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 Metropolitan Museum of Art Location: 1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St Telephone: 212-535-7710, 212-570-3828 Website: www.metmuseum.org
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History: One of the museum’s most important benefactors was J.P. Morgan, who as president (1904-13) continued to expand the collections and the building. In 1929 the museum acquired an outstanding collection of French impressionist paintings from Louisine Havermyer. Today, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest and most comprehensive art museum in the western hemisphere. It houses more than three million works of art, hundreds of them famous masterpieces, ranging from ancient to modern. Its collection of Egyptian art is second only to the one in Cairo. Departments include: the American Decorative Arts, American Paintings and Sculpture, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Arms and Armor, Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, Asian Art, The Cloisters, The Costume Institute, Drawings and Prints, Egyptian Art, European Paintings, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Greek and Roman Art, Islamic Art, The Robert Lehman Collection, The Libraries, Medieval Art, Modern Art, Musical Instruments, Photographs, and Antonio Ratti Textile Center. In addition to the Metropolitan Museum's collection, visitors can enjoy special exhibitions, gallery talks, lectures, and other educational programs offered daily at the museum. Nearby Places of Interest:
Allow yourself a minimum of 4 hours at the museum. The Museum offers a broad spectrum of educational programming for all of its audiences, including guided tours in several languages, gallery talks, lectures, and films for adults as well as many activities for families and students. Almost all of these programs are free with Museum admission. Due to ongoing budgetary concerns, some galleries will be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings or afternoons on a rotating basis. Please check at the Admissions Desks or Information Desk in the Great Hall for each day's schedule. All packages and umbrellas must be left in the coat-check areas near the Museum entrances before entering the galleries, and must be retrieved before the Museum closes. No luggage or garment bags will be accepted. Still photography is permitted for private, noncommercial use only in the Museum's galleries devoted to the permanent collection. Photography is not permitted in special exhibitions or areas designated as "No Photography"; works of art on loan from private collections or other institutions may not be photographed. The use of a flash is prohibited. Movie and video cameras are prohibited. Tripods are allowed on weekdays only, and only with a permit issued by the Information Desk in the Great Hall. Maps, brochures, tours, and assistance in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish can be obtained in the Great Hall. Audio Guide—available at distribution booths in the Great Hall and at the entrances to special exhibitions—is recorded in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. The Met Store features publications and reproductions produced by the Museum, as well as other books and merchandise related to the permanent collection and special exhibitions.
The Metropolitan Museum offers a wide variety of dining options.
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