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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the largest and finest art museums
in the world. Its collections include more than two million works of art --
several hundred thousand of which are on view at any given time -- spanning
more than 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present.
This site is designed to give visitors an overview of the collections
on display in the Museum's galleries. Also available are a Floor Plan, which
includes information on services for visitors, and the Calendar, which offers
a detailed current listing of special exhibitions, concerts, lectures, films,
and other Museum activities, and the Gift and Book Shop, with over 100 of our best-selling items available. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide, an
illustrated handbook that is for sale in all of the Museum's shops, provides
more information about the collections.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's on-line exploration of Byzantium was
created in conjunction with the international loan exhibition The Glory of Byzantium (March 11 - July 6, 1997), which celebrates the art of the second golden age of Byzantine art (8431261).
This on-line exploration moves beyond the time frame of the exhibition and includes examples of art from the first golden age of Byzantine art (324730) and the late period, which ended with the Turkish conquest in 1453.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is pleased to announce the inauguration of
THE APOLLO CIRCLE,
YOUNG FRIENDS OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
The Apollo Circle, Young Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art is for individuals ages 21 to 39. Named after the Greek god of youth, light, the arts, culture and music, the Apollo Circle is a new comprehensive program that engages its members in a variety of educational and social activities and provides exclusive insights into the Museum's collections.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is pleased to announce the following additions to our Web site!
- A new membership category created just for you, MET NET MEMBERSHIP!
Visit our Membership Page for information.
- To order a Membership online, please enter the
Museum Gift Shop
- If you are already a Met Net Member and you need
instructions on how to access your benefits, please click here and follow the directions on those pages.
- The new EDUCATION section is full of entertaining information and activities for teachers, students, visitors, and families.
- We now have a FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS section to answer some of the more common inquiries. Please check out this section before sending an e-mail.
- The Thomas J. Watson Library now has the WATSONLINE available for Internet users. The Watsonline gives full bibliographic information for about 70 percent of the library's holdings, including all materials catalogued since 1980.
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