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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, known colloquially as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum building on the edge of Central Park in New York City. It is the fourth largest museum in the world by floor area and the largest art museum in the Americas, drawing more than 5.7 million visitors in its 2025 fiscal year.

Facts
Building Type
Art Museum 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Manhattan, United States 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1870 2
Heritage Designation
US National Register of Historic Places 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Museum 1
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Museum, Concepts

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Beaux-Arts Architecture, Styles and Movements
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Brick, Architectural Materials
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Stone, Architectural Materials
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United States

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Sources
1. Metropolitan Museum of Art - Wikipedia
  • Article text
    The Met's main building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986, recognizing both its monumental architecture, and its importance as a cultural institution.
  • standing status determination, wikipedia summary
    The museum is home to encyclopedic collections of musical instruments, costumes, and decorative arts and textiles, as well as antique weapons and armor from around the world.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City. By floor area, it is the third-largest museum in the world and the largest art museum in the Americas. With 5,727,258 visitors in fiscal year 2025, it was the most-visited museum in the United States and the fifth-most visited art museum in the world. In 2000, its permanent collecti
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2. Metropolitan Museum of Art (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1870)
    Wikidata item Q160236, property P571: 1870
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Manhattan, United States
    Wikidata item Q160236, property P131/P17 (location): Manhattan, United States
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