Metropolitan Museum of Art
Overview
The Met is a universal museum: every category of art in every known medium from every part of the world during the epoch of recorded time is represented here and thus available for contemplation or study.Contact Information
1000 Fifth AvenueNew York, New York 10028-0198
United States
Diamond level member
Description
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world's largest and finest art museums. Its collections include more than two million works of art spanning 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe. Founded in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum is located in New York City's Central Park along Fifth Avenue (from 80th to 84th Streets). Last year it was visited by 5.2 million people.