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Art =. Discover connections across time and cultures through more than 150 essays and 800 works of art in this book inspired by the Timeline. The story of art and global culture through the Museum’s collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's earliest roots date back to 1866 in Paris, France, when a group of Americans agreed to create a "national institution and gallery of art" to bring art and art education to the American people. The lawyer John Jay, who proposed the idea, swiftly moved forward with the project upon his return to the United States ...
Bélizaire and the Frey Children. October 12, 2023–Ongoing. The Met Fifth Avenue.
Jan 17, 2023 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection of over 1.5 million objects requires days, if not weeks, to take in. But let’s be honest: most visitors have only a few hours to spend exploring it ...
General Admission Tickets. $30 for adults; $22 for seniors; $17 for students. Free for Members, Patrons, children under 12, and a caregiver accompanying a visitor with a disability. All tickets include exhibitions and same-day entry to both Met locations for the date on your ticket. Learn more about other discounts, passes, and vouchers.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's 17 acres of exhibit space are full of treasures that have captivated visitors since 1870. You can see everything from ancient Sasanian textiles to Henry VIII’s armor , from the oldest piano in existence to works by Dutch masters like Vermeer, from remarkable quilts out of Gee's Bend, Alabama to Emanuel ...
Additional support is provided by the Enterprise Holdings Endowment, the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Gail and Parker Gilbert Fund, the Aaron I. Fleischman and Lin Lougheed Fund, and The International Council of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The catalogue is made possible by the Mellon Foundation.
