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Must-See Art Museums

Must-See Art Museums

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Created by S C • Updated On: October 28, 2011

A list of some of the best museums in the United States for modern and contemporary art.

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of Must-See Art Museums.

1. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Midtown East · 1869 tips and reviews

S C.S C: Home of Monet's "Water Lilies," Dali's "Persistence of Memory, Van Gogh's "Starry Night," Mondrian's "Broadway Boogie Woogie," and Jasper Johns' "Flag."

Denver Art Museum is one of Must-See Art Museums.

2. Denver Art Museum

9.3
100 W 14th Avenue Pkwy (btwn Broadway & Bannock St), Denver, CO
Art Museum · Civic Center · 200 tips and reviews

S C.S C: Fantastic collection of contemporary Asian art.

Whitney Museum of American Art is one of Must-See Art Museums.

3. Whitney Museum of American Art

9.2
99 Gansevoort St (btwn 10th Ave & Washington St), New York, NY
Art Museum · Meatpacking District · 434 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Museum is one of Must-See Art Museums.

4. Brooklyn Museum

9.4
200 Eastern Pkwy (at Washington Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Art Museum · 423 tips and reviews
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of Must-See Art Museums.

5. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

9.4
151 3rd St (btwn Mission & Howard St), San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · SoMa · 242 tips and reviews