Besides going on field trips, I’ve never really gone to a museum for my own leisure. The last time I went to the Met was because my friends heard the chicken nuggets in the cafeteria were really good and we had to try them out for ourselves (they were 7/10)…
For this blog assignment I decided to go back to the Met and really take time to look at the art. I found it a pretty entertaining experience. What boggles my mind is the artifacts they have from hundreds, almost thousands of years ago. To have a piece of history that old, on display, physically in front of you, puts things into perspective. My favorite pieces to look at were oil paintings and anything that had a lot of gold.
One exhibition we looked at that really stood out to me was P.S Art. It’s basically an art exhibit full of drawings by about a hundred young students all over New York City. What made it stand out to me was that fact that in such a ‘serious’ art museum was this little exhibit appreciating kids’ art. It was kind of adorable.
While we couldn’t get through the whole museum in one day, I was fascinated enough that I just might stop by again to finish exploring. Seeing everything from ancient to modern art and artifacts is eye opening. Knowing a human hand crafted that clay vase, or wove that giant tapestry, hundreds of years ago gives you a feeling that is hard to describe. I liked it a lot. A lot of the art created a lot of interesting conversations between my friends and I which was nice.
This experience overall changed the way I thought of museums. I’ve always known they were interesting places to go but really would’ve never considered it myself. So I am glad I went. However, this time they didn’t have chicken nuggets.
Overall 8/10 experience. Would recommend.