METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

Locally known as “the met,” the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest art museum in America. It has a rich collection of over two million words, divided among seventeen curatorial departments. One of the world’s largest and finest art museums, you get the artworks of over 5,000 years representing the world’s culture, from prehistory to the present and from every corner of the Earth. 

The largest museum in the whole world is the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For art lovers and aspiring artists, it is among the particularly recommended places to visit in New York for quite some reasons. For example, the museum houses over 2 million art pieces spreading across the history of culture.

The museum consists of more than just paintings, items such as porcelain, sculptures, musical instruments, historical artifacts, costumes, and armaments are a part of the building as well. In the present time, the museum hosts a total of 20 permanent collections that pivot on medieval art, tapestries and lace, and etc.

Location: 1000 5th Ave, New York 10028, United States

Entry Fee: $25 for adults; $17 for seniors; $12 for students. Free entry for members, patrons, and children below the age of 12

Highlights

• The museum has preserved and presented masterpieces and recent discoveries in cultural history from across the globe.
• One such masterpiece of Buddhism,‘Lives of the gods: Divinity in Maya Art,’ showcases the life cycle of the gods, their creations in the mountains and their transformations into flowers.
• Experience J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, a statue of the Catalyst Quartet that is symbolic of transformation. 
• It undergoes transformation through Western Art Music’s wildest exercise, and the variations occur in a collaborative live performance.
• Enjoy performances, events, seasonal exhibitions, family programs, and much more. 
• The Met or the Museum plans to tackle climate change and socio-economic inequalities in its capital projects program.
• The membership of the Met allows you to enjoy specialised benefits, such as free passes for new exhibitions and many more.
• Explore hundreds of new arrivals, such as home decor items, jewellery, scarves, and toys for kids, and buy gifts for your loved ones from the shops.