{"id":15449,"date":"2024-03-03T21:21:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T02:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/?p=15449"},"modified":"2025-05-29T04:31:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T08:31:06","slug":"highlights-of-the-met","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/highlights-of-the-met","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of The Met: Uncovering The Metropolitan Museum of Art\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a>, otherwise known as “the Met,” opened its doors in 1870. Its initial collection was just one Roman sarcophagus and 174 European paintings. Today the museum boasts a collection of 1.5 million+<\/strong> objects, artifacts, and works of art. Easy to say, there are many highlights of the Met.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what should you see, and is a Met museum tour<\/a> worth it?<\/strong> Read along as we break both of these questions down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) in New York City is thought to be the largest museum in the United States.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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