Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s largest and most renowned art museums, housing an extensive collection spanning thousands of years and cultures.

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instanceOf art museum
cultural institution
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs The Met
architect Calvert Vaux
Jacob Wrey Mould
McKim, Mead & White
linked to: Union Station

Richard Morris Hunt
chairperson Tony James
city New York City
collectionPeriod prehistoric times to the present
collectionSize over 2 million works
country United States of America
director Max Hollein
founded 1870
founder Eastman Johnson
Frederic Edwin Church
George Palmer Putnam
Howard Potter
John Taylor Johnston
Other New York civic leaders
William Tilden Blodgett
governingBody Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
hasCollection African art
American art
Ancient Egyptian art
Arms and armor
Asian art
Byzantine art
Costume Institute collection
Drawings and prints
European paintings
Greek and Roman art
Islamic art
Modern and contemporary art
Musical instruments
Oceanic art
hasDepartment Department of Asian Art
Department of Egyptian Art
Department of European Paintings
Department of Greek and Roman Art
Department of Islamic Art
Department of Modern and Contemporary Art
hasPart The Met Breuer (former satellite location)
The Met Cloisters
language English
locatedAt 1000 Fifth Avenue
locatedIn Central Park
Manhattan
New York City
Upper East Side
locatedOn Fifth Avenue
notableWorkHeld Madame X by John Singer Sargent
Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat by Vincent van Gogh
Temple of Dendur
The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David
Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze
opened 1872
president Daniel H. Weiss
significance one of the largest art museums in the world
one of the most visited art museums in the world
state New York
style Beaux-Arts architecture
visitorCount millions of visitors per year
website https://www.metmuseum.org

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New York City hasCulturalInstitution Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art alsoKnownAs The Met
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Metropolitan Museum of Art hasCollection Costume Institute collection
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Metropolitan Museum of Art hasPart The Met Cloisters
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Metropolitan Museum of Art hasPart The Met Breuer (former satellite location)
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Metropolitan Museum of Art hasDepartment Department of Egyptian Art
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Metropolitan Museum of Art hasDepartment Department of European Paintings
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Fifth Avenue hasCulturalInstitution Metropolitan Museum of Art
Washington Crossing the Delaware (Leutze) location Metropolitan Museum of Art
Washington Crossing the Delaware (Leutze) collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Madame X location The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Madame X exhibitionHistory The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat location Metropolitan Museum of Art
Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat collection Metropolitan Museum of Art
Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat cataloguedIn Metropolitan Museum of Art European Paintings collection
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The Death of Socrates location The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Death of Socrates collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art European Paintings collection
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Temple of Dendur locatedIn Metropolitan Museum of Art
Temple of Dendur installedAt Metropolitan Museum of Art
Temple of Dendur exhibitedIn Sackler Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Temple of Dendur ownedBy Metropolitan Museum of Art
Department of Modern and Contemporary Art partOf Metropolitan Museum of Art
Department of Modern and Contemporary Art locatedIn Metropolitan Museum of Art
Department of Modern and Contemporary Art operatesWithin The Met Fifth Avenue
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Department of Greek and Roman Art partOf Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Max Hollein employer Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tony James boardMemberOf Metropolitan Museum of Art
Calvert Vaux notableWork Metropolitan Museum of Art (original building in Central Park)
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Department of Islamic Art partOf Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Department of Islamic Art hasParentOrganization Metropolitan Museum of Art
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John Taylor Johnston notableInstitution Metropolitan Museum of Art
Richard Morris Hunt notableWork Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Avenue façade and wings
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Richard Morris Hunt notableWork Fifth Avenue entrance and grand staircase of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Department of Asian Art partOf Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Department of Asian Art hasParentOrganization Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum Mile contains The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Water Lilies (Monet) exhibited at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art affiliatedWith The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Henri Matisse hasWorkInCollection Metropolitan Museum of Art
Eastman Johnson coFounderOf Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Eastman Johnson coFounded Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Manhattan contains Metropolitan Museum of Art