The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters.

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A staple in NYC, The Met is not to be overlooked as a classic first date spot for both art-lovers and casual viewers alike. Between the paintings, sculptures, and ever-changing exhibitions, you’ll never find yourself short on things to say. Take turns pointing out your favorite pieces and then sit down to compare over a cup of coffee (or gelato!) at Petrie Court, the on-site cafe.
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There are so many ways to explore the Met with kids. Recs for kids include the Egyptian art wing and impressive Temple of Dendur; Arms and Armor; the Roof Garden, which features a new installation every year; the Costume Institute's exhibits and the Sculpture Court. Plus: Asian, African and Oceanic art, Roman and Greek art, contemporary art, and works by so many masters, including Monet, O'Keefe, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Degas, Calder, Pollock, Goya and Van Gogh.
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For your last day, explore the “Museum Mile” stretch of Fifth Avenue, which is dotted with cultural institutions including the Jewish Museum, the Museum of the City of New York, the National Academy Museum, Neue Galerie, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Cooper Hewitt. Book a private guided tour of the Met or the Guggenheim, or browse the art at your leisure. Alternatively, stop at St. Patrick's Cathedral to attend one of the daily services.
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4PM: Head for the New American Wing Galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of Art which takes an interdisciplinary approach, showing paintings, sculptures and decorative arts side by side. Then move on to admire the coffered wooden ceilings and decorative arts collection of the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum.
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Founded in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) is often considered the best museum in NYC and it's not hard to see why. With more than 2 million pieces of art spanning 5,000+ years, The Met is the largest museum in the country and the fifth largest museum in the world. Averaging 6 million visitors per year, this is the most visited museum in New York City. If you only have time to visit one museum in NYC, this is the one. The link below highlights the Met's most notable art pieces.
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Founded in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) is often considered the best museum in NYC and it's not hard to see why. With more than 2 million pieces of art spanning 5,000+ years, the Met is the largest museum in the country and the fifth largest museum in the world. Averaging 6 million visitors per year, this is the most visited museum in New York City. If you only have time to visit one museum in NYC, this is the one. The link below highlights The Met's most notable art pieces.
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Founded in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) is often considered the best museum in New York City and it’s not hard to see why. With more than 2 million pieces of art spanning 5,000+ years, the Met is the largest museum in the country and the fifth largest museum in the world. The Met is one of those rare places you can go a dozen times or more and see something new on every visit.
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If you’re an art lover, New York is the best place in America to visit and there’s no area that offers as vast an array of incredible options as Museum Mile along Central Park East. It goes without saying that a visit to the Met, as the Metropolitan Museum of Art (pictured) is affectionately called, is an absolute must.
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This gorgeous, late 19th century neoclassical institution displays some of the finest examples of art—spanning from mummified royalty of ancient times to avant garde fashion couture. Don’t miss its new signature exhibition celebrating the museum's 150th anniversary, called “Making the Met, 1870-2020,” as well as The Costume Institute’s “About Time: Fashion and Duration,” which this year’s canceled Met Gala was based on.
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Not to overexpose you to more of the most beautiful sights in the country, but after your tour of the Met Museum, there’s one more stunning scene to check out. The Cantor Roof Garden Bar overlooks Central Park and the skyline beyond it, surrounding you with the natural beauty of New York City that’s often overlooked in favor of urban splendor. Food and drinks are available, but you’re also welcome to freely sit alone with nothing but your thoughts as you watch the sunset.
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There was a time, in the area now occupied by the Met, where deer grazed—it was an early incarnation of the Central Park Zoo. Important people like Abraham Lincoln contributed money to build the zoo, but it came together with piecemeal donations in the 1860s, including two African Cape buffalo General Sherman picked up on his march through the South. The animals were stored under the Arsenal, a munitions depot built in the mid-18th century, until permanent lodging was built in 1870.
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