Metropolitan Museum of Art
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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].