Last Friday I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with my friends after school. The last time I visited the Met was three years ago when I first arrived in the United States. By that time, I was so eager to visit every famous place in NY and the Met was definitely one of those can’t-miss stops. It somehow made me feel bad when I initially treated this visit as just an academic task.
Things have been changed. I remembered last time I went there, no paid admission was required for all NYC public school student. Now they call the ticket a pay-as-you-want donation. My group planned to visit two galleries so we could complete our project for the global class as well. However, I was fascinated by the collections of antiquities from ancient China so I stayed in the gallery of Asian Art for hours. I looked at each collection closely and tried to apply the historical context to them to image how the living of people in each era/dynasty was like. My favorite section was the gallery of Chinese calligraphy and drawing. I wanted to take every collection there home – or buy them when I become rich enough.(daydreaming) At the end, I had to rush through the gallery of Ancient Near East Art to gather information for my global project.
We arrived at two but by the time we left, it already past 5 pm. Walking down the stairs and looking at the big fountain, I realized it wasn’t the best timing. I remembered three years ago how gorgeous the fountain looked like with the lights when I left in the evening. Days and months flash by so quickly. It’s kind of sad to find out that three years has already slipped through my fingers. Anyway, it’s definitely worthy to visit the Met for a second time.
