Friday 1 January 2016

THE MET MUSEUM


The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Facade of imposing building with Greek columns. Large colored banners hang from the building's top. A crowd of people is in front.
Metropolitan Museum of Art is located in Manhattan
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Location in Manhattan
EstablishedApril 13, 1870[1][2][3]
Location1000 5th Avenue, New York City, NY 10028
Coordinates40.779447°N 73.96311°W
Visitors
5.2 million (2008)[2]
4.9 million (2009)[4]
5.24 million (2010)
DirectorThomas P. Campbell
Public transit accessSubwayNYCS-bull-trans-4.svg NYCS-bull-trans-5.svg NYCS-bull-trans-6.svg NYCS-bull-trans-6d.svg to86th Street
BusM1M2M3M4M79,M86
Website
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitam Museum of Art by Simon Fieldhouse.jpg
Elevation by Simon Fieldhouse
Built1874
ArchitectRichard Morris Hunt; alsoCalvert VauxJacob Wrey Mould
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
Governing bodyLocal
NRHP Reference #86003556
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 1972[5]
Designated NHLJune 24, 1986[6]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially "the Met", located in New York City, is the largest art museum in the United States and among the most visited art museums in the world. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided among seventeen departments.


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