Just the size of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (1040 Mass MoCA Way, 413/662-2111, www.massmoca.org [1], 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Wed.–Mon. mid-Sept.–late June; 10 a.m.–6 p.m. daily late June–early Sept., $15 adults, $10 students, $5 children 6–16, free children under 6) is cause for oohs and ahs.
Composed of 27 redbrick former factory buildings and connected by an interlocking network of bridges, walkways, and courtyards, the galleries are of a vast size that allows artwork of an unusually epic scale—whether it’s cars suspended with glowing fiber-optic cables, or a pyramid of action figures constructed by Norman Rockwell’s grandson.
Indeed, some say that the building is often more impressive than the artwork inside. But whatever its quality, the art is presented with a lack of pretension and an almost infectious delight in the creative process that makes the museum quite unlike any other.
Links:
[1] http://www.massmoca.org