Metropolitan Museum of Art

art museum in New York City, United States
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum[1][2][3] headquartered in New York City[4]. Founded in 1870, it operates as a 501(c)(3) organization[4][5]. John Taylor Johnston served as its founder[6].

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Summary

Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum[1]. It ranks in the top 0.06% of art_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,004 views/month, #1 of 1,666).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art held citizenship in United States[3].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art was a member of Museum Association of New York[4].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art is located in Manhattan[5].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art is in the country of United States[6].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's instance of is recorded as art museum[7].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's instance of is recorded as publishing house[8].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's instance of is recorded as production company[9].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[10].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's instance of is recorded as museum[11].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's architect is recorded as Richard Morris Hunt[12].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's architect is recorded as Jacob Wrey Mould[13].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's founder is recorded as John Taylor Johnston[14].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[15].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's postal code is recorded as NY 10028[16].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's child organization or unit is recorded as The Cloisters[17].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's child organization or unit is recorded as The Costume Institute[18].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's child organization or unit is recorded as Anna Wintour Costume Center[19].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's child organization or unit is recorded as The American Wing[20].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's child organization or unit is recorded as Ancient Near Eastern Art[21].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's child organization or unit is recorded as Arms and Armor[22].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's child organization or unit is recorded as The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing[23].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's child organization or unit is recorded as Asian Art[24].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's child organization or unit is recorded as Drawings and Prints[25].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's child organization or unit is recorded as Egyptian Art[26].
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art's child organization or unit is recorded as European Paintings[27].

Body

Founding

Metropolitan Museum of Art's founder is recorded as John Taylor Johnston[14]. 1870 marks the founding of it[28].

Operations

Metropolitan Museum of Art's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[15]. Subsidiaries include The Cloisters[17], an art museum[29], in United States[30], founded in 1938[31]; The Costume Institute[18], an archives[32], in United States[33]; Anna Wintour Costume Center[19], a facility[34], in United States[35], founded in 2014[36]; The American Wing[20]; Ancient Near Eastern Art[21]; and Arms and Armor[22].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Metropolitan Museum of Art include Met Gala[37], a fundraising event[38], in United States[39], founded in 1948[40].

Why It Matters

Metropolitan Museum of Art ranks in the top 0.06% of art_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,004 views/month, #1 of 1,666).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include Met Gala[37], a fundraising event[38], in United States[39], founded in 1948[40].

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  1. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . archINFORM. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . archINFORM. Retrieved . metmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . JSTOR. Retrieved . grp.isbn-international.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Emporis Building Directory. Retrieved . npgallery.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . lhry.org. lhry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . nysmuseums.org. Retrieved . nysmuseums.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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