Expanded Free Friday Nights and New UT Art Icons Collection Deepen Shared Commitment to Art Accessibility
UNIQLO and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) have announced a renewed chapter in their more than decade-long partnership, reinforcing a mutual mission: to make art a part of everyday life.
The collaboration, which began in 2013, has already welcomed over 3.25 million visitors to MoMA through free admission initiatives. With this latest extension, UNIQLO Friday Nights will now offer complimentary gallery access to all New York State residents, every Friday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., marking a significant expansion of the program.
Beyond the museum walls, the partnership continues to thrive through product collaborations under UNIQLO’s UT (Uniqlo T-shirt) line. These collections reinterpret masterpieces from MoMA’s permanent holdings into wearable statements, allowing art to live outside the gallery—on city streets, in everyday moments, and across global wardrobes.
Following the release of four Art Icons UT designs earlier this year—including a piece inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night—three new global launches are set for June 9. The upcoming capsule includes Claude Monet’s Agapanthus (1914–26), Ruth Asawa’s Untitled (TAM.1559, Poppy Maroon) (1965), and Paul Cézanne’s Still Life with Apples (1895–98). Each piece is rendered with modern graphic clarity and marked with the MoMA logo, a nod to the creative partnership and the values it represents.
What began as an access initiative has grown into a multifaceted cultural platform—combining art, apparel, and public engagement. With renewed energy and vision, UNIQLO and MoMA reaffirm their role as collaborators in shaping how art can enrich daily experience, particularly for New Yorkers.
