metropolitan museum of art (met)

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i have visited the metropolitan museum of art at least 5 times. i mean it's huge. to give you an idea, the perimeter of the museum is almost .6 miles. just to walk around the edge! if you're coming to nyc, you have to go to the met.

beautiful museum. it has a recommended donation, which is worth it, since once you're in, you don't have to pay (as far as i have seen) for any of the extra special exhibits. it's biggest drawback is that it is huge and old. therefore it is difficult to find the exhibit you want sometimes. there often are major sections under renovation, which makes it difficult to navigate. while walking to the exhibit though, you do get to see some amazing stuff.

so, the exhibits i have seen: the age of rembrandt: dutch paintings in the met, gifts for the gods: images from egyptian temples, pioret: king of fashion, american art (washington crossing the delaware), european sculpture, armour, swords, van goghs, picassos, the temple of dendur (yes, they moved a temple to the museum), tiffany art...you name it and it is there.

so, yes you have to go. well it might be hard to find you are looking for, you'll see some amazing stuff as you get there.

times visited: at least 5
time in the museum: 1 hr - 4 hrs
overall: A

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