MASS MoCA
Immense brick mill buildings hold long-duration installations, performance, music, and changing exhibitions whose scale can be understood only by walking through them.
Artwork inspired by Sol LeWitt
Immense brick mill buildings hold long-duration installations, performance, music, and changing exhibitions whose scale can be understood only by walking through them. MASS MoCA uses the former Arnold Print Works complex as more than real estate. Columns, windows, bridges, and rough surfaces become active partners for installations, while long-term projects by Sol LeWitt, James Turrell, and others reward return visits rather than checklist tourism.
Wear comfortable shoes, take the campus map seriously, and choose a performance or long-term installation as an anchor. Some light works require separate reservations or have strict entry rules. North Adams weather affects exterior connectors, and a complete visit easily exceeds half a day.
- Opened
- 1999
- Campus
- Former Arnold Print Works
- Strength
- Large-scale contemporary installation
Quick guide
- Use the campus map
- Buildings and bridges defeat casual orientation.
- Anchor with one artist
- Let a long-term installation set the pace.
Know before you go
- Use the campus map
- Buildings and bridges defeat casual orientation.
- Anchor with one artist
- Let a long-term installation set the pace.
- Look at the mill
- Industrial structure is part of each work.
- Reserve light rooms
- Capacity rules can block spontaneous entry.
Good to know
The museum is physically extensive, and elevators do not eliminate long walking distances. Performances, festivals, and installation changes can close galleries or transform parking.
Notice these
- Sol LeWitt wall drawings
- Building 6
- Massive mill galleries