This is only the beginning. For more details about exhibitions, events, volunteering, and more, stop by the museum or check us out at www.moccany.org
Don't miss
MoCCA Art Festival 2008 !
June 7th-8th, 2008
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The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) was founded in 2001. Since its founding the museum has hosted many events, including the annual MoCCA ArtFest, which have served the arts community of New York. The exhibits have included “Cartoonists Against the Axis,†a display of WWII era anti-fascism cartoons, a retrospective of comics pioneer Will Eisner’s work, and “She Draws Comics,†an exhaustive chronicle of the vital role that women played in the development of comic art as a medium.
The museum is dedicated to the collection, preservation, study, education, and display of comic and cartoon art. Every genre of the art is represented through its exhibits and programming: animation, anime, cartoons, comic books, comic strips, gag cartoons, humorous illustration, political illustration, editorial cartoons, caricature, graphic novels, sports cartoons, and computer-generated art. Comics and cartoons have been instrumental in effecting significant dialogue on issues involving society, culture, philosophy, and politics, and history has shown them to be instrumental in documenting - and interpreting - historic events and social change. Artistically, comic and cartoon art is created at the highest levels by some of the world's finest graphic illustrators.
The main goal of the museum is to educate the public about comic and cartoon art, how it is crafted, and how it reflects history. What does the art tell us about the time period that it was created in? How does it stand the test of time? What First Amendment issues regarding content come into play? How does censorship determine what is (and isn't) published? It is the mission of the museum to promote the understanding and appreciation of comic and cartoon art as well as to detail and discuss the artistic, cultural, and historical impact of what is the world's most popular art form.
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA)
594 Broadway between Houston and Prince Sts
(212-254-3511, moccany.org). Subway: B, D, F, V
to Broadway-Lafayette St; R, W to Prince St; 6 to
Bleecker St. Currently closed for remodeling
(February 1-March 28, 2008). $5 general admission.
Members are admitted for free, as always.
Call ahead for group rates!
