The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art (colloquially The Met) is an art museum <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Art_museum> on the eastern edge of Central Park <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Central_Park>, along "Museum Mile <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Museum_Mile,_New_York_City>" in New York City <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/New_York_City>, United States <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/United_States>. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works of art, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, often called "the Met", is one of the world's largest art galleries; there is also a much smaller second location, at "The Cloisters <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/The_Cloisters>", in Upper Manhattan <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Upper_Manhattan>, which features medieval art <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Medieval_art>.in the permanent collection are works of art from classical antiquity <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Classical_Antiquity> and Ancient Egypt <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Art_of_Ancient_Egypt>, paintings and sculptures from nearly all the European <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Western_painting> masters, and an extensive collection of American <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Visual_arts_of_the_United_States> and modern <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Modern_art> art. The Met also maintains extensive holdings of African <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/African_art>, Asian <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Asian_art>, Oceanic <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Oceanic_art>, Byzantine <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Byzantine_art>, and Islamic <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Islamic_art> art. The museum is also home to encyclopedic collections of musical instruments <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Musical_instruments>, costumes and accessories, and antique weapons <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Weapon> and armor <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Armor> from around the world. Several notable interiors, ranging from 1st-century Rome through modern American design, are permanently installed in the Met's galleries [4].Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of American citizens. The founders included businessmen and financiers, as well as leading artists and thinkers of the day, who wanted to open a museum to bring art and art education to the American people. It opened on February 20, 1872, and was originally located at 681 Fifth Avenue <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Fifth_Avenue>Met's permanent collection is cared for and exhibited by seventeen separate curatorial departments, each with a specialized staff of curators <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Curator> and scholars, as well as four dedicated conservation departments and a department of scientific research.in the permanent collection are works of art from classical antiquity <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Classical_Antiquity> and Ancient Egypt <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Art_of_Ancient_Egypt>, paintings and sculptures from nearly all the European <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Western_painting> masters, and an extensive collection of American <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Visual_arts_of_the_United_States> and modern art <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Modern_art>. The Met also maintains extensive holdings of African <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/African_art>, Asian <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Asian_art>, Oceanic <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Oceanic_art>, Byzantine <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Byzantine_art> and Islamic art <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Islamic_art>. The museum is also home to encyclopedic collections of musical instruments <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Musical_instruments>, costumes and accessories, and antique weapons <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Weapon> and armor <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Armor> from around the world. A number of notable interiors, ranging from 1st century Rome through modern American design, are permanently installed in the Met's galleries.addition to its permanent exhibitions, the Met organizes and hosts large traveling shows throughout the year.present (January 2009), the director of the museum is Thomas P. Campbell <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Thomas_P._Campbell>, a long-time curator, who replaced Philippe de Montebello <mhtml:file://C:\Users\Dina\Desktop\КУРСАЧ\КУРСОВАЯ\5)%20Art%20collections%20an%20the%20USA\Metropolitan%20Museum%20of%20Art%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia.mht!/wiki/Philippe_de_Montebello> following his retirement at the end of 2008 [2].