Mass MoCA
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Mass MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) is one of the largest contemporary art museums in the United States, renowned for its ambitious, large-scale installations and performances in a converted industrial complex in North Adams, Massachusetts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art institution
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contemporary art museum → cultural venue → |
| architecturalStyle |
industrial
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| country |
United States
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| directorStartDate |
2021
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| focusesOn |
contemporary visual art
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film and video → music → performance art → theater → |
| formerDirector |
Joseph C. Thompson
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Tracy Moore → |
| foundedBy |
City of North Adams
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State of Massachusetts → Williams College Museum of Art (through advocacy and planning) → |
| fullName |
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
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| hasCollectionType |
contemporary art
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| hasDirector |
Kristy Edmunds
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| hasExhibitionSpace |
large industrial galleries
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outdoor courtyards → performance venues → |
| hasFeature |
brick mill buildings
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interconnected factory structures → large interior volumes suitable for monumental works → |
| hasProgram |
community outreach programs
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education programs → film screenings → music festivals → residencies for artists → theater and dance performances → |
| hasType |
non-profit organization
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| inception |
1999
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| knownFor |
adaptive reuse of industrial architecture
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experimental performing arts programming → interdisciplinary performances → large-scale contemporary art installations → long-term exhibitions → site-specific installations → |
| locatedIn |
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts → New England → North Adams, Massachusetts → |
| near |
Williams College
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| occupies |
converted industrial complex
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former Arnold Print Works mill complex → former Sprague Electric Company factory complex → |
| openingDate |
1999
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| regionallySignificantFor |
cultural tourism in the Berkshires
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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former Arnold Print Works mill complex
("Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art")
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former Arnold Print Works mill complex ("MASS MoCA") → |
currentTenant |
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Berkshire County
("Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art")
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Western Massachusetts ("Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art") → |
hasAttraction |
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former Arnold Print Works mill complex
("MASS MoCA")
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category |
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The Berkshires
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contains |
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Tracy Moore
("Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art")
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employer |
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Mass MoCA
("Williams College Museum of Art (through advocacy and planning)")
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foundedBy |
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Mass MoCA
("Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art")
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fullName |
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Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
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shortName |