Museums

Now, we know how to take transportation and where to eat, so we are ready for sightseeing. Where should we sightsee? Many of my friends recommend visiting museums. I have been to museums in Korea, so that was not my interesting, but my friends didn’t think like me so I was taken by my friends.

The Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum is one of the most famous tourist attractions in New York City. NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, a famous movie was based on The Natural History Museum, but I don’t know that is The Natural History Museum in New York or not. There are four floors of gallery space and the building is spread over an area of several city blocks. Inside there are 42 permanent exhibits and several temporary ones covering everything in creation from the beginning of time to the present, every discipline of human science: biology, ecology, zoology, geology, astronomy, and anthropology. The museum presents its collection of millions of artifacts with detailed information about the cultural, scientific, or historical importance of the pieces. It's quite possible to spend hours just in the Halls for Asian, African & South American Peoples.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

There are several large museums in New York, but the Metropolitan Museum of Art is truly gigantic. You can try, but I don’t think you can’t see everything in a day. From the sidewalk on Fifth Avenue, the Met, with its tall columns and windows, immense stairways and water fountains, looks like it could be an emperor's palace. The size and diversity of the artwork on display is even more impressive; the museum's collection contains works from every part of the world, spanning the Stone Age to the twentieth century. The Egyptian Art gallery includes a whole temple that was shipped to America as a gift. One thing you should remember that if you bring your bag there, the bag will ignore you. A bag can’t be brought to inside, so you have to check your bag at a checkroom.

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world. The museum's collection offers an unparalleled overview of modern and contemporary art, including works of architecture and design, drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated books and artist's books, film, and electronic media.

The Guggenheim Museum

It is the permanent home to a renowned collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions throughout the year. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, it is one of the 20th century's most important architectural landmarks. The museum opened on October 21, 1959, and was the second museum opened by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation; from 2005 to 2008 it underwent an extensive renovation. Exploring the Guggenheim is extremely enjoyable, but a floor plan is a necessity. The amount of artwork on display is significant, so much so that a visitor might feel a kind of art overload, which is why the museum offers self guided audio tours and group tours for interested visitors.

 

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