The New York MOMA and the Kimbell Art Museum

There are two books The pursuit of Quality: The Kimbell Art Museum written by Harry Abrams, and The 1939 Building of the Museum of Modern Art: The Goodwin-Stone Collaboration, written by Dominic Ricciotti. These two books investigate the change in architectural feats, and the layouts in which architects like Louis I. Kahn and Goodwin and Stone used in the changing times in which they lived. These two books and the chapters within them, showcase the change in the architecture and layouts of museum buildings. Yet, these books also show the change in museum models worldwide to alter the way individuals look at architecture and artwork. Both books speak of the ever changing museum models which took places from the early 1930s until the 1960s. The following quotes and instances mentioned in the history of the New York Museum of Modern Art and the Kimbell Art Museum describe how these two museums changed the course of how architects and artists design and fill museums.

The architecture of Goodwin and Stone, which would become the Museum of Modern Art changed the architecture of museums. They were professionals in a new era, with new designs and architectural styles beginning to emerge in not only the homes of wealthy individuals, but professional buildings throughout New York, the United States, and the rest of the world. These architects worked with the growing and popular architectural trends of the time, drafting and constructing a building which would follow along with the modern grandeur of the rest of New York City. They changed the way in which museums would look from there on out. Before the exteriors of museums, were themselves works of art; and in a way the façade of the MOMA was no different, it was a modern building desig...

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...several artistic techniques. These pieces of art are showcased in an environment where they can be enjoyed by amateurs and expert art lovers alike. All of the architects mentioned joined together not only the modern architectural techniques of their time, as well as the famous styles of the past to create Museum buildings that became their own pieces of art.

Works Cited

Abrams, Harry. In pursuit of quality: the Kimbell Art Museum; an ill. history of the art and architecture. New York: Abrams, 1987.

"History: The vision of the founders." Kimbell Art Museum. https://www.kimbellart.org/about/museum-history (accessed March 8, 2014).

"MUSEUM HISTORY." MoMA. http://www.moma.org/about/history (accessed March 7, 2014).

Ricciotti, Dominic. "“The 1939 Building of the Museum of Modern Art: The Goodwin-Stone Collaboration,”." American Art Journal xvii (985): 70.