MoMA Map - Your Guide to Navigate the Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art is spread over six floors and comprises various galleries and wings.

If you are on a self-guided tour of MoMA, it is easy to lose your path amidst the 200,000 art pieces displayed there.

Visitors who have booked a guided tour of MoMa do not have to worry about understanding where to find what, as their guide will lead them.

However, guests who wish to explore MoMA on their own should get the museum map and plan their route so they do not miss out on the museum masterpieces.

The map also comes in handy to help you find all the facilities and resting areas.

We recommend you download the MoMA Map PDF for a hassle-free experience before you visit.

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In addition to the regular map, MoMA offers a sensory map to help you find suitable places in the museum. You can download it here.

Museum of Modern Art Layout

The artworks in MoMA are spread over six floors with various sub-levels.

The permanent collection of the museum is divided into three sections:

Artwork from the 1800s to the 1940s – Fifth floor
Artwork from 1950s to 1970s – Fourth Foor
Artwork from 1980 to present – Second day

Apart from the permanent collection, the museum also has temporary exhibitions, film screenings, workshops, art labs and more on all levels.

Floor 1

As soon as you enter through the 53rd Street Entrance, you will be greeted by the member Desk and Museum Store.

This floor offers all essential services like a Clock room, information center, reception and washroom.

The 1st floor also contains the famous Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden and the Debra and Leon Black Family Film Center.

On the end of the east end of the garden, you can find the Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Art Lab.

This is the venue for most workshops.

You can also find Modern restaurants on this floor.

Exhibitions on the first floor:

1 South – Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design

1 North – Projects Tadáskía

The Modern Window – The Modern Window Dena Yago

Lobby: Leslie Thornton’s HANDMADE

Floor 2

The MoMA collection of artwork, encompassing media, prints, illustrated books, and special exhibitions from 1980 to the present, is located on the second level.

Floor 2 houses 16 rooms, numbered 201 through 216, the Creativity Lab, the Atrium, a store, a charging station, and a lounge.

Many of the modern art works are displayed in the David Geffen Wing (rooms 206 to 211) on this floor.

The museum store and Café 2 are also located on this floor.

Some of the artists on this floor:

Mike Kelly
Richard Serra
David Wojnarowicz
Glenn Ligon
Martin Wong
Isa Genzken
Nalini Nalani
Kerstin Bratsch

Exhibitions on this floor:

2 South: Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour

Creativity Lab: Printmaking as Collective Action

Floor 3

On the third floor, there are three galleries devoted to architecture, design, and photography.

Examine furniture, models, and commonplace items that feature creative design.

Be sure to view Johnson Galleries’ “Emerging Ecologies,” highlighting the connection between environmentalism and architecture.

A lounge, a charging station, and gender-neutral bathrooms are also present here.

Exhibition

3 North: Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980

3 South: Käthe Kollwitz

3 East: LaToya Ruby Frazier: Monuments of Solidarity

Floor 4

The fourth floor has the Painting and Sculpture Galleries, which feature artwork from the 1940s to the 1970s.

You can also note on the MoMA Map that the David Greffen Wing occupies rooms 408 to 413 and the David Greffen Galleries take up rooms 401 to 407 and 415 to 421.

Famous pieces include Henri Matisse’s “The Swimming Pool” and Mark Rothko’s “Fields of Color.” Remember to view Andy Warhol’s renowned “Soup Cans” in Room 412.

Some artists on this floor:

Jasper Johns
Ellsworth Kelly
Yayoi Kusama
Joan Mitchell
Jackson Pollock
Andy Warhol

Exhibitions

Rooms 401 to 421: Collection from 1940s to 1970s

Floor 5

The artworks on display on the fifth level date from the 1880s to the 1940s.

Floor 5 comprises 23 rooms you can walk through using the MoMa Map. The David Geffen Wing occupies rooms 508 through 515.

The Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Galleries are in rooms 501 through 507 and 517 through 523.

This floor houses masterworks such as Claude Monet’s Water Lilies in Gallery 515 and Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night in Gallery 501.

Ensure you catch Frida Kahlo’s striking self-portraits and Pablo Picasso’s revolutionary “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon in Gallery 502.

The floor also has gender-neutral restrooms in the south.

Some Artists on this floor:

Vincent Van Gogh
Frida Kahlo
Piet Mondrain
Pablo Picasso
Charlie Chaplin
Marcel Duchamp
Gustav Klimt

Exhibition:

Rooms 500 to 523: Collections from 1800s to 1940s.

Floor 6

Floor 6 is home to the Stephen and Alexandra Cohen Center for Special Exhibitions, Terrace Cafe in the West, and all-gender facilities.

This area displays changing exhibitions, including pieces by well-known artists like Donald Judd.

For lunch and a view from the top of the museum, stop by the Terrace Café.

Exhibition

Joan Jonas: Good Night, Good Morning

Facilities

Bathrooms: All floors have accessible bathrooms, except Theater Level 2.

Elevators and escalators: Well-placed escalators facilitate effortless mobility, while high-speed elevators link every floor.

Wheelchairs: Wheelchairs are available on the first floor near the 54th Street entrance on a first-come, first-served basis.

Ramps and automatic doors: Wheelchair accessibility is provided for all galleries, entrances, and facilities. The 53rd and 54th Street entrances both have automated doors.

Baby changing stations: Floors 1, 3W, 5, and T1 have restrooms with baby changing facilities.

Check-in for coats: You can drop off your bags and jackets at the 53rd Street museum entrance.