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20/02/1872 New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art opens

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Best Art Museum New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art Tour 5th Avenue

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC was founded for the purpose of opening a museum that would bring art and art education to the American people. It was originally located at 681 Fifth Avenue. The museum boasts a collection of art from classical antiquity, ancient Egypt and many more paintings and sculptures from various times.
    • Essentials 

    • Collections 

    • Ancient Near Eastern art 

    • Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas 

    • Asian art 

    • Egyptian art 

    • European sculpture and decorative arts 

    • Greek and Roman art 

    • Islamic art 

    • Arms and Armor 

    • Costume Institute 

    • Drawings and prints 

    • Robert Lehman Collection 

    • Medieval art and the Cloisters 

    • Main building 

    • The Cloisters museum and gardens 

    • Modern and contemporary art 

    • Musical instruments 

    • Photographs 

    • Met Breuer 

    • Thomas J. Watson Library 

    • Special exhibitions 

    • History 

    • Architecture 

    • Roof garden 

    • Landmark designations 

    • Governance 

    • Finances 

    • 2015–2018 setbacks 

    • Attendance 

    • Acquisitions and deaccessioning