![]() ![]() Students, seniors (65+), veterans, active duty-military, and teachers: 7 online, 9 walk-up. MOCA's re-establishment in University Circle may prove to be both an architectural and historical moniker of the transformation of Cleveland from a blue-collar factory town into something more economically diverse. Save 2 on admission by booking online Non-members: 10 online, 12 walk-up. The institution was the place where many Clevelanders first encountered Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Christo, Jasper Johns, Frank Gehry, and perhaps most notably Yoko Ono's smashed teacups display. ![]() Over the years, MOCA has hosted some memorable art exhibitions. The exterior of the four-story, 34,000-square-foot building, is sheathed in panels of reflective black stainless steel and is heated and cooled by geothermal wells located under the adjacent plaza. The Moussavi designed building was a $27.2 million investment, and has the appearance of a geometric form that rises from a six-sided base to a four-sided top, producing eight triangles and trapezoids. From there it evolved into a nonprofit, non-collecting museum and is one of the few art institutions in the Midwest to exhibit new "contemporary" art exclusively in order to avoid the heavy purchasing costs of building and maintaining a permanent collection. MOCA was founded by two art enthusiasts, Marjorie Talalay and Nina Castelli Sundell, as a for-profit gallery in a former dry-cleaning storefront at 11301 Euclid Ave. It has been granted 501 (c) (3) tax-free status by the IRS. MOCA is a nonprofit educational corporation chartered by the New York State Department of Education, and is a member of the University of the State of New York. The conspicuous black cube-like structure in which it is housed was designed by architect Farshid Moussavi of London. In 1993 he co-founded MOCA: Museum of Computer Art as a virtual museum, where he serves as director. In 2012 MOCA moved to the intersection of EUCLID AVENUE and Mayfield Road. Originally opening in a small storefront in UNIVERSITY CIRCLE, it has become one of the city's most recognizable arts organizations. The MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (MOCA) in Cleveland is a non-collecting, non-profit institution founded in 1968. Buy Tickets Become a member Support Us Shop now Plan your visit.
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