Destination Modern Art: an Intergalactic Journey to MoMA and P.S.1 moma.org/destination.Destination Modern Art: An Intergalactic in·ter·ga·lac·tic adj. Being or occurring between galaxies: intergalactic space. in Journey to MoMA and P.S.1 moma.org/destination Designed especially for children ages five to eight, this website introduces a visitor from outer space who is sent to Earth to explore modern art at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and its affiliate Affiliate Relationship between two companies when one company owns substantial interest, but less than a majority of the voting stock of another company, or when two companies are both subsidiaries of a third company. See: Subsidiaries, parent company. , P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center The P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center is one of the largest and oldest institutions in the United States dedicated solely to contemporary art. It is located in the neighborhood of Long Island City, Queens in New York City. in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The space traveler's mission begins with an animated tour of works from MoMA's permanent collection, followed by a side trip to P.S. 1 where he discovers site-specific Site-specific is used in a range of contexts: In art Site-specific art In molecular biology Site-specific recombination "art in unusual places." Along the way, children are invited to learn about modern art themselves by clicking on the featured works and engaging in various activities. The gallery tours include audio-reinforced directions along with well-marked links to encourage movement through the site. In order to make use of this site in your classroom, you need Macromedia's Flash Player[R] (version six or higher) installed on your computer. You will also need to turn up the volume on your computer in order for children to benefit from the audio accompaniment. |
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