Tickets for two, and have a private Tour of Moma with Conservator Michael Duffy. This is a chance to see the state of the art conservation studios at Moma. Includes museum entry fee

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Michael Duffy received his BA in art history from Rutgers College and a Master's degree in Art Conservation from the University of Delaware / Winterthur Program in 1988. As of 1993, he is a conservator at The Museum of Modern Art where he specializes in the treatment of modern and contemporary paintings. In 2004 he conserved Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" for the reinstallation of the MoMA galleries. The treatment is presented on MoMA's website and in the IIC publication Modern Art, New Museums and was featured in the Smithsonian and The New Yorker magazines. Michael has interviewed artists including Lee Bontecou and Brice Marden on their materials and techniques. He is a professional associate of the American Institute for Conservation and was recently elected a fellow of the International Institute for Conservation.

At The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1, we celebrate creativity, openness, tolerance, and generosity. We aim to be inclusive places-both onsite and online-where diverse cultural, artistic, social, and political positions are welcome. We're committed to sharing the most thought-provoking modern and contemporary art, and I hope you will join us in exploring the art, ideas, and issues of our time.

The David Booth Conservation Center and Department are responsible for the preservation of The Museum of Modern Art's collection. The department was established in 1958 in response to a fire at the Museum and was initially devoted to painting conservation. Since then, the department has grown to include staff and facilities dedicated to preserving works on paper, sculpture and objects, photography, and time-based media. The department also houses a scientific research section devoted to both studies of the collection and development of new materials for conservation. Films are stored and conserved at the Celeste Bartos Film Preservation Center.

The Conservation Department also advises on environmental controls and needs, special exhibitions, and travel, packing, and installation requirements. These activities form an overall preventative program, which seeks to maintain the collection for future generations. Conservators and scientists in the department are actively involved in scholarly research related to exhibitions and collections at the Museum.