Metropolitan Museum Of Art, New York

Metropolitan Museum Of Art New York

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially "the Met", is located in New York City and is the largest art museum in the United States, and is among the most visited art museums in the world.Its permanent collection contains over two million works,divided among seventeen curatorial departments.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest museum in the Western Hemisphere.  Its European paintings are stunning: works by Botticelli, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas, Rodin, and other luminaries. The Egyptian Collection showcases the tomb of Perneb (circa 2440 B.C.) and the exquisite Temple of Dendur (circa 23-10 B.C.). The American Wing contains American arts and crafts, including a room from a Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie House. And the list goes on and on.
Main attractions: “Adam and Eve,” the well-known engraving by Albrecht Dürer, is only one of the many impressive pieces you will discover at the Met.

Collections:

 The permanent collection includes works of art from classical antiquity and ancient Egypt, paintings and sculptures from nearly all the European masters, and an extensive collection of American and modern art. The Met maintains extensive holdings of African, Asian, Oceanian, Byzantine, and Islamic art.The museum is also home to encyclopedic collections of musical instruments, costumes and accessories, and antique weapons and armor from around the world. A number of notable interiors, ranging from 1st century Rome through modern American design, are permanently installed in the Met's galleries.In addition to its permanent exhibitions, the Met organizes and hosts large traveling shows throughout the year.

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H Global Rankings 2016

1. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 

2. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 

3. State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia 

4. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France 

5. National Anthropology Museum, Mexico 

6. September 11 Memorial, New York 

7. Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain 

8. British Museum, London, UK 
9. Acropolis Museum, Athens 

10. Vasa Museum, Stockholm, Sweden

General information:

Location:1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA

Tickets:

Adult Admission

 

$25

 

Senior Admission (65+)

 

$17

 

Student Admission / Valid ID

 

$12

 

Child Under 12 with Adult                                       
Free

Hours:

Saturday	10AM–9PM
Sunday (Easter Sunday)	10AM–5:30PM Hours might differ
Monday	10AM–5:30PM
Tuesday	10AM–5:30PM
Wednesday	10AM–5:30PM
Thursday	10AM–5:30PM
Friday	10AM–9PM