Metropolitan Museum of Art

aka “The Met”
NYC, Fifth Avenue, 82nd Street
Largest art museum in the USA
>5M yearly visitors
Founded in 1870, 4y after the Nat. Institution & Gallery of Art
- The first art piece was a Roman sarcophagus
- Soon, many European paintings were added
- 1880: opened to the public
2M ft²
🧮 Tens of thousands of objects
- European paintings
- Sculptures from:
  - Baroque period
  - Renaissance
  - Modern age
  - Greek & Roman art
  - Middle East
  - Asia
- Large Egyptian collection
Many projects to promote and educate on art:
- Art libraries
- Conservation
- Scientific research
- Publications
- Digital collections