The Museum of Modern Art has launched the MoMA App for the iPhone and iPod touch. The app provides users with instant access to 32,000 works of art in the Museum's collection of modern and contemporary art. It also includes a dictionary of art terms and a database of artist bios, Other features include calendar information for exhibitions and a variety of audio tours. The MoMA App also enables users to snap photos inside the Museum and send them as postcards.
"With MoMA's new app and other upcoming initiatives, MoMA is taking advantage of features specific to an iPhone and iPod touch, and also actively building a platform for publishing content to multiple devices," says Allegra Burnette, MoMA's Creative Director of Digital Media.
Here is a more detailed list of the MoMA iPhone App's features:
A Calendar of current and upcoming exhibitions, daily events and film
screenings, with the ability to share via Facebook or Twitter.
Tours, which include the MoMA Audio programs, with five distinct tour
options, such as Special Exhibitions, Modern Voices, Modern Kids, MoMA
Teen Audio, and Visual Descriptions, and the ability to browse by
floor or stop number.
An Art index of over 32,000 works featured in the collection as well
as a database of art terms and artist biographies.
Information about the museum, including hours, admission and
transportation.
MoMA Snaps offers the option to take a picture in the Museum and send
it as a Museum postcard.
MoMA Tracks allows visitors to select tracks from their own music
library to listen to while exploring the Museum or the MoMA App.
Access to MoMA resources on iTunes, iTunes U, and YouTube.
The MoMA App can be download for free from iTunes.com here.
