Going on a business or tourist trip to one of the most famous cities in the US - New York , try to get to the Metropolitan Museum. He is rightfully considered one of the most famous and significant in the world, because his collection contains masterpieces of masters of leading schools and trends that have formed modern art.
History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
The idea of creating a grand museum arose in the company of artists in 1870. Since they did not have a room or enough money to buy canvases, an organizational corporation was established. Gradually, it was replenished with new members, the means of which were purchased canvases. And after a very short time on February 20, 1872, the museum, located in the heart of the city - on the 5th Avenue, opened its doors to everyone who wanted to admire their still modest exposition.
After 10 years, the museum moved to another building on the same street in which it is located today. The collection of the Metropolitan Museum in New York was replenished with paintings and other valuable exhibits, mainly through charitable donations and contributions. Many American merchants bequeathed to him their fortune. As a result, by the beginning of the twentieth century, financial injections into the corporation exceeded the initially invested capital many times.
To date, the New York Metropolitan Museum has more than 3 million exhibits. It is noteworthy that in the museum there is a very flexible pricing policy for entrance tickets providing discounts, and even at all the possibility of free entry. This approach, in the opinion of the museum's leadership, helps to bring the masses into the world of high art.
Expositions of the Art Museum of the Metropolitan
The main building of the museum is divided into 19 sections, each of which is a holistic thematic exposition. The collection of the American Decorative Arts undoubtedly is the pride of the collection. It is represented by 12 thousand exhibits, among which are amazing products of glass, silver and other materials of the most famous brands, like Tiffany and Co, Paul Revere and so on.
The collection "The Art of the Middle East" is a rich collection of exhibits from the time of the Neolithic to the present day. These are amazing art objects and the earliest documents of civilizations of Sumerians, Assyrians, Hittites, Elamites. The section "The Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas" contains copies of the epoch of Peruvian Antiquity. Here you can find both products from precious stones and metals and unique ornaments from natural materials, for example, porcupine needles.
Section "Art of Egypt" was partially formed from donations of collectors, and partly - from antiquities, extracted by the museum staff at the excavations in the Valley of the Kings, with their own hands. In total, there are 36 thousand copies, including the Dendur Temple, which managed to be preserved and restored.
Separately, mention should be made of the section of "European Painting", which is relatively small - there are only 2,2 thousand pictures in it, but the artistic value, and the material value of the whole collection and every picture as a whole is great - you can admire the works of Rembrandt, Monet, Van Gogh, Vermeer, Dukkio.
It is possible to describe the gallery of the museum for an indefinitely long time, huge volumes of art albums and guidebooks are devoted to this purpose. Of course, the best solution will be to see all this splendor first hand.
Where is the Metropolitan Museum?
The museum is located at the eastern end of Central Park in the part of the city called Museum Mile, which is in Manhattan, at 5th Avenue 1000.
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