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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art although it is best

known to New York as Met) is probably the best

museum in New York an one of the best art

museums in the worl. !ocate on "ifth A#enue $

a%acent to &entral 'ark in the so-calle Museum

Mile $ opene in (*+ an in it you can fin more

than ,$$ artworks$ with spectacularcollections of uropean $ meie#al an gyptian art.

The museums collection

gyptian art in Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The collection consists of o#er 01$ pieces of

gyptian art from the 'aleolithic orere until the

time of 2oman rule . Although most of the initial

collection of gyptian art came from pri#atecollections $ almost half of the current collection

comes from isco#eries mae through

archaeological e3ca#ations organi4e by the same

museum between (*1 an (*55.

Among the most #aluable pieces in the collection is a

set of ,5 wooen moels $ isco#ere in a tomb at6eir el- 7ahari in (*,.

8owe#er$ the most popular piece is the Temple of

6enur $ part of the temples were ismantle by the

gyptian go#ernment to sa#e them from flooing

cause by the construction of the Aswan 6am $ as

the temple of 6ebo you can #isit in Mari.

6onate to the 9nite tates in (*1; an rebuilt in

the Met in (*+ is locate in a large room $ partially

surroune by a sheet of water an lit by a large

winow o#erlooking &entral 'ark


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ha been burie by the eruption of Mount =esu#ius

in +* is inclue in the museum. &

meie#al Art in Metropolitan Museum of ArtThis collection consists of a wie range of >estern

art from the fourth century to the early si3teenth

century $ as well as 7y4antine art$ an pre ?

meie#al anti@uities that are not in the collection of

ancient


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with paintings as elf-'ortrait with straw 8at$ an a

classic picture of 6Crer$ 7rueghel the ler$

7otticelli an 6omenico =ene4iano $ as well as

important works of panish painters such as=ela4@ue4 $ l


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entire wing eicate to the Asian collection$ which

contains more than 1$ pieces an spans 5$

years. ach Asian ci#ili4ation is represente an the

e3hibits isplaye e#ery type of ecorati#e art$ frompainting to prints$ sculpture an metalwork . The

epartment is known for its comprehensi#e

collection of &hinese calligraphy an painting $ as

well as works of Nepal an Tibet. The collection

possesses ritual ob%ects $ paintings an functional

ob%ects .

American art in Metropolitan Museum of Art

The first piece to be part of the Met Gs collection was

an allegorical sculpture by 8iram 'owers calle

&alifornia $ ac@uire in (+ $ which still is on

isplay . n the following ecaes $ the collection of

paintings an sculptures Americans grew to more

than ($ paintings$ 1 sculptures an ,$1

rawings $ ranging from the early colonial perio to

the early twentieth century.

Many of the most recogni4e American paintings

belong to the Met collection $ incluing a portrait of

ashington by ashington &rossing the 6elaware$ by manuel!eut4e . The collection also inclues masterpieces of

notable painters such as >inslow 8omer$ histler $ an Thomas akins .

moern Art in Metropolitan Museum of Art


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Although the MFMA is consiere the foremost

museum of moern art in New York$ the Met

collection is no less significant$ with more than

($ artworks$ primarily uropean an Americanartists . Among the outstaning pieces are the

portrait of


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&lose on Eanuary ( $ the first unay of May $

Thanksgi#ing an 6ecember ,;.

'rice J ,(0 )These rates are currently the recommene pay to

#isit the Met. >ith the entry to the museum inclue

the ability to enter the ay The &loisters .

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