticket purchases are suggested. A limited number of walk-up tickets will be available.

A performer dances with arms raised in front of a cheering crowd at MoMA After Hours, illuminated by vibrant pink and blue lighting in the Museum’s atrium.

Check out the lineup

7:00–9:30 p.m.

Immersive and interactive installation by Megumi Shauna Arai

An interactive textile workshop exploring deconstruction and reconstruction

7:15 p.m.

Poetry and literary readings by The Whitney Review

A series of readings organized by Whitney Mallet that examine the relationship of bodies and selfhood to public space, historical narratives, and more

7:30–8:00 p.m.

Dance performance by Amanda Krische

A performance that invites a moment of collective participation and shared experience

8:00–8:45 p.m.

Performance by K8 Hardy

An experience of the Museum in motion with a performance beginning in the Marron Atrium and migrating into the galleries

8:45–10 p.m.

Closing DJ set by Mui Mui

A celebratory DJ set that brings the energy of the evening to a vibrant close

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MoMA After Hours is an event series that celebrates creativity by bringing people together for immersive, artist-led experiences. Scroll through for a look at past events.

Three women smile and dance behind DJ equipment at a MoMA evening event.

A woman dances under blue lighting as visitors gather around her and watch from an upper balcony at MoMA.

A group of visitors dances under warm orange lighting at a MoMA party.

Three performers in beige outfits strike a dramatic pose on the floor, surrounded by an audience at MoMA.

Two performers move across a stage in front of floor-to-ceiling windows as visitors watch at MoMA.

Three visitors socialize and hold drinks under blue lighting at a MoMA evening event.

Visitors gather and dance around a DJ booth illuminated by purple lighting at MoMA.

A visitor ties colorful patterned fabric to an overhead installation during a MoMA event.

A dancer performs in front of a seated audience during a live performance at MoMA.

A DJ performs for a crowded dance floor filled with visitors at a MoMA evening event.

Visitors smile and applaud during a performance at MoMA, illuminated by colorful lighting.

Two visitors smile and dance together under blue and green lighting at MoMA.

Visitors socialize and dance under pink lighting at a crowded MoMA evening event.

A visitor uses a wooden stamp to create a colorful print during a hands-on art activity at MoMA.

A smiling woman leads an interactive art activity at a table surrounded by visitors at MoMA.

How do I attend?

Advance tickets are required. General admission tickets are $30 in advance, $45 at the door.

Will food and beverages be available for purchase?

Yes! Pop-up bars serving a selection of drinks and light snacks will be available for purchase. Debit or credit card only; no cash accepted.

Does this ticket include Museum admission during the day?

No. This ticket does not include regular Museum admission during the day of the event. This ticket is exclusively for entry to the After Hours beginning at 7:00 p.m.

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