On September 28, I had the honor to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art with most of my classmates from art class. Touring around the museum, I noticed that all of the collections from the Egyptian section are art pieces of the time period that I love. Even though many parts of the history that everyone knows of ancient Egypt are vague, to me it is filled with splendor and glory. Everything from the architectures, sculptures, paintings, and other arts are evidence of the history of the ancient Egyptian era where pharaohs existed and mummification was a way to bury the ones that have passed on as a way to resurrect in the afterlife. From an era long passed, the ancient Egyptians were one of the most advanced civilizations in the world. To be honest, I hate modern history, but history about ancient civilizations such as the Egyptian, Chinese, and Roman are always ones that I read up on the internet from time to time. Even though the museum has other collections of art of other civilizations and time period, I was the most fascinated by the Egyptian art that were shown. Overall, I had a great learning experience about the art of different civilizations and my fascination of ancient Egypt continues on.
