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Museum of Modern Art
11 W 53rd St Phone: ☎ +1 212 708-9400About
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), 11 W 53rd St (between 5th and 6th Aves; Subway: E/M trains to 5th Ave/53rd St or B/D/F trains to 47th-50th Sts-Rockefeller Center), ☎ +1 212 708-9400 (info@moma.org), [12]. Sa-M,W-Th 10:30AM-5:30PM, F 10:30AM-8PM, closed Tu (open until 8:45PM on first Thursday of the month and every Thursday Jul-Aug). One of the greatest and most popular collections of modern art, on a par with the Tate Modern in London or Paris's Centre Georges Pompidou. Exceedingly popular so be warned: queues for tickets start early and stretch long. To avoid the crowds, turn up at the door at least a half hour before opening, then take the elevator to the top floor and work your way down. The building is as much a draw as the outstanding collection; possessing arguably the best collection of modern masterpieces world-wide, MoMA houses important art works from Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, Matisse, Salvador Dalí, Paul Cézanne, Frida Kahlo, Piet Mondrian, and works by leading American artists such as Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, Edward Hopper, Andy Warhol, and Chuck Close. MoMA also holds renowned art photography and design collections. $20 adults, $16 seniors, $12 students, free for children under 16. Free admission for all on Fridays 4PM-8PM.
