One of my favorite things to do in New York City is to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It has been a long time since I’ve been there, but I remember visiting there with my sister’s family and our parents. The broad range of items in the permanent collections and on loan was awesome and inspiring. I don’t remember what all of the special exhibit(s) were when we went, but I am pretty sure that one was “The Treasures of Tutankhamun” (…it was a long long time ago, okay?), and I believe one or two museum sections were closed for renovations and improvements.
I was impressed by many of the items in thecollection, and even then I realized how rare or special many of the items were. To literally see “history” there in front of you, and ponder what the artists’ inspiration was, or what it might have been like when a piece of artwork was made, used, or worn. Considering that many of their pieces are the surviving ones, and how much of our past has been lost to the ages, makes experiencing the ones in front of you that much more special. The diversity of their collection is impressive, to show that not all “art” is just paintings and sculptures, but yes, the paintings and sculptures are there as well. At the time, my sister worked as an assistant curator for a group of museums in Massachusetts. So my sister was able to reveal a lot of the “behind the scenes” information about many of the pieces.
