Metropolitan Museum Of ArtDescriptionInternational art experts consider the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City as the one of the world's two greatest all-around art museums (the other being the Louvre).
The Metropolitan Museum's masterpieces cover a 5000-year period. Presentation is gorgeous - most artworks are positioned and lit skillfully to maximize viewer appreciation.
The Metropolitan Museum contains the preeminent collection of American art. The famous artists include Eakins, Homer, Remington, Sargent and Tiffany.
Nevertheless, it's in European art that the Metropolitan Museum excels the most. You can view an extensive number of European masterpieces including those by Botticelli, Breugel, Cezanne, Degas, Gauguin, El Greco, Manet, Monet, Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Gogh, Velazquez and Vermeer (see above picture for his "Young Woman with a Water Jug").
The Greek, Roman and Egyptian art collections in the Metropolitan Museum are also extensively heralded, as are those on African, Chinese and Japanese art. Outstanding object-theme exhibits feature arms & armor, costumes and musical instruments.
You could easily spend several days exploring the huge and varied Metropolitan Museum.
Getting ThereAddress:
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028-0198
Take the 4, 5, or 6 trains to 86th Street. Walk west to 5th Avenue and then south to 82th Street.
Entrance Fee$10 Adult; $5 Seniors/Students;
Free for Members & Children under 12.
Operating Hours9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Tuesday - Thursday;
open until 9 p.m. Friday & Saturday;
Closed Mondays.
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