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New York’s MoMA Has Chosen a New Director • Mar. 29, 2025, 6:14 AM ET (Bloomberg)

Artist DonChristian Jones' Museum of Modern Art residency is a love letter to his father • Mar. 24, 2025, 11:07 PM ET (CBS)

Philadelphia artist says residency at the Museum of Modern Art is a full circle moment • Mar. 24, 2025, 9:43 AM ET (CBS)

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Also Known As	MoMA
Date	1929 - present
Areas Of Involvement	modern art
Related People	Alfred H. Barr, Jr. • Beaumont Newhall • John Szarkowski • John D. Rockefeller, Jr. • Yoshio Taniguchi

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