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1. • • This website features more than 83,000 artworks and over 26,000 artists. If you are searching for a particular artist or artwork, it is best to search the collection and filter by date or classification.
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   How do I find a MoMA collection?

   • To find information about a specific piece in the MoMA collection, start by searching moma.org for basic information and commentary. The general search includes the online collection as well as digitized exhibition catalogs and multimedia. Next, contact the relevant Study Center and the Library. Each study center maintains basic information on works in the department’s collection for consultation on site.

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   How many works are in MoMA's collection?

   • MoMA’s collection consists of approximately 200,000 works, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, architectural models and drawings, and design objects, media and performance art, as well as 30,000 films, 1.5 million film stills, and 60,000 film-related objects.

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   Where can I find images of MoMA artworks?

   • You can find representative images from MoMA collections (Painting and Sculpture, Architecture and Design) in the ARTstor database. These images are available at the Library and other research libraries. For information on publishing a reproduction of a MoMA work, see the Licensing policy.

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   How many artworks does MoMA have?

   • MoMA is committed to helping everyone understand, enjoy, and use our collection. This website features more than 83,000 artworks and over 26,000 artists. If you are searching for a particular artist or artwork, it is best to search the collection and filter by date or classification.

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   What is MoMA archives image database?

   • MoMA Archives Image Database (MAID) contains approximately 50,000 digitized from our collections, including letters, art documentation and ephemera, images of artists and art-world personalities, installation photographs of MoMA and MoMA PS1 exhibitions, historical views of the Museum building and Sculpture Garden, administrative records, and more.

   Archives, Library, and Research Collections - Museum of Modern Art

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   What types of art does MoMA have?

   • The collection includes an ever-expanding range of visual expression, including painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, photography, architecture, design, film, and media and performance art. MoMA is committed to helping everyone understand, enjoy, and use our collection. This website features more than 83,000 artworks and over 26,000 artists.

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3. www.moma.org › collectionThe Collection - MoMA

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   Our evolving collection contains almost 200,000 works of modern and contemporary art. More than 104,000 works are currently available online.

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   MoMA is committed to helping everyone understand, enjoy, and use our collection. This website features more than 83,000 artworks and over 26,000 artists. If you are searching for a particular artist or artwork, it is best to search the collection and filter by date or classification.

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   Get tickets. →. Visit MoMA and explore more art from our collection.

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7. www.moma.org › research-and-learning › libraryFAQ | MoMA

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   • Visiting The Library
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   Who may use the libraries?

   The Library is open by appointmentto all researchers studying modern and contemporary art, architecture, design, and emerging art forms. Because most research involves on-site use of the collection, elementary and secondary students are advised to start their research at school and public libraries.

   When is the Library open? How do I make an appointment?

   Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., by appointment. All Library materials must be requested through the Library catalogseven days in advance of your confirmed appointment in order to be available for consultation.

   Where are the libraries? How do I get there?

   The MoMA Manhattan Library is located in The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building at 4 West 54 Street, part of the Museum complex in midtown Manhattan. For directions to MoMA see Locations, hours, and admission. Upon arrival, enter on 54th Street and check in with the receptionist. You will receive an elevator pass. In the elevator, hold the pass in front of the small black window below the elevator buttons. When the light turns green, press 6. Remember to return the p...

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   How can I access materials located off-site?

   All materials are shipped to the MoMA Manhattan Library for your use. All materials, regardless of location, require paging a minimum of 48 hours in advance.

   How are the library, Museum Archives, and Study Centers related?

   The Library, Archives, and Study Centers work in concert. The Library can help with general research about modern and contemporary art. The Archives holds primary source materials, especially those concerning The Museum of Modern Art as an institution. Study Centers hold materials related to individual works in the Museum’s collections, including films and videos. For MoMA exhibition checklists, digitized exhibition catalogs, and installation photographs, see the Exhibition History.

   May I borrow from the library?

   Materials are for on-site use only.

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   What is the Library Catalog? Arcade? Discovery? Why should I use one or the other?

   The Library Catalog is the catalog of the Museum of Modern Art Library and a partial catalog of the Museum Archives and Study Centers. It lists materials in diverse media, including analog materials, e-books, and (mostly subscription) databases. In general, the materials themselves are not in the catalog. Rather, it describes what the materials are and where they are in the Museum. The Library Catalog is a subset of Arcade, the combined library catalog of the New York Art Resources Consortium...

   What’s in the Library Catalog besides books?

   1. Databases and e-journals (most limited to on-site use) 2. Files on individual artists 3. Periodicals 4. Selected Museum Archives and Study Centermaterials 5. Museum newsletters, calendars, bulletins, and annual reports 6. Franklin Furnace Artists’ Books Collection 7. Political Art Documentation/Distribution (PAD/D) Archive 8. Audiovisual materials 9. Selected Auction catalogs

   What’s not in the Library Catalog?

   1. Periodical articles 2. Works in the Museum collections and Study Collectionssuch as paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, architectural drawings, posters, design objects, prints, illustrated books, films, and media 3. Most Museum Archives and Study Centermaterials 4. Circulating films 5. Film stills 6. Film program notes 7. Film Special Collections

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   What electronic resources does the library have?

   In addition to theLibrary Catalog, several other electronic resources are available for on-site use. Some of these e-sources can be searched at all at once with NYARC Discovery. Major sources include: 1. Biographical databases: Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon / Artists of the World, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, DesignProFILES, Rhizome 2. Disssertation and Theses Full Text 3. Periodical indexes: Art Abstracts, Art Retrospective, Avery Index to Architectural Literature, Jstor, FIAF Index to Film...

   What is the Franklin Furnace Artist Book Collection?

   The Franklin Furnace Archivewas founded by Martha Wilson in 1976 as an archive of artist’s books, as well as an exhibition and performance space. Its mission regarding artists’ books was:To collect twentieth-century art in book form and related materials published internationally; to inclusively catalog and preserve art in book form; to make accessible and interpret the importance of the permanent collection through computerizing the catalog of the collection, mounting traveling, historical a...

   What is the Latin American Bibliography?

   The Latin American Bibliography lists over 15,000 volumes of literature on Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino art held by the Library of The Museum of Modern Art. This subset of the Library Catalogis continuously updated. The strength of the Museum’s collection lies in its exhibition catalogs and artists’ monographs. For those books and catalogs dealing with a number of international artists or art movements, the bibliography is limited to catalogs with significant content devoted to...

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   What’s the difference between primary and secondary sources?

   Secondary sources are published materials such as books, journals and newspapers, press releases, and authoritative web sites. Secondary sources are generally collected by libraries and are inventoried in catalogs such as the Library Catalog. Catalog content may be limited to simple citations (directing you a physical object such as a book) or it may be fully integrated with digital content such as databases or full-text journals. Primary sources are unpublished materials such as letters and...

   How do I research an artist?

   Start with general, authoritative secondary sources. For example, search MoMA.org for authoritative biographies and terms. These are derived from Grove Art Online, accessible in full at the Library. Another major biographical dictionary is the Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, also available at the Library. Specialized biographical dictionariescan also be useful. These may focus on artists by nationality, ethnic background, gender, or medium. Many of these are available at the MoMA Library and oth...

   How do I research a work of art?

   A good first step is to seek a catalogue raisonné of the artist. A catalogue raisonnéis a publication (usually a book) that attempts to comprehensively document the works of one artist. Entries for each work sometime list scholarly sources where the work has been discussed. No catalogue raisonnéfor your artist? Get more specific. More specialized sources can help you make inferences about a work, even if it’s not mentioned specifically. Still no leads? Unfortunately few books or articles are...

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   Is MoMA’s whole collection on MoMA.org? How do I find out if a work is in the collection?

   The online collection is selective. To check if a work (except films and videos) is in the collection, contact the library. For films and videos, contact the Film Study Center. For performance art, contact the Media and Performance Study Center. The complete collection is also available as a regularly updated dataset.

   How many works are in MoMA’s collection?

   Almost 200,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, architectural models and drawings, and design objects, media and performance art, as well as 30,000 films, 1.5 million film stills, and 60,000 film-related objects.

   How do I learn about a work in the collection?

   First, search moma.org for basic information and commentary. A general search includes the (selective) online collectionas well as digitized exhibition catalogs and multimedia. Next, contact the relevant Study Center and the Library. Each study center maintains basic information on works in the department’s collection, for consultation on site. The Library maintains relevant published material such as these print sourceson subsets of the collection. To learn about researching primary source m...

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8. mymodernmet.com › museum-of-modern-art-exhibitionYou Can Now Explore Every MoMA Exhibit Since 1929 for Free Online

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   Sep 25, 2016 · In addition to browsing prominent pieces from its permanent collection (over 70,000 reproductions are available online), now, you can explore every exhibition presented by the museum since its grand debut in 1929.

9. research.moma.org › ALRC-Online-ResourcesALRC Resources - ALRC Online Resources - Museum of Modern Art

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   Mar 22, 2023 · MoMA Archives Image Database (MAID) contains approximately 50,000 digitized from our collections, including letters, art documentation and ephemera, images of artists and art-world personalities, installation photographs of MoMA and MoMA PS1 exhibitions, historical views of the Museum building and Sculpture Garden, administrative records, and more.

10. permanentcollection.nyc › museums › museum-of-modernPhotography Collection · Museum of Modern Art · Guide ...

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    With over 25,000 images in its collection, the photography department at the MoMA is one of the largest and most influential in the world. Artists from all over the world have contributed work to the ever-expanding collection, with images dating back to some of the earliest gelatin prints.