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How did the Museum of Modern Art influence other museums of modern art around the world?

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Neue Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart, designed by Sir James Stirling, featuring tan stone walls, a slanted green-framed glass window, and colorful blue and pink railings. — Museum of modern art The New State Gallery (Neue Staatsgalerie), Stuttgart, Germany, designed by James Stirling, completed in 1984.

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City significantly influenced the development of modern art institutions globally by establishing a new model for the museum as an educational "laboratory" committed to living artists and progressive tendencies.12

Under its founding director, Alfred H. Barr, Jr., MoMA pioneered several practices that became standard for modern art museums:

Multidisciplinary Approach: MoMA organized its collection by discipline or medium—such as architecture, design, film, and photography—rather than strictly by epoch or geography.12
Educational Mission: It redefined the museum as a place for public learning, discovery, and cultural dialogue, moving away from the traditional role of merely classifying and preserving historical objects.12
Innovative Exhibition Strategy: By taking risks in how art was selected, displayed, and interpreted, MoMA’s exhibitions and publications became influential templates for institutions worldwide.1

This model directly inspired the founding of new museums, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris, and various institutions in Brazil and Japan. Additionally, established museums like the Art Institute of Chicago and the Metropolitan Museum of Art created new departments of modern art in the 1960s to mirror this progressive focus.1