Crowds daily gather on the steps in front of the neoclassical façade
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, often referred to simply as "the Met," is one of the world's largest and most important art museums, located on the eastern edge of Central Park in Manhattan, New York. It also comprises a building complex known as "The Cloisters" in Fort Tryon Park at the north end of Manhattan Island overlooking the Hudson River which features medieval art.
Its massive collection ranges from treasures of Classical Antiquity to nearly all the European masters, as well as an extensive collection of American art. It also possesses extensive holdings in Egyptian—including the Temple of Dendur, African, Asian, Oceanic, Middle Eastern and Islamic art. The museum also contains recreations of notable interiors by famous American architectFrank Lloyd Wright, and, somewhat incongruously, a collection of antique weapons and armor. One of The Met's latest purchases and the most expensive piece of Art is Duccio's Madonna and Child, costing the museum 45 Million dollars. The painting is only 8x11 inches.
The MetropolitanMuseum of Art is the one of the world's premier cultural institutions, boasting a collection of millions of artworks and decorative objects tended by some of the nation's foremost scholars and conservators.
The museum's arms and armor collection is among the world's most comprehensive, as is its trove of ancient Egyptian art.
The newly donated collection of Abstract Expressionist paintings at the MetropolitanMuseum is largely a delight from beginning to end.
In the 1960s, the Metropolitan was awarded the Temple of Dendur, a remarkable, fully intact limestone structure where the goddess Isis was once worshipped.
The museum is generally quieter in the evenings, and as a bonus, you will be able to enjoy a glass of wine at the Great Balcony Bar when you tire of viewing the exhibits.
The museum is easily accessible by public transportation via the #4, 5 and 6 subway lines to 86th Street.
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