Architecture of MoMA New York

Founded in 1932, the Department of Architecture and Design is the first of its kind in the entire world. Get a deep insight into the Museum of Modern Art New York architecture in the numerous exhibits showcased here. There are nearly 28,000 works which include architectural models, photographs, and drawings. One of the most celebrated highlights housed in this department and one you should not miss is the Mies van der Rohe Archive. About a decade ago, the department also incorporated a selection of 14 video games ranging from Pac-Man to Minecraft, that you can enjoy.

Explore this distinct department at the museum that displays some specific artworks comprising drawings and prints. Although the two media forms were initially displayed separately, they were brought together a few years ago and are now showcased in the Drawing and Prints Department. The drawings collection has about 11,000 works on paper from the last century while the prints collection has more than 60,000 works with contemporary prints, books, and multiples. Marvel at works that have been created using brilliant techniques as lithography, screenprinting, woodcutting, and much more.

Visit the world’s most influential museums which have individual departments dedicated to the restoration and development of individual fields. The Museum of Modern Art has been known for its key role in cinema's fight for legitimacy right from the late 1920s. This is when it started with a Motion Picture Department albeit no major collection. Today you can visit the Film department of the museum and see the famous Whitney's collection, which has been put together with immense assistance from cinema curator Iris Barry. The immense success of the department also got it a prestigious award in 1937 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The incredible collection of modern art collected from across the globe and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Arts also includes time-based art. Explore the museum’s Media and Performance department that was established in 2006 that displays artwork comprising moving images, film installations, performance, videos, motion or sound based works, and much more. The department uses special equipment to preserve all the media specific artworks as well as recreate time-based presentations for them.

Enjoy a tour of the Painting and sculpture section of the Museum of Modern Arts which celebrates some of the top artists of the centuries. Get enchanted by incredible works of art by masters in the field including Van Gogh, Seurat, Gauguin, and Cezanne. This section also holds the world’s largest collection of modern paintings and sculptures with an amazing 3,600 artworks. The works featured here range from the 19th century until the present times. Some of the most notable works you will find here include Cezanne’s The Bather and Van Gogh’s The Starry Night.

Take a tour of one of the world’s most prestigious as well as the largest institutions that has dedicated itself in the collection of modern art. Explore its photography department that was instituted in 1930 when it started its endeavor in collecting modern photography. Today the museum is a proud owner of over 25,000 works, one of the most important collections of modern and contemporary photography in the world. These works are by people from a variety of fields including science, art, journalism, as well as by entrepreneurs, and amateurs.