Metropolitan Museum Experience

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, known to be a sanctuary for a great collection of art, was brimming with tourists and locals when I decided to visit with my friend and my mother. However, looking back on my experience, visiting such a place is something you should do alone because it allows you to appreciate all of the pieces of art without the limitations of bringing someone along with you. I titled this “A Vacation in the Metropolitan Museum of Art” because although we only stayed for a few hours, it seemed as though we were traveling from one region or time to another We headed first to the Greek and Roman Art section. There were many naturalistic sculptures that were fascinating because of how differently the people or gods of that time were portrayed. The nudity of the sculptures should have been repulsive but I realized that the artists were just portraying humans in a new, contrasting way from what I am used to. I tried to accept and comprehend the art because I remembered your lesson on how
I think it is because I am an amateur artist and art critique that I failed to understand fully the message behind the works of art. There was a majority of uninterpretable pieces of art which really made me feel inferior and uninterested. The color combinations were eccentric and the bold, sharp lines looked nothing like the real world. I was at a loss. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a must-see if one lives in or is visiting New York. It is for all ages and types of people. Honestly, I was expecting the visit to be euphoric which was too high of an expectation. However, the museum was very interesting and mentally challenging. The pieces of art were beautiful and complicated which made it pleasing for me to just observe them. This was my first visit to the Metropolitan and I am not disappointed at all. I do hope to go back there once this class has ended to see what I have