The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA): Self-Guided Audio Guide to The Starry Night, Water Lilies & Picasso
2 hours
About this experience
The Starry Night, Monet's Water Lilies, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Dalí's melting watches and Warhol's soup cans, on MoMA's collection floors on West 53rd Street. Walk into any gallery and hear the story behind what is in front of you. Short on time? Pick a ready-made route: MoMA in an Hour (60 min), The Unmissables in 90 Minutes (90 min), Designed for Everyday Life (50 min), Ordinary Things, Made Art (45 min). Or ignore them and wander. An audio guide on your phone: 62 room stories and 101 narrated pieces across 5 floors, about 139 minutes of English audio, with a map of the building by floor. Open the room you are standing in and press play. No group, no headset to rent, no set start time. Museum admission is not included. This is an independent guide, not affiliated with or endorsed by the The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
- Experience type
- Day tour or activity
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Audio guide
- English
- Guide
- English
- Categories
- Museums and exhibitions · Arts and culture · Cultural and theme tours
What's included
Self-guided audio guide in English: 62 rooms, 101 pieces, about 139 minutes 4 ready-made routes from 45 to 90 minutes Map of the museum by floor in your phone browser, no app needed Lifetime access: use it on any visit and replay it
What's not included
Admission to the The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), booked directly with the museum A live guide: you set the pace and the pauses Any connection to the museum: this is an independent guide Tip or gratuity Food and drinks Entry or admission fee
Please note
To start the guide, enter the ticket code from your confirmation on the Roamer redemption page linked there. Do this before you go in, while you have signal: signal inside a museum can be weak. The guide then opens in your phone browser, with no app to download. Museum admission is not included. Opening hours, tickets and which entrance is open are set by the The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA): check its website before you go. Usual hours: Open daily 10:30 to 17:30, and until 20:30 on Fridays. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. The time you book is only a booking slot. The guide is yours for good: use it on any visit, at any time the museum is open. Bring a charged phone and earphones, so the stories do not disturb other visitors. This is an independent guide, not affiliated with or endorsed by the The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Museum admission is not included: buy your MoMA ticket from the museum. This guide is not a museum ticket. MoMA rehangs its collection galleries from time to time, so a piece may have moved or be off view on the day you visit. Works still in copyright are described in the guide but not pictured. Public transportation nearby
Itinerary
- 1Day 0
Level 1: Lobby and Sculpture Garden
11 West 53rd Street, 10019 New York
Stories in Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden and Main lobby.
- 2Day 0
Level 2: 1980s to today
11 West 53rd Street, 10019 New York
16 rooms with stories, including Down to Earth, Refractions and Lutz Bacher's Empire.
- 3Day 0
Level 3: Exhibitions and the helicopter
11 West 53rd Street, 10019 New York
Stories in Floor 3 landing.
- 4Day 0
Level 4: 1950s to 1970s
11 West 53rd Street, 10019 New York
22 rooms with stories, including James Rosenquist's F-111, Things: A Story of the Sixties and Mark Rothko.
- 5Day 0
Level 5: 1880s to 1940s
11 West 53rd Street, 10019 New York
21 rooms with stories, including A Surreal Lens; Henri Matisse; and French Landscapes and Interiors.
Meeting point
The Museum of Modern Art, main entrance on West 53rd Street 11 West 53rd Street, 10019, New York, NY, US
Pick up
Pickup is not provided.
Cancellation policy · The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA): Self-Guided Audio Guide to The Starry Night, Water Lilies & Picasso
Standard Viator policy
- Cancellation 0–24 hours before departure: 100% cancellation fee.
- Cancellation 24–24000 hours before departure: 0% cancellation fee.
Good to know
Operated by Roamer and sold by AGORA. Your voucher and booking reference arrive by email straight after payment.