Emily cracking up in front of the MET. We where excited
My urban tourism class and I took a trip to the New York Metropolitan Museum on the most beautiful day. We choose this museum because the Met is a huge tourist attraction. I learned of the Met museum before my urban tourism class. finally visited with my sports and recreation class last semester. The admission price for me was heavenly, free, just how i like it. However, because most of the people that visit are tourist and not residence of New York, according to the Met website they may have to pay; $25 dollars for adults $17 dollars for seniors; $12 for students; and free for Members, Patrons, and children under 12 and the good thing is you can spend the whole day there if you wanted. The museum fee, I agree it may be too much money but I believe that it is worth it and it is crucial for the survival of this beautiful museum. I feel that everyone has the right to see art and experience the feelings that it brings but to other residents I’m sorry, but the people that can’t afford it in New York can still come in for free. When I went to the museum I took the 5 train from Flatbush Avenue and got off on 86 street and walked about 12 minutes from the train. You can also take the 4 train if thats a better route, but eventually you’ll be doing some walking. If not take an uber, or a yellow cab.
sitting On the sides of the fountain
On June 19th, we took a tour with one of our own Robert who is the food and beverage manager of all of the restaurants at the Met. One of the most important things he said was how he actually had a life working at the Met and his life wasn’t all about work. I love that, because I’n the Hospitality world you can always expect to work over time and there’s almost never a time of relaxation. I got the idea that his work can be stressful sometimes with unexpected events happening all around him. Like If some of his team calls out and he as to figure out how to manage the extra work, and wether he should pull someone from other places in the Met. He briefly talked about the retraining of his staff and it sounded stressful, although he did sound very happy. overall I enjoyed the tour because it gave another eye opening to another side of the hospitality industry, which I never thought about as a career option. I loved that we got to tour the rooftop bar because when I first visited the Met I only discovered the cafe downstairs in the basement. I never knew there where so options, no wonder people can spend all day there.
upstairs at the rooftop bar
The annual visitors according to metmuseum.org is seven million people. While we where there I seen many different diversity of people. There where a lot of tours going on, and a lot of people. I felt very at home, I was engaging with our tour guide Susan and the rest of my class seemed to be very comfortable. We where all asking questions, taking pictures and where very engaged.
The focuses of the collection inside the Met is a mix of contemporary, realism, sculptures, Impressionism and so much more. The highlight to me was the heavenly bodies fashion and the catholic expression exhibition because that was the first thing I seen from the front before walking in. The exhibition was low in light, and I loved it because it bought out the diamonds on the dresses better. I loved the Victorian style dresses and wish I spent more time there.
The museums website, is very accessible. I can find everything I need.theres a visit section where you can plan your visit to the museum. The events button where we can find current events and programs at the Met. The learning button where very different age group can explore and see what people in there age group will be most interested in. The store button where we can find clothes, jewelry, books, mugs etc. if I wanted to join and give, oh there’s a button for that. We can see all past and present and future exhibitions from the exhibitions button. It was definitely user friendly, they provide a lot of information.
I really loved the Vincent Van Gogh Wheat field with caresses oil canvas. Susan told us that this painting could never be done the same, and was the last painting he did before going into a crazy home. i loved that i could see movement in the clouds and the fields. After learning a bit more about Van Gogn i love the painting even more. I believe that the tour helped me to appreciate art more because now i feel like i understand the artist. Everything as a back story and i admire that about the sculptures that we saw and the many paintings and some of which the artist completed within months or years.
Thomas Hart Benton – America Today. This painting is the city activities and dancehall
velazquez-oil on canvas. this is valasquez slave painted in rome. I love that this painting shows strength and status even though he was a slave. shows that you didn’t need to be rich or of high status to show elegance and power.
