Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met)

The largest art museum in the Americas is New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, also known as "the Met". Over two million items from its permanent collection are spread among 17 curatorial divisions. One of the biggest art museums in the world is housed in the main building at 1000 Fifth Avenue, which is located on Manhattan's Upper East Side along the Museum Mile on the eastern border of Central Park. The building's initial phase, which is around 2 million square feet (190,000 m2), was constructed in 1880. The Cloisters at Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan, a considerably more compact second location, houses a substantial collection of artwork, buildings, and relics from medieval Europe.

It was the goal of the Metropolitan Museum of Art when it was established in 1870 to introduce art and art education to the American people. The museum's permanent collection includes artworks from classical antiquity and ancient Egypt, as well as paintings, sculptures, and other works by practically all the great European masters and a sizable selection of contemporary and American works. The Met has a sizable collection of Islamic, Asian, African, and Oceanian artwork. Along with encyclopedic collections of costumes, accessories, and musical instruments, the museum also has ancient armor and weaponry from all around the world. Its galleries contain a number of noteworthy interiors, dating from first-century Rome to contemporary American design. The museum received 1,958,000 visits in 2021, placing it fourth on the list of the most popular art museums worldwide.

Detailed information:

• Founded: 1870
• The Met Location: New York City, USA
• The Met Annual Budget: USD 320 million
• The Met Museum Annual Visitors: 6.95 million