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Why the
Metropolitan Museum of Art is special
International art experts consider the Metropolitan Museum of
Art in New York City, USA to be one of the world's two greatest
all-around art museums (the other being the Louvre).
Art treasures galore
The Metropolitan Museum's masterpieces cover a 5000-year span.
Presentation is excellent - most artworks are positioned and lit
skillfully to maximize viewer appreciation.
As expected, the Metropolitan Museum houses the preeminent
collection of American art. The celebrated artists include
Eakins, Homer, Remington, Sargent and Tiffany.
However, it's in European art that the Metropolitan Museum
excels the most. You can view an extensive number of European
masterpieces including those by Botticelli, Breugel, Cezanne,
Degas, Gauguin, El Greco, Manet, Monet, Rembrandt, Rubens, Van
Gogh, Velazquez and Vermeer (see above picture for his "Young
Woman with a Water Jug").
The Greek, Roman and Egyptian art collections in the
Metropolitan Museum are also widely heralded, as are those on
African, Chinese and Japanese art. Outstanding object-theme
exhibits include arms & armor, costumes and musical instruments.
Allow sufficient time
You could easily spend several days exploring the vast and
varied Metropolitan Museum.
What leading travel books say about the Metropolitan Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is New York's single most popular
attraction. It receives about 5 million annual visitors.
USA
Lonely Planet Guides
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's all-embracing collections
amount to over three million works of art.
USA
Rough Guides
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