The Met Fifth Avenue
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| Established | April 13, 1870[1][2][3] |
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| Location | 1000 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°46′46″N 73°57′47″W / 40.7794°N 73.9631°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Director | Max Hollein |
| Public transit access | Subway:     at 86th Street at 77th StreetBus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M79, M86 SBS |
| Website | Official website |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
NYC Landmark
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| Built | 1874 |
| Architect | Richard Morris Hunt; also Calvert Vaux; Jacob Wrey Mould |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| NRHP reference # | 86003556 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 29, 1972[6] |
| Designated NHL | June 24, 1986[7] |
| Designated NYCL | June 9, 1967 (exterior)[4] November 19, 1977 (interior)[5] |
The Met Fifth Avenue is the primary museum building for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, United States.
The main building at 1000 Fifth Avenue, along the Museum Mile on the eastern edge of Central Park in Manhattan's Upper East Side, is by area one of the world's largest art galleries.
The building is made up of XY unique structures, joined together over numerous renovations and expansions. These structures are today considered by the Met to make up a single museum building.
Site
Design
Exterior
Interior
History
Impact
Landmark designations
The museum's main building was designated a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1967,[4] and its interior was separately recognized by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1977.[5] The Met's main building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986, recognizing both its monumental architecture, and its importance as a cultural institution.[8]
Further reading
References
- ↑ "Today in Met History: April 13". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on January 17, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Metropolitan Museum of Art: About". Artinfo. 2008. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Brief History of The Museum". Metmuseum.org. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Metropolitan Museum of Art" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. June 9, 1967. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Metropolitan Museum of Art" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. November 19, 1977. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Metropolitan Museum of Art". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "NHL nomination for Metropolitan Museum of Art". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
External links
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