The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors

The Museum of Modern Art · New York · –

Key facts

Dates
Oct 4, 2026 to Jan 23, 2027
Venue
The Museum of Modern Art · Midtown · New York · 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY 10019
Opening hours
10:30–17:30
Closed
Closed Thanksgiving Day (November 26) and December 25.
Admission
Adult $30; Senior 65 and over with ID $22; Visitor with disability $22; Student, full-time with ID, including international students $17; Child 16 and under free
Highlights
Presents artists' books made within the Surrealist movement, for which the book was an ideal vehicle for subversive experiment and for spreading the group's ideas.

Presents artists' books made within the Surrealist movement, for which the book was an ideal vehicle for subversive experiment and for spreading the group's ideas. Anchored by the Helen and Sam Zell Collection, which came to MoMA in 2022 and is shown at the museum for the first time, it includes rare volumes by André Breton, Claude Cahun, Salvador Dalí, Paul Éluard, Max Ernst and Toyen from the 1920s into the postwar years. It also shows how, with the rise of fascism and war in the late 1930s and '40s, books circulated covertly as agents of resistance.

Exhibition information

Plan your visit

Opening hours
10:30–17:30 Fridays until 20:30.
Closed
Closed Thanksgiving Day (November 26) and December 25.
Closed during the exhibition
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Admission
  • Adult $30
  • Senior 65 and over with ID $22
  • Visitor with disability $22
  • Student, full-time with ID, including international students $17
  • Child 16 and under $0
Reservation
Free for New York State residents every Friday 17:30–20:30 (UNIQLO Friday Nights). Care partners of visitors with disabilities are free; guests of MoMA members pay USD 5.
Address
11 West 53 Street, New York, NY 10019

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Questions

How much is admission to The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors?

Adult $30; Senior 65 and over with ID $22; Visitor with disability $22; Student, full-time with ID, including international students $17; Child 16 and under free.

When is The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors on?

Oct 4, 2026 to Jan 23, 2027.

What are the opening hours of The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors?

Open 10:30–17:30. Fridays until 20:30. Closed: Thanksgiving Day (November 26) and December 25.

Is there an audio guide for The Surrealist Book: Tomorrow Lives in Mirrors?

GUAN has no guide for this exhibition; dates and visiting information are on this page.

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