The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, USA) The Met is America’s largest and most comprehensive art museum, anchoring Manhattan’s Museum Mile. With over two million works, its collection spans 5,000 years—from ancient Egyptian temples reassembled indoors to contemporary installations. The Met excels in European paintings, American decorative arts, arms and armor, and Asian galleries that rival those in Asia itself. Its Costume Institute drives global fashion discourse, notably through the annual Met Gala. Unlike many national museums, The Met was founded by citizens in 1870 to bring art and education to the public. It now includes The Met Cloisters, dedicated to medieval European art. The museum balances scholarly rigor with accessibility, offering free admission to New York residents and pioneering digital initiatives like Open Access. More than a repository, The Met functions as a living dialogue between cultures, eras, and ideas—inviting visitors to explore identity, beauty, and history through an astonishingly diverse lens.
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