Painting " Starry Night " by Van Gogh at the Museum of Modern Art ( MOMA) . 11 West 53rd Street Phone 212-708-9400 ( Wed - Mon 10:30 am-5: 30pm / closed Tue / Fri 10:30 am- 8pm / $ 20 U.S. adults retirees students 16US $ 12US $ < pleasing 17yrs ) . Founded by several American philanthropists , MOMA was launched in 1929 and quickly became one of the best museums of modern art worldwide . His early works were of cubist and abstract line , as they were the most avant-garde movements of the time . A