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?
the philly museum of art has a wonderful french impressionist gallery (think monet, lautrec, etc).
ReplyDeletethey also have a japanese teahouse and full suits of armor. the building's architecture is impressive; think greek temple.
I need to go back to Philly again. Great Museum
DeleteMy favorite museum is Paris' Musee' d'Orsay.
ReplyDeleteThe 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.
The d'Orsay is amazing, an amazing collection of impressionist art and an amazing space. We had lunch there on Christmas eve.
DeleteDoes Versailles count as a museum?
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