As a person, I enjoy broadening my horizons by learning new facts about history, because history repeats itself and it’s generally useful to know how the past was. One thing I didn’t have was the NYC ID which I tried to get as soon as possible and got it a few weeks into the semester in order to enjoy discounts on things like museums, operas, shows etc. Since I enjoy spending my time at these kind of locations, I ended up going to the MET museum and trying to enjoy one of the exhibits.
Entering the MET Museum I was met with an interesting vibe; lots of people (majority probably being tourists) all trying to enjoy the shows, making the beauty of the museum seem almost claustrophobic. Still, getting in was not hard as the donation was voluntary and I went on to enjoy the trip by myself. Personally, it probably would’ve been a better social experience with others, though the exhibit itself was nice. Specifically, the Egyptian exhibit which has the statue attached below.
Egyptian history is quite unique since the empire is old yet has achieved the grandest of all empires – pyramids. No other group in history has managed to conserve its culture to this day as much as the Egyptians have and it was fascinating to see the tools they had. The eye candy of jewellery and royal portraits were spectacular, but it was also interesting to see how in general people enjoy Egypt so much to the point where a lot of the museum’s exhibit includes reactions to Egypt, e.g. tomb paintings made in the 1900s. For the first time I enjoyed simply looking at the material as I tend to read more than visualize which is why the experience was so lively.
All in all, I believe I will keep on visiting as many museums as possible with my student and NYC ID, because it truly makes me proud to be part of the capital of the world where I’m at most a hour away from seeing global history.