Car Rental New York City and the Metropolitan Museum of Art Overview

Considered to be one of the world's foremost storehouses of art work and different types of art collections, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, located in New York City is every artists delight.

If you are on a visit to New York and happen to be artistically inclined, a visit to this Mecca of art is a must with car rental New York City.

The museum boasts of an exhaustive collection of millions of artworks and decorative objects that have been acquired and housed within this museum by some of the nation's most prominent and dedicated conservators and scholars.

Situated on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, there is no way you can miss this sprawling and majestic museum with car rental New York City. Founded in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was originated by a group of American citizens, including businessmen and financiers, leading artists and philosophers who cherished the idea of a museum that would collect art and art work around the world for the people of America to learn and appreciate.

Once you are in the museum premises with car rental New York City, you can get a taste of its enormity; they have a permanent collection that has more than two million works of art. These art works have been divided into nineteen curatorial departments.

The museum comprises of two buildings. The main building referred to as "the Met," is one of the world's single largest art galleries. If you wish to visit the smaller building, you could hire a car rental New York City to take you around to the second building, located in Upper Manhattan. This building mostly has on display at medieval art work features.

The museum has seen a steady growth in its acquisition of art works and pieces from around the world, in doing this the museum has been expanded several times in order to accommodate the growing collection through gifts and strategic purchases over the years.

One such strategic purchase in recent times which drew a lot of attention, was that of a painting of a Madonna and Child by the early Renaissance master Duccio for more than $45 million.

When visiting the museum with car rental New York City the principal attractions, sure to catch your eye are-

  • Collection of vast European paintings and sculpture holdings that include masterpieces of Dutch, French Italian, and Spanish schools of art.
  • The American Wing, with legendary paintings, silver, textiles sculpture, drawing, furniture, and glass.
  • The museum's arms and armor collection
  • Collection of ancient Egyptian art
  • A new collection of classical antiquities
  • Sculptures from nearly all the European masters
  • An extensive collection of American and modern art
  • An art work collection of Asian, Oceanic, African, Byzantine and Islamic art.
  • An encyclopedic collection of costumes and accessories, musical instruments, antique weapons and armor from the world over.
  • Notable designs are permanently installed in the Met's galleries, some of these ranges from 1st century Rome to the contemporary American design.

Visiting and locating the Metropolitan Museum of Art is quite easy if you hire a car rental New York City. Located prominently at the eastern edge of Central Park, the museum features in what is commonly referred to as the 'Museum Mile in New York City'.

If you are lucky while on your trip to New York you might be a witness to some of the special exhibitions hosted by the museum from time to time, you could even time your visit to the city according to these exhibitions if you are an art freak.

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