Monday, 07 December 2009

• Match Up Monday: MoMA vs. The Met

  As the season gets jolly, New York gets congested with even more people. The holiday season means extra hours at retail stores and tourists on vacation to get a glimpse of the holiday spirit in New York.
  
  I've bumped into so many families asking me what the better museums are. With limited time on shorter vacations, you want to check out the best of the best. Luckily, New York is chock full of museums. (And nuts) Today's Match-Up will look at two famous New York museums: The MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art) and the Met (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
  
  MoMA :
  

  
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  • Located on 53rd Street between 5th and 6th avenues in Midtown Manhattan.
    

  
  

  • As said in the name, it is a collection of modern art.

  
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  • Doors first opened in 1929 under the development of the Rockerfellers.

  
  

  • Has a collection of more than 150,000 individual pieces including The Starry Night by Vincent van Gough and The Persistence of Memory or Melting Clocks by Salvador Dali.

  
  
  

  
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  • In the early 2000's, the museum went under major construction and also opened a collection in Queens. However, admission prices skyrocketed from $12 to $20.

  
  

  • You can visit the MoMA for free on Fridays after 4pm, thanks to Target.

  
  
  
  Hours:
  
  

  Sunday	10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
  Monday	10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
  Tuesday	closed (except December 29)
  Wednesday	10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
  Thursday	10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (Open until 8:45 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month)
  Friday	10:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
  Saturday	10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

  
  Admission:
  
  

  Adults	$20
  Seniors (65 and over with ID)	$16
  Students (full-time with current ID)	$12
  Children (16 and under)	Free This policy does not apply to children in groups.
  Members	Free
  Guest of Members	$5

  
  
  
  The Met:
  
  

  
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  • An art museum located on the East side of Central Park on Museum Mile on 82nd Street and 5th avenue.

  
  

  • Holds a permanent collection of two million works of art from Classics, Ancient Egypt to Islamic Art.

  
  

  • Was founded in 1870 by American citizens who wanted to display art and the American people.

  
  

  • The Met is featured a lot in pop culture. On Friends, Joey takes Charlies to the museum to try to impress her. On Gossip Girl, Serena and Blair often eat lunch on the steps of the Met.

  
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  • One can find recognizable pieces such as Vincent van Gough's Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat, The Dreamer by Pablo Picasso and Madonna by Salvador Dali.

  
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  • There is a Medieval collection located in The Cloisters in Upper Manhattan.

  
  Museum Hours
  Monday: Closed (Except Holiday Mondays)
  Tuesday–Thursday: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
  Friday and Saturday: 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
  Sunday: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
  
  Admission includes the Main Building and the Cloisters.
  

  Recommended
  Adults	$20
  Seniors (65 and older)	$15
  Students	$10*
  Members (Join Now)	Free
  Children under 12 (accompanied by an adult)	Free

  To help cover the costs of special exhibitions, we ask that you please pay the full recommended amount.

  *The Museum participates in several programs that include free admission for students. All New York City public school students, along with students from Bard Graduate Center, Barnard College, Columbia University, and the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, may visit the Museum for free. 

  It's funny to say I have been to the Met millions of times on school trips, but I can't recall actually visiting the MoMA. Perhaps this will be my New Years Resolution.
  

  Which museum catches your eye? Have you been to either or and if so which do you prefer?
  

  
  

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