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The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York

No. 19 Top 100 Most Visited Art Museums 2025 · 2,763,720 visitors in 2025

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

New York, United States · City guide: New York

New York's temple of modern art: The Starry Night, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and Warhol's soup cans.

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Overview

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is No. 19 in The Art Newspaper's survey of the world's most visited art museums, with 2,763,720 visitors in 2025, up 4% on 2024. Founded in 1929, it was one of the first museums devoted to modern art and has one of the world's finest collections of it.

Its building on West 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan was expanded in 2019. The collection covers painting and sculpture, design, architecture, photography, film and media.

Visitors in front of Van Gogh's The Starry Night at MoMA
Visitors in front of Van Gogh's The Starry Night at MoMA. Photo: Wholtone, CC BY 3.0, source

Best time to visit

Weekday mornings are the quietest; weekends are very busy. Book a timed ticket online.

Highlights & collections

  • 1

    The Starry Night

    Vincent van Gogh's swirling night sky of 1889.

  • 2

    Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

    Pablo Picasso's radical painting of 1907, a landmark on the road to Cubism.

  • 3

    Water Lilies

    Claude Monet's vast, immersive panels of his garden pond at Giverny.

  • 4

    The Persistence of Memory

    Salvador Dalí's small painting of melting clocks.

  • 5

    Campbell's Soup Cans

    Andy Warhol's 32 canvases, a Pop Art icon.

  • 6

    Sculpture Garden

    The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, an oasis in Midtown.

Getting there

MoMA is at 11 West 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The nearest subway station is 5 Av/53 St (E and M trains).

Visiting tips

Tickets & hours
Buy timed tickets online in advance. Check the official website for prices and hours.
Time needed
Two to three hours for the highlights.
Currency
US dollar (USD). Cards and phone payments are accepted almost everywhere. Tipping is customary: around 18–20% in sit-down restaurants and a dollar or two per drink in bars.
Visa & entry
Citizens of Visa Waiver Program countries (including the UK, most EU countries, Australia and Japan) need an approved ESTA before they travel; most other visitors need a visa. Canadian citizens generally need neither for a short visit. Apply only on the official site esta.cbp.dhs.gov and check travel.state.gov for the current rules.

Official information: The Museum of Modern Art (official website). Check opening hours, prices and entry rules there before you go.

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