Named far and wide as THE place to go when visiting New York, i had hemmed and hawed and put off the visit for fear of disappointment.
Now i know that it was totally uncalled for. In fact, one of the key takeaways that impressed upon me half way through my visit was... The American Spirit, When they put their mind to it, they do things in a style that the world will never forget.
I had started with the Greek & Roman antiquities ...
The exhibition was nice, in fact, one of the key items was a well preserved chariot- one of a kind in the world.
But all of that went 'kaput', when i arrived at the Egyptian section. Mind you, i had visited the British Museum & they had their fair share of mummies & displays.
But where in the world does a person find a real life Egyptian Tomb in the middle of a museum?
The exhibitions were broken down by the different tombs where the early American archaeologists had discovered. Some of the key items that i liked were the clay burial figurines to accompany the dead rulers in their tombs. The parallels between this & the Chinese Terracotta warriors in Xian in my mind just deepened.
And then, I saw the American section with the beautiful Tiffany stained glass windows
Just when my jaw had recovered from seeing the Egyptian tomb, the museum had transported the entire facade of a bank within.
Within this bank, there were beautifully designed rooms from different periods showcasing the American designers & influences. One of which was the Frank Wright Llyod room.
I could barely cover half of the museum in 4 hours before i started to feel burnt out. I will be back again, maybe in Winter, when it is nice & warm & i will have the entire day to explore the Met from head to toe. :)
Next door to the Met was the architectural beauty of the Solomon Guggenheim Museum.
Designed by Frank Llyod Wright, he never lived to see this completed.
I decided to go on Saturday night where it was the only night where people could pay what they want instead of the usual 20 dollar entry and all i wanted to see was the building.
The collection within the Guggenhiem was well curated but small. No photos were allowed inside the museum. >.< There was a nice section with a small collection of excellent paintings with Cezanne, Monet, Van Gogh and Picasso. Other than that, the whole modern art movement didn't quite agree with me.
And i secretly took photos of a cool exhibit where the entire room was covered in dollar bills.
Cash is King?
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