MoMA PS1, New York, has announced that entry will be free for all visitors for the next three years starting 1 January 2026. Admission has been free for all New York residents since 2015.
This new policy, coinciding with the museum’s 50th anniversary, follows a $900,000 gift from California-based entrepreneur and art collector Sonya Yu. It will make MoMA PS1 the largest free museum in New York City.
‘I have always believed that building authentic creative communities is a powerful force for social change,’ said Yu in a statement. ‘That’s why supporting MoMA PS1 is so important to me. Under Connie Butler’s [the museum director] leadership, PS1’s commitment to authentic community building and expanding access is a shining example of how institutions can build bridges and foster genuine inclusion.’
According to The New York Times, Yu and Butler came up with the initiative together when discussing audience expansion and the museum’s engagement with local residents. Yu hopes that free entry to the museum will help enable a ‘casualness in which to engage with art and culture’.
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