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The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) vs Frick Collection
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Frick Collection are both recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, Frick Collection is the choice of most reviewers compared to The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Frick Collection is ranked #1 in New York City with accolades from 12 sources including Frommer's, Condé Nast Traveler and Where.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
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11 West 53 Street, New York City, NY
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Fodor's
"Art enthusiasts and novices alike are often awestruck by the masterpieces before them here, including Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and van Gogh's Starry Night."
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Concierge
"The world's preeminent museum for modern art reopened in November 2004 on its original site in a new building designed by architect Yoshio Taniguchi."
Frommer's
"This is where you’ll find van Gogh’s Starry Night, Cezanne’s Bather, Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, and the great sculpture by Rodin, Monument to Balzac."
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Lonely Planet
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"Founded in 1929, MoMA is one of NYC’s most popular museums, home to more than 100,000 pieces of modern artwork, most by A-listers."
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Travel + Leisure
"The hullabaloo over MoMA's $600 million makeover in 2005 (and $20 admission fee) has overshadowed how impressive its collection truly is."
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Frick Collection
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1 E. 70th St., New York, NY 10021
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Fodor's
"Everything here is a highlight. The Portico Gallery, an enclosed portico along the building's 5th Avenue garden, houses the museum's growing collection of sculpture."
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Concierge
"A real find among the city's museums, this collection housed in an exquisite Beaux Arts mansion on the Upper East Side represents the personal holdings of Henry Clay Frick."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This spectacular art collection sits in a mansion built by prickly steel magnate Henry Clay Frick, one of the many such residences that made up Millionaires’ Row."
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Time Out
"The opulent residence that houses a private collection of great masters (from the 14th through the 19th centuries) was originally built for industrialist Henry Clay Frick."
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Condé Nast Traveler
Editor's Pick
"Housed in an exquisite Beaux Arts mansion on the Upper East Side represents the personal holdings of Henry Clay Frick."
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