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Biggest regret of my life was giving myself 2 hours to tour the museum. I knew it was famous and iconic but never imagined it's magnitude. I want to go back and spend the whole day there. That still wouldn't be enough. Absolutely amazing.
You’d get museum fatigue; ideally spend several hours each time you visit so you can enjoy; I have visited many museums of the world, have the say that for the grand ones a well stocked cafe does make a difference, as you can stay the whole day. I remember I spent a day sauntering through the Musei Capitolini in Rome and the National South Korean Museum just because the layout allowed the visitors to rest and stay well-fed. The Vatican Museums on the other hand were horrendous in spite of the nice exhibits, they were not as “long hours friendly” as others.
40 years ago I was a " cater waiter" for Martha Stewart and other high-end caterers. A few times we worked catered parties at the Met in the Temple of Dendur ( spelling? ). It was breathtaking to be around this ancient stone temple. Events in this room were very limited, due to the fact that they can not have too many people around the temple.
Wish to go back to NY, my visit is always hurried and not able to come by the met, watching this video made me regret not going with this quarantine going on.
The gift of art is truly invaluable!!! Recently, I went into this house of art and couldn't believe my eyes. I discovered so many masterpieces! Thank you so much for this amazing video.
I really appreciate advertisers who allow watching GREAT MUSEUMS for free on RU-vid. What a museum! It's literally my dream to visit it one day traveling there and being blown away by such beautiful works of art. This museum can teach me a lot of history and appreciate extraordinary and abstract beauty. I really like the work of Ch'ien Hsuan from China, as well as some of the status of Egypt and Iraq. Is there any possibility that I can help identify piano songs that start at 41:10? Thank you for sharing a great look at this museum collection✨❤.
I hope you do. I went this week for the first time and it has changed a little since this video. George Washington crossing the Delaware is in a different hall now.
The top museums of the world must include the Louvre in Paris , the Prado in Madrid, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Vatican Museums in Rome, the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the British Museum in London, the Smithsonian Museums in Washington, the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, and the Met in New York. The very best works of art can be found in these places.
You are lucky to live in NY. There are so many galleries and exhibitions. I wish I lived there, I feel like it would be easy for me to find the motivation to keep painting.
Jealous. I love in Minnesota and can’t wait to go once the virus is gone. It was the most magical experience of my entire life. I couldn’t even take it all in.
I was just there two days ago, and let me tell you, you need more than just one day to see and appreciate the full extent of their art collections. My personal favourites were the weapons and arms, along with the Egyptian collection. Simply incredible!
I work at the museums in my city. We have 5, all on one campus. I live in New England and have been to NYC many times but never The Met. That will change once Covid19 is gone. This museum is incredible!
This gives us a wonderful sight into the treasures of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The viewer is led on a magnificent stroll through the world of art. Very good and vivid.
PRICELESS LEGACIES WE LEAVE BEHIND WITH REVERENCE , THROUGH PRECIOUS TIME...ON EARTH... I first resonated with a small picture of 'Goya's boy with bird cage' at age 4, in SINGAPORE, and again, in reality at the 'MET' as an adult in the 70's............speechless.
I was lucky to go there, I was fascinated and dumbstruck by the art and collection. America is the greatest nation on earth. My head bows down to this great country.
After 911 we visited Manhattan for the first time. Every time I turned a corner, I saw art i recognized in the Met. When I saw my first Rembrandt I started crying like a baby.
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I lived in New York City for 15 years... the last 1O years I lived in a bathtub in the kitchen and toilet in the hall apartment on the upper-east side... what I loved most was walking to museums like the Met on their free days... and taking all of the time I wanted... all for free... what a great city.
It's great to have this video, given the possibility that The Met may go the way of other art venues that will be closing their doors during the coronavirus pandemic.
Have had early Sunday mornings in some of the out of the way galleries, have spent a quiet afternoon almost all by myself in French interiors and have had the privilege of having my first MET visit be a viewing of a Picasso exhibit, in about '82 or '83, which included walking into the Gallery with the larger than life picture Guernica introducing the showing -- that just a year or so before Guernica was returned to Spain. To this day that showing formed my art foundation and Picasso and his works remain my most elemental reference.
I lived in Manhattan for two years, and would walk across Central Park almost every weekend to go to the MET. It truly changed my life and opened up my mind tremendously. I’ve been obsessed with ancient art/artifacts/history ever since.
very good video of an impressive museum. I remember that I felt to be one with all of the fanastic works. It was like forgeting myself while walking through the halls. One of the greatest museums in the world.
Just coming back from there today. It's even more splendid than The British museum! My dream came true to have a look at Chinese Garden and the artwork of Vincent Van Gol.
Thanks for your comment! The Met is simply a treasure house of wonderful works of art. Have you had a chance to see GREAT MUSEUMS' two other programs about the Met - An Acquiring Mind and West Meets East? They're both on our RU-vid channel.
Such a fantastic Museum! It's absolutely my dream to visit it one day, for a least a week! I love it love it love it!... I never get tired of watching it. Spectacular Beauty through and through. Thank you tremendously. : )
Hi, just wanted to stop by and show my support. I recently visited the cloisters and was moved to tears... its a shame more people dont know about it! keep up the great work!
@daltonagre That's terrific - we're glad that you were able to see it. Great Museums has also produced programs about the Met's Chinese collection and about the acquisition strategy of the previous director, Philippe de Montebello, both of which you may enjoy on RU-vid.
When I was an art student and living in NYC, many moons ago, it was my classroom, my textbook, my studio, and my research lab. I went there every week and spent almost the whole day every single time. Those were the golden days - I miss them terribly.
Fantástico museo, con mucha gran y histórica obra artística. sin duda un de los que hay que visitar antes de morir. Espero ver expuesto en el, la obra de KijotIsma, el artista más completo y innovador de la história.
The Euphronio's Krater had to be send back to Italy. I m an Italian and I love art and archaeology. I know about the bla-bla's of link between the arctifact and with territory, meaning of ownership, political influence between countries etc., but at the end of the day what counts it is enjoy the art work, its usufruct in space and time by the public, the breath of fresh air to see a masterpiece alone, not between 600 other vases that pollutes the eye of the beholder. It was in New York ( where I saw it in 2002)? Leave it there!There are many, many things that could have be done with the excuse (in the name) of this Krater, meanwhile in Italy it is just another masterpiece to confound the soul of turists or the subject of some gossips.
The Met truly is the kind of museum that inspires on every visit. Have a great time! (And you may want to check out GREAT MUSEUMS' other programs on the Met - An Acquiring Mind and West Meets East.
@cfh99nyc Thanks so much! That's great that you were able to visit the Cloisters. You're right - too few people make it there and it's well worth the visit. We invite you to check out GREAT MUSEUMS Facebook page, where you can see the latest goings on with GREAT MUSEUMS and where we welcome your comments.
Nothing can match the creativity of the human mind. Our minds interact with the world around us and thus creates what we call art. What other creature can do this?
Hi all, it's a must-see! Also, learn from my mistakes. 1. Bring with or wear your most comfortable shoes. 2. Plan to spend multiple days enjoying it. )
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The Luce room is the part of the museum that always amazed me because it doesn’t have the most famous paintings or maybe not their best stuff - but it overwhelms the visitor with how much stuff they have.
thank you, a counter or digital counter usually restart once there is no room for an extra digit, that what modernists do. That easy, it is hard to add a digit.
@sybylo Your Sundays must be divine indeed, although I couldn't find this collection at your channel. You may also enjoy GREAT MUSEUMS' An Acquiring Mind (about previous Director Philippe de Montebello's acquisition process) and West Meets East (about the Chinese galleries of the Met). Thanks for your comment and see you at the Met!
Appreciate the camera work and that we can view the paintings during the dialog. The commentary is a bit too verbose. Critique each work just a bit less and leave a silent pause for the viewer to reflect.
