The MOMA has definitely improve since it's renovation. It feels and is more spacious, it feels more open and the flow of the rooms is much more, well, flowy. There are some nice views where you can see other parts of the museum from multiple vantage points. The ceilings are higher and you don't feel claustrophobic anymore. The collection is just as good as it ever was, though I feel now you can see more of it (not sure if this is an illusion or not). I'm afraid Monet's Water Lilies looks kind of dusty... not sure if this is because of it's new location/light or because it hasn't been taken good enough care of. However, as much as an improvement it is, it is not an inspiring work of architecture. This is no J. Paul Getty museum, this is no Met, no I.M.Pei pyramid, no Bilbao. It's an improvement, maybe that's all we can ask for... but it's nice to get a suprise, especially given the grand city we live in. I feel it is a geniune lost opportunity. We'll have to wait another age for our Gaudi, alas.
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