The Metropolitan Museum of Art
11/3/2023 3:55:47 PM
Do you know?
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, also known as the Met, is the largest and most comprehensive art museum in New York City and one of the foremost in the world.
- In 2019 alone, 7.3 million people visited the museum. The museum is always filled with art lovers every day.
Let's explore more about this great museum!
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| houses | grace | medieval | additions |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is in New York City. It is one of the world's great storehouses of art. It opened in 1870. The museum is open to the public. The idea is to let all people view great art. The original building has had many . The Met is twenty times larger now than when it was first built. It more than two million objects.
The Met's first was a Roman stone . This type of tomb is called a sarcophagus. It was joined by Egyptian and objects recovered from ancient societies. There are classical Greek marble statues and parts of temples. The Met has furniture on display from the great European castles of the Middle Ages. Visitors can see more than 15,000 pieces of arms and . These span twenty-three centuries.
Artworks from ancient Egypt and Europe its walls. Popular 19th-century impressionists, such as Vincent Van Gogh, have a number of works on exhibit. What’s the biggest painting? The canvas of "Washington Crossing the Delaware". It’s over twelve feet tall and twenty-one feet wide!
You can learn more about the museum by reading From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg. It is a sixth-grade mystery set in the museum.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is in New York City. It is one of the world's great storehouses of art. It opened in 1870. The museum is open to the public. The idea is to let all people view great art. The original building has had many additions. The Met is twenty times larger now than when it was first built. It houses more than two million objects.
The Met's first acquisition was a Roman stone coffin. This type of tomb is called a sarcophagus. It was joined by Egyptian artifacts and objects recovered from ancient societies. There are classical Greek marble statues and parts of temples. The Met has furniture on display from the great European castles of the Middle Ages. Visitors can see more than 15,000 pieces of arms and armor. These span twenty-three centuries.
Artworks from ancient Egypt and medieval Europe grace its walls. Popular 19th-century impressionists, such as Vincent Van Gogh, have a number of works on exhibit. What’s the biggest painting? The canvas of "Washington Crossing the Delaware". It’s over twelve feet tall and twenty-one feet wide!
You can learn more about the museum by reading From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg. It is a sixth-grade mystery set in the museum.
Source: Daily Warm-ups- Nonfiction Reading Grade 6
Why was the Met originally built?
- To serve as a fortress during medieval times
- To serve the entertaining purpose of rich people
- To enable the public to enjoy art
From reading the passage, what do you know about the Met?
- It attracts the largest number of visitors to New York City.
- Its famous objects on display mostly come from medieval European.
- It is one of the great museums that opened in the 19th century.
Suppose that the Met had an original area of 1500 square meters, what is its area now?
- 30,000 square meters
- 20,000 square meters
- 15,000 square meters
What is NOT mentioned in the passage?
The novel From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler contains information about the Met.
- The Met's lobby functions as a display area for artworks by Vincent Van Gogh.
- Arms and armor on display in the Met are from different eras of history.
What is the main idea of the passage?
- The architectural expansion of the Met
- The popularity of 19th-century impressionists in the Met
- The history and vast collection of the Met
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