Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Like an Egyptian

Nope, I still don't dance, like an Egyptian or otherwise. While we were in New York one of the short list of things we wanted to do was visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see the Egyptian collection.  I have been fascinated by ancient Egypt since 8th grade world history class.    

The collection at the Metropolitan is amazing,  I would say easily the best I have seen.  The Museum sits in Central Park at 82nd  Street.  The nearest subway station is about a 15 minute walk away (we should have taken a taxi, it was hot and we are getting old.)  The suggested admission donation is $25 per person.  The museum is huge, you could spend days there.  We explored the ground floor, for me the highlights were the Egyptian, Greek/Roman collections, and a series of rooms from grand houses of the past.  

It was well worth the visit, worth going back to.  

What is your favorite museum?  

5 comments:

  1. the philly museum of art has a wonderful french impressionist gallery (think monet, lautrec, etc).

    they also have a japanese teahouse and full suits of armor. the building's architecture is impressive; think greek temple.

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    1. I need to go back to Philly again. Great Museum

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  2. My favorite museum is Paris' Musee' d'Orsay.
    The most incredible Egypitian piece I've ever seen is the bust of Nefertiti which is part of the amazing Egyptian collection in Berlin. She is stunning.

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    1. The d'Orsay is amazing, an amazing collection of impressionist art and an amazing space. We had lunch there on Christmas eve.

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  3. Does Versailles count as a museum?

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