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MoMa
In the late 1920s, three progressive and influential patrons
of the arts, Miss Lillie P. Bliss, Mrs. Cornelius J. Sullivan,
and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., perceived a need to challenge
the conservative policies of traditional museums and to
establish an institution devoted exclusively to modern art.
When The Museum of Modern Art was founded in 1929, its founding
Director, Alfred H. Barr, Jr., intended the Museum to be
dedicated to helping people understand and enjoy the visual
arts of our time, and that it might provide New York with
"the greatest museum of modern art in the world."
(MoMa homepage)
Guggenheim
An internationally renowned art museum and one of the most
significant architectural icons of the 20th century, the
Guggenheim Museum is at once a vital cultural center, an
educational institution, and the heart of an international
network of museums. Visitors can experience special exhibitions
of modern and contemporary art, lectures by artists and
critics, performances and film screenings, classes for teens
and adults, and daily tours of the galleries led by experienced
docents. Founded on a collection of early modern masterpieces,
the Guggenheim Museum today is an ever-growing institution
devoted to the art of the 20th century and beyond.
(Guggenheim homepage)
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