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5 Pieces You Have to See at MoMA
Home to the world’s greatest assemblage of modern and contemporary art, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is, unsurprisingly, one of the most visited city institutions—welcoming about 3 million people annually. Unsure where to start exploring its collection, which in its entirety holds nearly 200,000 pieces? Try a free self-guided audio tour and be sure not to miss these five famous paintings, all located on the fifth-floor gallery and regularly on display.
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Georges-Pierre Seurat, Grandcamp, Evening (1885)
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Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night (1889)
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Henri Rousseau, The Sleeping Gypsy (1897)
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Paul Cézanne, Still Life with Ginger Jar, Sugar Bowl, and Oranges (1902–06)
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Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory (1931)