Practicing artist, student of tech and computer art. Have lived in New York for going on 8 years. I love how I keep finding cool treasures in the city. I’m from Texas. I have been giving tours of art and architecture for 10 years, working at modern art museums as well as New York City guided tours.
The Museum of Modern Art in New York is one of the city’s prized art institutions. Founded in the 1940s, by the Rockefellers and other New York socialites, the museum showcased in its beginnings some of the world's greatest modern artists including Vincent Van Gogh, Salvador Dali and Picasso. Today the museums collection focuses on art from the early 20th century to the present day and on American and European artists as well as international artists.
The museum's 6 floors feature a collection spanning from 1890 to today. With its two restaurants, bookstore, gift shop and courtyard it’s a bit like a shopping mall. This tour will allow you to navigate the museum with ease and see the major highlights of the museum with in depth explanations all under two hours.
We will start with the museum's greatest hits from post-Impressionism with Van Gogh's ¨Starry Night¨, and move to Picasso's cubist breakthrough ¨Demoiselles d'Avignon¨. From there we will follow the history of the major modern art movements in the 20th century surrealism - Dali, abstract expressionism - Jackson Pollock and pop art - Andy Warhol.
We will also look at select temporary exhibits which rotate on a seasonal basis. If you are a major art fan or just want to know about modern art, this tour is for you!
The tour does not include museum admission, adults $30. The museum offers discounts for seniors $22, people with disabilities $22 and students $17. Children are free. The museum is also free for New York City students. Certain travel passes also include MOMA admission or discounts like City Pass.
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Tour times can be added to accommodate your schedule and availability.
We will meet across the street of the South entrance of the Museum of Modern Art near the Fago de Chao restaurant. I will have a multi colored strawberry umbrella.
5th floor. 1880s’1940.s. Post Impressionism, Cubism and European influences on modern art,
4th floor: 1950s-1970´s, surrealism, abstract expressionism and pop art.
Ground Floor. Courtyard sculpture garden.
2nd floor. Contemporary art 1989 to present
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
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