Metropolitan Museum Of Art: All You Need To Know About The Largest Museum In New York City

Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is one of the most esteemed art collections and cultural centres in the world that your art and architecture love. Read on to know more about one of the finest museums in the world. 

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, also popularly known as "the Met", is the biggest museum of art in New York City and is renowned for having preserved works of art and cultural heritage from all over the world. The museum is located on the Upper East Side at 1000 Fifth Avenue. This museum was established in 1870 but was opened to the general public two years later.

History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

A group of businesspeople and civic leaders established the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1870. It was the goal of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to introduce art and art education to the American people. The museum's collection includes artwork from classical antiquity and ancient Egypt, as well as paintings and sculptures by renowned painters and sculptors in Europe. It also has an extensive collection of American and contemporary art. It also has an enormous collection of Islamic, Byzantine, African, Asian, and Oceanian artwork. In addition, the museum houses encyclopaedic collections of musical instruments, clothing and accessories, as well as old equipment and weapons from all over the world. (Best Art Galleries In Mumbai)

Why Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Even if you are not an art or architecture lover you must visit this place, to have a different and unique experience. It has a collection of more than two million pieces, distributed among 17 curatorial divisions. In an effort to connect all people to creativity, knowledge, ideas, and one another, it accumulates, studies, conserves, and exhibits outstanding works of art from all eras and civilizations of the world. The Met has always aimed to be more than just a collection of priceless artefacts. Every day, the Museum's galleries, exhibitions, and activities bring art to life, revealing fresh insights and surprising connections across time and cultures.

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Tickets & Timings Details Of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hours: Sunday to Tuesday and Thursday, 10 am to 5 pm

Closed: Every Wednesday, Thanksgiving Day, December 25, January 1 and 1st Monday in the month of May.

Tickets: Tickets can be purchased online at the Met website or at the museum entrance.

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Why Does Met Gala Happen At Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met Gala is the one occasion that many fashion enthusiasts look up to and enjoy swooning over red-carpet statement outfits each year. Eleanor Lambert, a fashion publicist, started the Met Gala in 1948 as a fundraiser for the newly established Costume Institute to commemorate the start of its annual exhibition. The first-ever Met gala event consisted of a dinner and the tickets cost around $50 each.

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