The Starry Night
Van Gogh combined observation and imagination in this night sky. MoMA acquired the painting through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest by exchange, as object 472.1941.
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Illustrative photo demo
Illustrative photo demo
Illustrative collection
- Take a permitted photo Use a photo allowed by the museum's current rules.
- Read the sourced history When Lensmark can verify the work, it explains what the sources support and links to them. When it cannot, it says so plainly.
- Ask a follow-up Continue with a question about the work's maker, age or significance.
- Your Museum of Modern Art walk saves itself. Just take pictures. Each work is kept with its sourced history, grouped by day.
Images in the demo: The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, Saint Rémy, June 1889, a Museum of Modern Art work reproduced from a public-domain file on Wikimedia Commons. Cropped for the illustrative phone views. The remaining collection rows use class examples.
What the Museum of Modern Art collection covers
The Museum of Modern Art brings painting and sculpture together with photography, film, architecture and design at its Manhattan museum. Its collection also includes drawings, prints, media and performance art. Collection
MoMA acquired its first works in 1929, the year it was established. The collection spans modern and contemporary art from around the world, with The Starry Night among its paintings.
Its collection strengths include Modern and contemporary painting and sculpture, Photography and film, Architecture and design, and Prints, drawings, and media art.
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Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Picasso set five figures in a shallow space with contrasting perspectives. MoMA acquired this oil painting through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest by exchange, as object 333.1939.
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The Persistence of Memory
Dalí painted soft watches against a landscape with Catalan coastal cliffs. The small oil painting was given anonymously to MoMA, where it is object 162.1934.
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These are collection records, not confirmation that the works are on display today.
Check the photography rules first
MoMA permits still photography and video for personal, noncommercial use unless otherwise noted, with no flash, tripods, monopods, selfie sticks, camera extension poles or professional video equipment. Read its current visitor conditions and follow gallery signs before taking a photo. Museum of Modern Art photography policy
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