# MOMA (Museum of Modern Art, New York) admission increase to $20 **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 5, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651 "2004-10-05T15:18:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pyrrthon1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@pyrrthon1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pyrrthon1)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/1 "2004-10-05T15:18:58Z")
[Guardian article.](http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1314289,00.html) It was $12 before. Very discouraging to people lesser means like myself. I don’t go to the MOMA that much myself, but it means that the rest of the museums will use this as a precedent to raise their prices. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/2 "2004-10-05T15:26:07Z")
Even worse, Mayor fuckberg had a gem of a quote about this. Let me see if I can dig it up. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/3 "2004-10-05T15:29:55Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > Even worse, Mayor fuckberg had a gem of a quote about this. Let me see if I can dig it up. Found it… > **[Breaking News, World News, US and Local News - NY Daily News - New York Daily...](https://www.nydailynews.com/)** > > Find breaking US news, local New York news coverage, sports, entertainment news, celebrity gossip, autos, videos and photos at nydailynews.com. > [@](#): > > Mayor Bloomberg had little sympathy yesterday for New Yorkers who find the new $20 admission to the Museum of Modern Art a bit steep. > “Some things people can afford, some things people can’t,” said Bloomberg, whose estimated personal fortune is $4.9 billion. > > “MoMA is a private institution. It’s not a city institution. And they have a right to set their own pricing policies.” He’s right, but he’s such an out of touch cockswizzle about it. He’s the same with every issue. And fuck the MOMA too. ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/4 "2004-10-05T15:43:44Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > Found it… > > [http://nydailynews.com/front/story/236530p-203055c.html](http://nydailynews.com/front/story/236530p-203055c.html) > > He’s right, but he’s such an out of touch cockswizzle about it. He’s the same with every issue. > > And fuck the MOMA too. then they shouldn’t be getting tax dollars - > [@](#): > > Over the past five years, the city funneled $65 million in taxpayer money to help fund MoMA’s expansion. same source. I went to Natural History a couple of months ago, and the price was similar - but I don’t know if they get tax money. If Mayor Gotbucks or his administration gives MoMA tax money, it isn’t so very private. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/5 "2004-10-05T15:59:17Z")
$20 is a little pricey. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/6 "2004-10-05T16:00:38Z")
> [@lurkernomore](#): > > then they shouldn’t be getting tax dollars - > > same source. I went to Natural History a couple of months ago, and the price was similar - but I don’t know if they get tax money. If Mayor Gotbucks or his administration gives MoMA tax money, it isn’t so very private. Nice. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/7 "2004-10-05T16:01:25Z")
Bloomberg’s not exactly an “artsy” kinda guy. He’s the same one who fucked over the Museum of the City of New York: “In mid-March, Mayor Michael Bloomberg nixed a deal made by former Mayor Rudy Giuliani to relocate the Museum of the City of New York, currently on upper Fifth Ave., to the newly renovated Tweed Courthouse in Lower Manhattan. The news prompted the resignation of the museum’s director of 17 years, Robert C. Macdonald, who will step down on Aug. 31. He had been working on plans and fundraising for the museum’s move for the last four years. It was widely hoped and, indeed, assumed that the museum would play an important role in the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan.” ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/8 "2004-10-05T16:04:21Z")
A movie for $12, MOMA for $20, gas at $50 a barrel… everything’s going up these days! :mad: ☹ ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/9 "2004-10-05T16:05:50Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > A movie for $12, MOMA for $20, gas at $50 a barrel… everything’s going up these days! :mad: ☹ Not hope. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/10 "2004-10-05T16:07:04Z")
Or laughter. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Spree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@Spree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spree)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/11 "2004-10-05T16:12:27Z")
Does the MOMA use a “suggested admission” price, i.e. those who cannot afford it can put in the amount they can afford? I haven’t been to the MOMA but the other NYC museums I visited used this method. $20 is pretty steep. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/12 "2004-10-05T16:16:34Z")
This is yet more proof of how great my Art Museum here in town is. They have poor people hours every Friday when the standard admission is waived and you can get in for free or a donation if you’ve got a buck or two to spare. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/13 "2004-10-05T16:21:28Z")
> [@belladonna](#): > > This is yet more proof of how great my Art Museum here in town is. They have poor people hours every Friday when the standard admission is waived and you can get in for free or a donation if you’ve got a buck or two to spare. We have that at tons of places, and IIRC the MOMA is one of them. Again IIRC Friday 4-6pm ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/14 "2004-10-05T16:31:18Z")
> [@belladonna](#): > > This is yet more proof of how great my Art Museum here in town is. They have poor people hours every Friday when the standard admission is waived and you can get in for free or a donation if you’ve got a buck or two to spare. Pfshaw. Come visit DC - land of the free museum. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/15 "2004-10-05T16:32:26Z")
Twenty fucking dollars? Even as a tourist, I’d have to think twice about paying that much. ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/16 "2004-10-05T16:38:45Z")
> [@Neurotik](#): > > Pfshaw. Come visit DC - land of the free museum. Hey, my favorite is Air and Space - but where do you transfer from the A train to the Orange Line? ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/17 "2004-10-05T16:47:46Z")
> [@Neurotik](#): > > Pfshaw. Come visit DC - land of the free museum. I LOVE the DC museum system. I haven’t been down in quite a few years, but the Air and Space and Natural History museums are fabulous, I could spend weeks, it seems, just puttering around in them. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/18 "2004-10-05T17:02:03Z")
> [@lurkernomore](#): > > Hey, my favorite is Air and Space - but where do you transfer from the A train to the Orange Line? Yep, that astronaut ice cream is better then crack. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/19 "2004-10-05T17:08:55Z")
> [@lurkernomore](#): > > I went to Natural History a couple of months ago, and the price was similar - but I don’t know if they get tax money. If Mayor Gotbucks or his administration gives MoMA tax money, it isn’t so very private. AFAIK, the American Museum of Natural History still has a “suggested donation” policy, but they don’t make it obvious that you can pay whatever you want. Sometimes when I go, I’ve paid a dollar or two to get in, without remark by the cashier. (Sometimes I’m there for research or business and it’s been quicker to just pay a nominal amount than to go through the process of getting a free pass.) ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651/20 "2004-10-05T17:18:19Z")
> [@lurkernomore](#): > > Hey, my favorite is Air and Space - but where do you transfer from the A train to the Orange Line? Penn Station. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moma-museum-of-modern-art-new-york-admission-increase-to-20/267651.md?page=2)