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Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET)

The MET in New York, is one of the most reputed museums in the world. Its galleries have seen art and archaeology works of world importance, it also owns a large collection of works and objects such as: oil paintings, sculptures, weapons, and musical instruments.
See some paintings from the MET.

Coming from the east and west, with special collections of Egyptian, Islamic, Greek, medieval, oriental, Australian art. It also has a great collection of modern art.

Address	1000 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10028, United States.
Near	American Museum of Natural History, Central Park, Neue Galerie, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Jewish Museum of New York.
Phone	+1 212 535 7710
Fax	+1 212 570 3972
Email	education@metmuseum.org
Hours	Sunday to Thursday from 10:00 to 17:00h. Friday and Saturday from 10.00 to 21.00h. .
Comments on hours	Admission is allowed until 15 minutes before closing. Open every day of the year except: January 1, the first Monday of May, Thanksgiving Day (last Thursday of November), and December 25.
How to get there	- Bus lines 4, 5, and 6 pass by the museum.
Admission price	25 dollars € (adults), discounts for students, seniors, and children.
Location coordinates	Latitude: 40.779187 Longitude: -73.963535
Year of foundation	1872
Institution information	See on Wikipedia.
Also known as	MET, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Website	www.metmuseum.org (in English).