NYC: Metropolitan Museum: 'Secrets of the MET' Experience

NYC: Metropolitan Museum: 'Secrets of the MET' Experience

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Journey through 5,000 years of human creative expression at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC! This special guided tour showcases the MET's greatest hits, hidden gems and best kept secrets.

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Highlights

Marvel at The Temple of Dendur in the Egyptian wing, and uncover it's secrets
Meet Madame X, and find out why she's been called the 'American Mona Lisa'
Hear the extraordinary story of the 'Manhattan Michelangelo'
Masterpieces by Picasso, Monet, Van Gogh, & more!
Appreciate why the MET truly is home to 'All the Beauty in the World'

Description

Welcome to the MET, home to the most dynamic and diverse art collections on the planet! This exclusive tour highlights the top masterpieces, while uncovering hidden gems, along with the MET's best kept secrets. With 2 million square feet, 18 curatorial departments, and 2 million works of art spanning 5,000 years of human expression, the MET can be overwhelming. See the best of this awesome collection on a 2.5 hour guided tour that will leave you wanting more! Just some of the many highlights on our tour include: 1. Ancient Egypt Marvel at Mummies, Royal Treasures, and the Exquisite Temple of Dendur, the only one of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. 2. The American Wing Hear the backstory of 'Washington crossing the Delaware', the largest painting on canvas at the MET. Strike a pose with Madame X, the 'American Mona Lisa.' 3. Musical Instruments The MET's collection spans 4,000 years and nearly every culture on earth; we will pop in to see the world's oldest surviving piano, and if lucky, hear how it sounds! 4. Arms and Armor Find your Knight in shining armor inside one of the MET's most popular galleries, that will highlight the most famous and curious suits of armor on display. 5. Italian Renaissance Sculpture Meet the 'Manhattan Michelangelo' and see why sculpture is the highest art form! 6. Medieval Collection See the chalice once believed to be 'The Holy Grail' 7. European Paintings Explore masterpieces by artists such as Goya, El Greco, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Raphael and more! See the tiny painting from 1290 CE that is to date the most expensive the MET has ever purchased. 8. 19th & 20th Century Paintings From modern artists like Dali, Pollock and Picasso, to Impressionists like Degas, Monet and Van Gogh, we will appreciate many of the MET's most famous works! 9. Greek and Roman Art We will conclude in the Greek and Roman art collection with some of the most spectacular sculptures, including the Dionysus sarcophagus, a nine foot tall Hercules, and some of the finest Roman frescoes to survive antiquity, baked in time near Pompeii!