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Selected Events in 2004

Danke, MoMA! - Thank you, Berlin!
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October 18, 2004. "Danke, MoMA!" was the theme of a reception hosted by Walter Momper, President of the Berlin State Parliament, and Ernst Elitz, Director of DeutschlandRadio, at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall on October 18. Several hundred guests attended the event that was held to thank all those who had participated in the preparation und realization of the unique exhibition of works from the New York Museum of Modern Art in Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie.

Speaking in German, U.S. Ambassador Coats praised the MoMA exhibition in Berlin as a magnificent example of transatlantic cooperation. The event ended with a concert by the symphony orchestra of the Bayerischen Rundfunk.

The "MoMA" exhibition ran from February 20 to September 19, 2004 and attracted more than 1.2 million visitors. It received worldwide recognition.



Waiting line at the ticket booth
Visitors of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) exhibition wait in line at the ticket booth of the New National Gallery in Berlin, Thursday evening, Sept. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)		MoMA Director Glenn D. Lowry
Director of the New York's Museum of Modern Art Glenn D. Lowry gestures during a news conference prior to the exhibition "The MoMA in Berlin" at the New National Gallery in Berlin, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)

firework at the closing of the MoMA exhibition
Fireworks illuminate the sky above the New National Gallery in Berlin on Sunday evening, Sept. 19, 2004 marking the end of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) exhibition in Berlin. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)		Waiting line for the MoMA exhibition
Two visitors sleep in line in front of the New National Gallery in Berlin, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004. People arrive in the middle of the night to get into the MoMA exhibit. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)

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