The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded on April 13, 1870, “to be located in the City of New York… encouraging and developing the study of the fine arts…” By the twentieth century, the Met had become one of the world’s great art centers. Today, the Met’s two-million-square-foot building houses over two million objects, tens of thousands of which are on view at any given time.
The Met was the first public institution in the world to acquire a work of art by Henri Matisse. The Met’s houses twenty-six thousand ancient Egyptian objects, the largest collection of Egyptian art outside of Cairo.
Hours
- Tuesday–Thursday: 9:30am–5:30pm. Closed Mondays.
- Friday and Saturday: 9:30am–9:00pm.
- Sunday: 9:30am–5:30pm.
- Closed Monday (except Met Holiday Mondays), Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1.
Admission Fees
- Fees are Recommended
- Adults 25$ , Children under 12 Free
- Exhibitions Free with Admission
Collections
- The American Wing
European Paintings
- Egyptian Art
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Arms and Armour
- Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Africa, Oceania, Americas
- Costume Institute
- Drawings and Prints
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Greek and Roman Art
- Islamic Art
- Medieval Art and the Cloisters
- Musical Instruments
- Photographs
- Robert Lehman Collectiono
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Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) by Pollock at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave New York, NY 10028
