LONG ISLAND CITY, NY.- MoMA PS1 announced a free admission policy for New York City residents, beginning October 11, 2015, for the duration of one year. Made possible by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation in honor of New York City artists, the generous gift will provide free admission to residents of the five boroughs.

Marina Kellen French, vice president of the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, notes: "It is important to give back to New York City, a city with so many artists. MoMA PS1 in Queens has many exhibitions that should be seen by everybody from all five boroughs. I hope the gift will help MoMA PS1 efforts to lower the barriers to enter the museum and reach out to an even wider audience."

Klaus Biesenbach, MoMA PS1 Director and MoMA Chief Curator at Large, says, "We are deeply grateful to Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation for allowing MoMA PS1 to be an even more welcoming New Yorker. MoMA PS1 sees itself as a citizen of all five boroughs with a proud base in Queens. This gift is made in honor of all New York City artists as it also marks the occasion of MoMA PS1's 40th anniversary in 2016. In 1976 Alanna Heiss opened the abandoned school in Long Island City as an art space inviting artists to transform the building. It has been an affiliate of MoMA since 2000 and this gift will help our outreach and lower the threshold to enter our art space."

This gift offers free entrance for all New Yorkers to all exhibitions at MoMA PS1 during regular museum hours through October 15, 2016, excluding concerts, performances, fundraisers, and ticketed events. City residents are eligible for complimentary admission by presenting proof of residency such as a driver's license, state-issued identification card, or utility bill. As a member of the Cultural Institutions Group of the City of New York, MoMA PS1 has always offered suggested admission. Now with the support of Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, MoMA PS1 is able to provide open access to its exhibitions for the New York community, helping the museum to welcome all New Yorkers without regard for anyone’s ability to pay.