MoMA Art Lab

What is MoMA Art Lab?

"MoMA Art Lab creates one of the most creative and inspiring experiences that I've encountered since the iTunes Store opened. The tools are easy to use and produce fascinating artwork. The six [now nine] activities based on the work of real artists make brilliant use of the iPad."
—Jinny Gudmundsen, "iPad Apps for Kids for Dummies"

Get creative and use the MoMA Art Lab app to make a sound composition, a shape poem, a group drawing, and more, then save and share your artwork (parental setting available). Explore how artists use line, shape, and color, discover artists' processes and inspirations, and create your own artwork inspired by MoMA's collection. Artists featured in the MoMA Art Lab app include Henri Matisse, Alexander Calder, Elizabeth Murray, and others.

The MoMA Art Lab app is intended for ages seven and up.

Awards

A Webby Award Winner
The MoMA Art Lab app won a 2013 Webby Award in the Education & Reference (Handheld Devices) category.

A Parents' Choice Silver Award Winner
"All in all, this is a wonderful way to introduce young learners to the masterful works of modern and contemporary art housed at MoMA."
—Parents' Choice Foundation

"I selected this app as one of my Ten Favorite Kid Apps because it does more than simply encourage artistic creation. This app changes the way kids look at art."
"Best for: Kids and adults, regardless of whether they're interested in art. Actually, this is a great app to explore for kids who don't like art. It makes modern art accessible."
—Jinny Gudmundsen
"iPad Apps for Kids for Dummies"

Features:

• Create and save your own artwork

• Play with shapes, lines, and colors

• Nine activities inspired by works of art, including:
o Create a mobile
o Experiment with paint
o Draw from instructions
o Create a sound composition
o Draw with scissors
o Make a line design
o Collaborate on a group drawing
o Create a shape poem
o Make a chance collage

• Creative prompts for extra inspiration

• Audio for pre-readers

• Learn about works of art at MoMA. Artists include Henri Matisse, Alexander Calder, Elizabeth Murray, Sol LeWitt, Jim Lambie, Brice Marden, and others.

• Share your artwork

Please note that the sharing function in this app, which permits the user to share artwork with MoMA, and with others by e-mail or Twitter, is turned off by default so that parents can decide whether to permit their child to share their artwork. Instructions for enabling sharing can be found in the Information/For Parents section of the app.

About the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

The Museum of Modern Art is a place that fuels creativity, ignites minds, and provides inspiration. With extraordinary exhibitions and the world’s finest collection of modern and contemporary art, MoMA is dedicated to the conversation between the past and the present, the established and the experimental. Our mission is helping you understand and enjoy the art of our time.