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Take a Virtual Tour of New York’s Museum District
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By Michael Kimmelman / Arts & Design / The New York Times / www.nytimes.com / April 1, 2020
“The Metropolitan Museum was preparing to celebrate its 150th anniversary right about now. But with Covid-19, it has closed along with the Guggenheim, the Neue Galerie, the Cooper Hewitt and all the other museums along the tony stretch of the Upper East Side known as Museum Mile.
This is the second in a series of strolls exploring the city, a project that originated before New Yorkers went on pause and started sheltering at home, when taking a walk was still prescribed. Back then, I canvassed architects, historians and others for suggested routes, with the goal of distracting readers and reminding everyone that, though shuttered, the city remains glorious and isn’t going anywhere....”
The closed Metropolitan Museum of Art, which was supposed to be celebrating its 150th anniversary now.
Photo Credit: Zack DeZon for The New York Times
Take a Virtual Tour of New York’s Museum District (Published 2020)
With the Metropolitan Museum shut during its anniversary, our critic strolls with a historian along a posh stretch of Fifth Avenue called Museum Mile.
By Michael Kimmelman / Arts & Design / The New York Times / www.nytimes.com / April 1, 2020
“The Metropolitan Museum was preparing to celebrate its 150th anniversary right about now. But with Covid-19, it has closed along with the Guggenheim, the Neue Galerie, the Cooper Hewitt and all the other museums along the tony stretch of the Upper East Side known as Museum Mile.
This is the second in a series of strolls exploring the city, a project that originated before New Yorkers went on pause and started sheltering at home, when taking a walk was still prescribed. Back then, I canvassed architects, historians and others for suggested routes, with the goal of distracting readers and reminding everyone that, though shuttered, the city remains glorious and isn’t going anywhere....”
The closed Metropolitan Museum of Art, which was supposed to be celebrating its 150th anniversary now.
Photo Credit: Zack DeZon for The New York Times