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I "snuck" into the met one time because I didn't want to pay the admission charge. I was avoiding security guards the whole time, and was nervous about getting kicked out. I wish I'd known that then.
I "snuck" into the met one time because I didn't want to pay the admission charge. I was avoiding security guards the whole time, and was nervous about getting kicked out. I wish I'd known that then.
Most other NYC museums and zoos are also free, but only on certain days of the week. I know MoMa is free on Fridays.
IN the UNited States the Met has about 13,000 paintings in their collection (and over 2 million "objects of art) by far biggest
The MFA in Boston has 9174 paintings (and 450,000 0bjects) easily second largest
The Harvard Art Museum has 5708 paintings (and 250,000 objects)
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has 4402 paintings (And about 220,000 objects, also no ancient stuff all at PENN)
The National Gallery has 3532 paintings and not sure how many objects but it is NOT encyclopedic collection only has American European and Contemporary
The AIC has 2372 paintings and about 250,000 objects
MOMA in NYC has 2800 paintings AND sculptures (can not search for paintings alone) and 130,000 objects (again not encyclopedic)
So AIC while one of great museums in world is based on objective data, a smaller collection. IT does have second largest building space in North America. West Coast museums not even close in depth and breadth. Source for this is websites of each of these museums. easy to look up if you want to.
No one ever disputed that DC and NYC are clearly top 2.
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