Metropolitan Museum Photography Shack Guide
Metropolitan Museum Of Art In New York
By Sylvia Adolvana
If you are getting ready to take a trip to the bustling
city of New York, then you will find it tough to avoid
seeing ads, promotions and information about the crown
jewel of New York’s Museum Mile; the Metropolitan Museum
of Art.
As one of the world’s finest and largest museums, it
is known to collectors and art lovers around the world
and it is the home to some of the most valuable and
popular collections of art that have been gathered.
The collections that are housed in this New York museum
are comprised of more than two million works of amazing
art. This stunning supply of art treasures spans more
than 5,000 years of world history and culture that comes
from every corner the globe.
Attracts Millions Of Visitors Every Year
The "Met," as it is popularly called, especially
by locals, was founded in 1870 and it is located along
the eastern edge of New York City’s Central Park, situated
on Fifth Avenue. Each year it receives millions of
visitors.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art covers an expansive
two million square feet and boasts of extensive holdings
that represent an array of collections of art and artifacts.
Each one of these collections ranks within its art gallery
category as being among the absolute finest in the
world.
American And European Paintings
For example, the American Wing of the Met contains
the world’s most exhaustive collection of American paintings,
sculptures and decorative works of arts. At the same
time, the Met also has over 2,500 European paintings
in its art exhibitions.
These European masterpieces in the art gallery range,
from renowned artists such as Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Manet,
Renoir, and many others, in total comprise a vast and
varied collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist
works.
A Large Collection Of Egyptian Art
The Met is also home to the greatest collection of
Egyptian art that can be found outside of Cairo and
the Islamic art collection is also widely considered
to be one of the finest in the world.
Other major gallery exhibitions found within the walls
of the Met include arms and armor, costumes, Asian art,
European decorative arts and sculpture, medieval art,
Renaissance art, modern art, photography, drawings,
prints, musical instruments, and other assorted antiquities
from the ancient cultures of the world.
Special Gallery Exhibitions
Each year, there are more than 30 special gallery exhibitions
hosted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. These special
art exhibitions are representative of a wide and varied
range of artists, cultures and time periods, from ancient
to modern.
In addition, the museum also actively strives to serve
the people of New York City, the US, and those around
the world by offering a wide array of educational art
history training programs, internships, fellowships
and programs to loan out many of the works of art that
the museum owns.
Educational Programs For Students, Teachers And Visitors
The educational programs offered by the Met are attended
annually by over 300,000 museum visitors, teachers and
students that range from the grade school age to university
level. On top of that, the institution loans more than
5,000 works of art each year to other museums and cultural
facilities around the world.
Over the years, many have called the Metropolitan Museum
of Art a true "national treasure." The museum
is an undeniable influence in the city and in the global
art community and visitors from around the block and
around the world are attracted to its offerings.
Additionally, the Met has also initiated a plan to
reach even broader audiences through multicultural offerings
and an innovative internet site.
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More Museum Ideas....
What are museums?
Museums are a gathering of certain
items that forms a collection. That collection can be
absolutely anything. Museums are open to the public
and can be a variety of different types ranging from
maritime museums on to cereal box museums.
The emphasis of a museum is that
it is a collection that is open to the public. There
are collections that are privately held to which the
public is not allowed to view.
There might be a private showing but
these forms of collections are not designated as a museum
but instead are classified as a private
collector.
Museums have a long history are
can be found throughout the world housing some of the
world’s largest collections of artworks and other pieces
of interest.
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