Museum of Contemporary Art

The mission of the Museum of Contemporary Art is to make contemporary art accessible to diverse audiences--especially under-served populations--by exploring the art of our time and its relationship to a broader cultural context. The museum is particularly interested in providing a forum for young and emerging artists and in presenting and collecting the works by local as well as internationally recognized artists. The Museum carries out this mission through exhibitions and acquiring works for its permanent collection as well as related symposia, publications, films, lectures, performances, and educational outreach activities, thereby providing a forum for dialogue about contemporary art in the community.

The Museum of Contemporary Art established its Permanent Collection in 1994. MOCA's Permanent Collection now numbers more than 400 works. The museum has acquired works through donations or purchased with funds donated specifically for acquiring art, including the Janet and Robert Liebowitz acquisition endowment and the Gucci Young Artist Acquisition Fund. The permanent collection reflects significant artistic developments in contemporary art by emerging and established artists from the U.S. and abroad.

John Baldessari, Dan Flavin, Dennis Oppenheim, Alex Katz, Louise Nevelson, Gabriel Orozco, Julian Schnabel, Zoe Leonard, Uta Barth, Teresita Fernandez, Jorge Pardo, Garry Simmons, Mathew Ritchie, Raymond Pettibon, Yoko Ono, Christian Marclay, Nam June Paik, Inka Essenhigh, Trenton Doyle Hancock, and Jose Bedia are among the artists whose works are included in the collection.

The Museum of Contemporary Art is located at 770 NE 125th Street, North Miami. For information, please call 305.893.6211

Museum Hours and Admission
MOCA is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm and on Sunday from noon – 5:00 pm.

Admission is free for MOCA members, North Miami residents, City of North Miami employees, and children under 12; $5 for adults; $3 for seniors and students with ID. The museum is also open on the last Friday of each month from 7:00 – 10:00 pm, by donation, in conjunction with Jazz at MOCA concerts. 

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