In New York City, MoMA will shut down from mid-June until mid-October as the museum undergoes its most significant renovation since opening in 1939. In expanding the museum, curators have also sought to redefine what is meant by the phrase “modern art.”
After four months of bargaining—not to mention picketing and a one-day walkout—a union representing much of the museum’s staff secured raises and some improved benefits and claimed the new contract as a victory for arts workers.
Reflecting an all-too-common pattern, a major nonprofit institution, New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, has raised hundreds of millions for new buildings, but seeks to trim staff benefits.
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) offers a new service that allows anyone to receive an image of a piece of art chosen from the museum’s entire collection, curated to their mood.
Many are quick to pit the MoMA’s financial good fortune against the Met’s struggle to meet its bottom line. But can the two institutions really be compared?
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