The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• A gathering place of brilliant civilizations in human history

• From Egyptian temples to Van Gogh’s Starry Night

• Dunhuang murals looking at hometown in the distance

△The Metropolitan Museum of Art displays more than 5,000 years of art works from all over the world for everyone to experience and appreciate. The museum is located in two iconic locations in New York City - the Metropolitan Fifth Avenue and the Metropolitan Cloisters. Millions of people also participate in the Metropolitan Museum of Art experience online.

△Since its founding in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has strived to be a treasure trove of rare and beautiful objects. Every day, art comes alive in the museum's galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing new ideas and unexpected connections across time and culture.

△ The Metropolitan Museum of Art collects, studies, preserves and exhibits important works of art across time and culture in order to connect all people to creativity, knowledge, ideas and one another.