Visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art gave me the perception of time traveling back to the past era. I saw an amalgam of artifacts recounting: different cultures, historical events, renowned figures, etc. However, rather than concentrating on several attractions, I am dedicated to focus on Egypt. The reason is I desire to utilize my knowledge from history to apply to daily life. Therefore, my friend and I went directly to the Egyptian sector. It was an extremely tough decision to choose one object to focus on for my essay because all art pieces are so aesthetically pleasing and elegant. As I walked deeper into the museum, a monumental sculpture caught my attention. It was the sculpture of The Female Pharaoh Hatshepsut.
Ironically, despite being labeled as the “Female” Pharaoh, I can see an abundance of masculine features. She wore traditional clothes, head-dress, and a false beard which is usually worn by male pharaohs of Egypt. The traditional false beard is a symbolism of her pharaonic power. Although ancient Egyptian society gave women far more respect than most other societies of the time, it was still extremely unusual for a woman to become a pharaoh. There’s a dogmatic view that it’s wrong for a woman to rule. Therefore, she spent most of her life time trying to secure her position to become a reliable ruler. Moreover, it is so radical that she is just the third woman to be pharaoh in 3,000 years.
It was this moment that she created a cunning plan. The plan was to set off a trading expedition to the land of Punt. No Egyptian had ever been at the land for more than 500 years. This plan was a victory because it kept her army busy. The trading expedition allows her to bring an ample amount of valuable and exotic goods back to Egypt. This includes: ivory, leopard skins and incense. Fortunately, Hatshepsut’s plan was worth her blood and sweat. She was able to gain an enormous amount of respect and reputation. As a ruler, she contacted foreign countries and opened up to many parts of the world.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an extraordinary place to explore and learn. It’s fun and breathtaking. I was able to familiarize myself with different chapters, movements, philosophies, and classifications. I can’t wait to go back and resume my unfinished journey of looking at the various galleries.
same to me because they had all the sculptures and arts and stuffs from the ancient times, if you want me to have fun visiting a museum, that would be really funny. The only thing I felt surprised about the museum was, you can pay whatever price you wanted in order to get the ticket, which means you can pay nothing and get in there all day long. If you really liked arts and archeology, I can guarantee that this is the best place for you. The first part I visited was the Egyptian arts, they had all the coffins and divine sculptures of the king/pharaoh and lots of accessories of the ancient Egypt. I wanted to check out the mummy, but I could not find it, which is really sad. The next part was the Ancient Chinese arts, most of them were religious sculptures like Buddha and some other Buddhist gods. They looked familiar to me because my parents believed in Buddha and they used to carried me around the Buddhist temples when I was young. I picked this Museum because I could finish two assignments by visiting. One was the blog, and another was an essay from my global history class. There was one thing I didn’t understand,
this thing, is in the museum, it was kind of funny seeing it there when the rest of the arts were ancient sculptures and this one looked like some modern stuff. Overall, it was great visiting the museum, I wish I would never have to visit museums anymore.
I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art a week ago with a few of my friends. I’ve been here many times before but it was always for school trips, so I didn’t remember much of it. This time my experience was much better than what I remembered. The museum had a wide variety of exhibitions and the ones that I visited were the Greek, Egyptian, European, medieval, and modern arts. The ones I spent the most time in was the European sculptures and Greek art section. What amazed me the most about this exhibit was the heavily decorated rooms in the European exhibit that looked like it came right out of a different time period. There was so much detail to take in everywhere I looked, from the furniture to the wallpaper. Greek art was mainly sculptures of people which was also very detailed. Another exhibit that I really liked was Egyptian art. There were caskets and wall paintings on display. One of the main displays was The Temple of Dendur, where visitors where able to enter the actual structure. I’ve seen pictures of this temple so it was nice to see it in real life. By the time I got to the Egyptian art area, I only had about 15 minutes before closing time so I rushed through the rest of the exhibit to see the temple. Next time when I go back I would definitely spend more time in that section because everything seemed interesting from what I saw. The museum was huge and I spent at least an hour in each exhibit because there was so much art to see. Going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art was a lot of fun and I would be interested in going back on my free time and not just for an assignment.
Going to the Moma more formally known as the museum of modern art. The first time I went there I was hesitant to like it. I am a fan of history but after going and looking at a few paintings I really enjoyed the art. Every picture has Its own understanding and to truly understand what these pictures mean you have to stand in front of them for a few minutes to capture the idea of the artist. This really interested me and as I kept walking around the museum I was even more inspired. This museum did have lots of history incorporated inside of it, you just had to understand the time period the painting or art was created and by who. After you know more it is interesting to walk around and read up what was written next to every art form. The museum was different then most museums that I have been to, this museum had a very elegant dining area and it was a vertical museum just like Baruch’s campus. The museum was overall good and better then what I had expected. I am always out to try new things and this museum was a good experience. As side from the art there was lots of newer more modern exhibits and those where fun and interactive. I spent a few hours in a place full of mystery and lots of exploring to do and had a blast. I would definitely say that this museum inspires me to be an artist and to one day have people reading about me and writing about me and the great things I have yet to accomplish. I would also recommend this museum to anybody who has not been there. It is a wonderful place to go visit and learn about art and its history.