N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York

Founded in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened to the public in 1872 and later moved to its landmark Fifth Avenue building along Central Park. It has grown into a vast museum with collections spanning art from ancient civilizations to the modern era, and it also includes The Met Cloisters in northern Manhattan, devoted to the art, architecture, and gardens of medieval Europe.

The museum is known not just for the size of its holdings, but for the range of what visitors can see there: paintings, sculpture, armor, textiles, musical instruments, photography, and works from cultures across the globe. Over time, it has become one of the defining cultural institutions of New York City and a major destination for people interested in art history, design, and human creativity.

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