Considering we are visiting the Met later this month, I figured it would be a good time to give a little blurb about what we will be seeing.
The idea of the MET came about in 1866 when a group of Parisian men decided they wanted to bring "a national institution and gallery of art" to the American people. John Jay, the proposer of the idea, worked hard to get the high class people of New York City to donate money to his cause. Finally, after working with the city and it's leaders, the MET was opened to the public on April 13th, 1870, and it acquired its first artifact, a Roman sarcophagus, on November 20th of the same year.
Located at 1000 fifth ave., the MET is one of New York City's most popular tourist travel spots. It welcomes over 5 million visitors each year. The artifacts in the museum date back as far as 300,000 BC.
Below are some pictures of the museum and some of the most precious artifacts that we will be seeing there:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Inside the Museum
Roman Sarcophagus, the first artifact at the MET
Where can people find more information on the MET? Also, do you mean that the Roman Sarcophagus was the first object acquired by the MET? Can you provide more information on this specific object?
ReplyDeleteCan you tell us more about the Roman Sarcophogus?
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What is the MET's biggest exhibit?
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