I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art this past Tuesday with my friends Gaby and Josh. It was really last minute and I’m glad they were able to show up since last time I planned on it, a series of events happened that prevented me from going.
This was my second time to a museum in NYC, however it was my first time at the MET and I didn’t know what to expect upon entering. Josh led the way and he showed us a couple of very interesting paintings. Throughout the day you could say he served as our free tour guide!
We entered multiple areas in the museum, we saw paintings, statues and artifacts from many places in the world. Your going to have to forgive me for not remembering all the areas that we were in but I do remember being able to access the roof! We also entered this room dedicated to the man Benjamin Franklin, as well as an area that just had a bunch of statues made during the Renaissance.
Anyways the roof was beautiful, it gave a nice view of the city and park and it was the first time I had ever gotten to see a view like that. The roof had a good amount of people and this really old big red house was also just there, monitored by the security guards. I wish I took a picture of the house but you could see how keeping it outside and letting nature run its course left its mark on it.
On the way back down, we started to visit a couple more random areas here and there, again I don’t remember the name of where I took this picture. I think it was probably down with the paintings from the Medieval Times? Anyways we ran into this bust and I just found it funny of it was missing its nose so I had to take a picture of it (You can see me in the reflection of the glass case! Look closely! Promise I’ll have a better picture next time!)
My favorite part of the trip was actually towards the end because we went to this Arabic/Middle Eastern area of the museum and like it was very interesting seeing all sorts of artifacts. My favorite one happened to be this armor that was showcased near the entrance, the design on it really stood out to me and reminded me of the stories and toys that I used to listen to and have when I was a kid. Overall this was area was my favorite as all the artifacts had very unique designs, yet the designs had a sense of uniformity that they still managed to look like they belonged to a single culture. Most of that can be said for every area of the museum we explored and this was a nice experience I wouldn’t mind sharing with other people.
I loved reading your response! Of course, you wont remember everything but i’m glad you had a good time. I really liked the pictures you took and for the record, i do see you in the picture! Well done Anthony!!