New York City

New York City

The Met

 

You shouldn’t really visit New York City without visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 5^thAve at about the mid-point of Central park. It’s an amazing institution that dates back to 1870 when it was founded. Being the largest museum in the United States it's also the 4^thmost visited in the world. The museum is divided into 17 departments. It sports a large permanent collection and also holds numerous special shows and exhibits. It's also a great online source for history buffs. Visit www.metmuseum.org to find lots of great things to explore.

 

When we were there the special exhibition was the Heavenly Bodies show, which mixed fashion and religion. It went on to become the most visited exhibition in the history of the Met with over 1.6 million people cramming through the doors to see the artistic, fashionable show.

 

Personally, I was very fond of the Egyptian and Southeastern Asian collections. I had also never seen a Picasso in person before. The Met has numerous Picasso’s on display in its extensive art collection as well as so many other famous artists that it feels like you could spend days just in the department where most of the paintings are on display.

 

Although there are many museums in NYC that you should also visit, you cannot miss visiting the Met if you want to say you went Museum hopping. That would be criminal.