Book description
Learn about the history of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
with iMinds Travel's insightful fast knowledge series. Where can you
find Ancient Greek and Roman artefacts sitting with twentieth century
French impressionist masterpieces? Where can shining suits of armour be
compared with traditional Korean dresses? One of the world s largest and
most encyclopaedic collections of art lies in New York s Metropolitan
Museum of Art. Affectionately known as The Met , it is the largest art
museum in the Western Hemisphere, housing over 2 million artefacts. The
Met is the heart of Museum Mile, a stretch of Fifth Avenue that runs
along the eastern side of Central Park and is home to ten museums
including the Guggenheim and the International Centre of Photography. Of
all these, the Met is undoubtedly the star attraction and it is the
single largest tourist attraction in a city that boasts many. In 140
years the museum has built, from nothing, one of the richest collections
in the world. The museum was founded in 1870. The city was on the rise,
Central Park was being completed and though such icons as the Statue of
Liberty and the Empire State Building were a few years away from being
built, the city was beginning to take its shape. In the wake of the
Civil War, New York City was fast becoming a commercial and industrial
capital, with many major companies being run from the small island of
Manhattan. Newly wealthy businessmen as well as civic leaders, artists
and intellectuals saw an opportunity to make their mark on the
up-and-coming city. They believed in the power of art to educate and
enlighten and they felt they were in a position to both educate the
masses and make some money while doing so. iMinds will tell you the
story behind the place with its innovative travel series, transporting
the armchair traveller or getting you in the mood for discover on route
to your destination. iMinds brings targeted knowledge to your eReading
device with short information segments to whet your mental appetite and
broaden your mind. iMinds unique fast-learning products have been
praised in the Financial Times, Wired, Vogue, Robb Report, Sky News, LA
Times, Mashable and many others.. the future of general knowledge
acquisition. Learn about the history of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
in New York with iMinds Travel's insightful fast knowledge series. Where
can you find Ancient Greek and Roman artefacts sitting with twentieth
century French impressionist masterpieces? Where can shining suits of
armour be compared with traditional Korean dresses? One of the world s
largest and most encyclopaedic collections of art lies in New York s
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Affectionately known as The Met , it is the
largest art museum in the Western Hemisphere, housing over 2 million
artefacts. The Met is the heart of Museum Mile, a stretch of Fifth
Avenue that runs along the eastern side of Central Park and is home to
ten museums including the Guggenheim and the International Centre of
Photography. Of all these, the Met is undoubtedly the star attraction
and it is the single largest tourist attraction in a city that boasts
many. In 140 years the museum has built, from nothing, one of the
richest collections in the world. The museum was founded in 1870. The
city was on the rise, Central Park was being completed and though such
icons as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building were a few
years away from being built, the city was beginning to take its shape.
In the wake of the Civil War, New York City was fast becoming a
commercial and industrial capital, with many major companies being run
from the small island of Manhattan. Newly wealthy businessmen as well as
civic leaders, artists and intellectuals saw an opportunity to make
their mark on the up-and-coming city. They believed in the power of art
to educate and enlighten and they felt they were in a position to both
educate the masses and make some money while doing so. iMinds will tell
you the story behind the place with its innovative travel series,
transporting the armchair traveller or getting you in the mood for
discover on route to your destination. iMinds brings targeted knowledge
to your eReading device with short information segments to whet your
mental appetite and broaden your mind. iMinds unique fast-learning
products have been praised in the Financial Times, Wired, Vogue, Robb
Report, Sky News, LA Times, Mashable and many others.. the future of
general knowledge acquisition.
