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N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York
Founded to bring art and art education to the American people, this New York institution grew into one of the world’s best-known museums. Its collections span more than 5,000 years, from ancient artifacts to iconic paintings, making it a place where countless stories meet under one roof.
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The daily life of the Greeks and Romans as illustrated in the classical collections
by Helen McClees, N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York
Shapes of Greek Vases
by N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, often called the Met, was founded in 1870 by a group of business leaders, artists, and thinkers who wanted to create a major art museum for the public in the United States. It opened in 1872 and later moved to its famous Fifth Avenue home along Central Park, where it became a central part of New York’s cultural life.
Today, the museum is known for the extraordinary range of its collection, which includes art and objects from across the globe and across thousands of years of history. From ancient Egyptian works and classical sculpture to European paintings, American art, armor, fashion, and photography, the Met is designed to let visitors move through many cultures and eras in a single visit.
The museum also includes The Met Cloisters in northern Manhattan, a branch devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. Together, its sites reflect a broad mission: not just to preserve great works of art, but to help people connect with creativity, history, and ideas from around the world.