Ukuqeda: I-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Uchungechunge mayelana nokuthi ungabona kanjani iminyuziyamu emikhulu yomhlaba kancane kancane.

I-Louvre, i-British Museum kanye neMetropolitan Museum of Art ingenye yeminyuziyamu emikhulu emhlabeni wonke. Uma uzama ukuvakashela enye yalezi zimantombazane ntambama, uzothola ngokushesha ulambile, ukhathele futhi kungakabiphi isikhathi eside, usizi. (Ngokudabukisayo, abantu bayazinikela ngesonto ukuhlola i-Disney World.) Ukuhlukunyezwa kungumhlahlandlela wezihloko ezenzelwe ukukusiza ukuthi ufunde iminyuziyamu emikhulu yomhlaba ngokuvakashelwa kwamaminithi.

Ake sikhulume ngoMetropolitan Museum of Art .

I-Met ichachaza umqondo wethu we-museum yobuciko. Yonke indawo yobuciko empumalanga nasentshonalanga ibanjwe ngaphansi kophahla olulodwa ngenkathi iminyuziyamu emibili yegatsha, i- Cloisters Museum & Gardens kanye ne- Met Breur ezayo, inikeza ukuvakashelwa okugxile kakhulu. Ngaphakathi ngaphakathi kweCentral Park nomnyango walo omkhulu kuFifth Avenue, ukuvakashelwa kuMet nakho kuyisimo se-New York esiphezulu. Ngakho-ke, ungathola kanjani isipiliyoni esingcono kakhulu seMet ngesilinganiso esifushane sokwenza kanjalo?

Hamba ngoLwesihlanu noma ngoMgqibelo kusihlwa futhi u-Wander

I-Met ivula izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngesonto kusukela ngo-10: 00 kuya ku-5: 00 ntambama, kepha ngoLwesihlanu nangomgqibelo ebusuku kuvulekile kuze ku-9: 00. Ngasekupheleni kuka-6 ntambama, izixuku ziqala ukumbalwa futhi i-orchestra encane iqala ukudlala umculo we-classic emgodini. Lesi yisikhathi esiphelele sokuzulazula ku-Met ngaphandle kwanoma iyiphi i-ajenda ethile. Ezinye zezindawo zemibukiso zivalwa ngobusuku obuseduze ngenxa yokusebenza, kodwa iMet isigcwele kakhulu ingcebo ukuthi isivakashi sokuqala sokuhamba singase singaboni.

Khokha ukuvakashela uMadame X e-American Wing bese ubona ukuthi ubona yini indawo engaphansi kwehlombe lapho ukugqoka kwakhe kwawa khona ngaphambi kokuba kubonakale kunesabekayo futhi umculi, uJohn Singer Sargent, wacelwa ukuba ashintshe. Phakathi nosuku, ngeke uvele ubone uMadame X ngaphandle kwesixuku sabantu abathandayo, kodwa ebusuku, konke kungokwakho.

Duck ngaphansi kwesiteji esikhulu lapho uzothola khona umbukiso wezinhlobonhlobo zaseGibhithe, izindlovu zendlovu, kanye nengilazi evela enkathini yaseByzantine.

Cela isilondolozi segalari ukukukhomba eNkantolo YaseNtshonalanga yaseShayina emaphepheni wezithombe zase-Asia. Uma usuyenzile, uzozizwa sengathi uphume emnyuziyamu bese ungena eMynthy Ming.

Ngincoma ngokukhethekile ukuhamba ngeMet ngoLwesihlanu noma ngoMgqibelo ebusuku uma usufike ngosuku. Kunokuningi kwezindawo zokuthandana ezimbi ukuweba ukubanga. (Ngincoma kakhulu i-Gubbio Studiolo.)

Khetha Isigaba Esinye bese Uchitha Ukuvakashelwa Kwakho Okuphelele

I-Met iyimyuziyamu ye-encyclopedic. Isigaba ngasinye sinomnyango wayo we-curators kanye nochwepheshe okusho ukuthi noma yikuphi ingxenye oyikhethayo kufana nokuvakashela imyuziyamu ngaphakathi kumamyuziyamu.

Uke wathandwa yiRoma lasendulo kusukela lapho ubona iGladiator ? Okokugcina, ufuna ukubona lawo ma-Monet Water Lillies empilweni yangempela? Faka iminyuziyamu ngokusebenzisa umnyango oyinhloko, uthathe imephu kusuka edeskini yolwazi phakathi nendawo, bese ukhetha isigaba esithandayo. Amahora ambalwa okugxilwe ngawo nama-mummies ekugcineni ayoba mnandi ngaphezu kokuzama ukuthatha inqwaba yezemibukiso engase ingakuthandi ngempela. Jabulela ngokwakho futhi ungaphenduki isipiliyoni emlinganisweni wamasiko wokudla i-broccoli yakho.

Phula Ukuvakashelwa Kwakho NgeSidlo Sokudla, isidlo sakusihlwa, noma iPiknicani e-Central Park

Abangane bami bavame ukumangala lapho ngikhathele eMet ngaphambi kokuba benze.

"Lokhu akufani nendawo oyithandayo?" bazokubuza. Yebo, kodwa ngilamba, ngikhathele futhi ngiqala ukuzizwa nginomqondo wokukhathazeka ukuhlola i-Twitter yami njengawo wonke umuntu. Ngenhlanhla, i-Met inezindawo eziningi zokuma futhi uzivuselele ngokwakho. Uma ulambile ukudla kwasemini, vakashela indawo yokudlela. Uvame ukuqhuma kodwa unikeza inani elihle kakhulu lapho udinga ngempela ukudla. Ukuze uthole ukudla kwasemini, itiye ntambama noma ingilazi yewayini, vakashela i-Petrie Court Cafe enhle ebheke neCentral Park. Uma uvakashela phakathi nezinyanga zasehlobo qiniseka ukuthi ube nemartini eRoof Garden Cafe. (NgoLwesihlanu noMgqibelo ebusuku, iNkundla ihambisana nabaseNew York abashadile.)

Okokugcina, hamba ngaphandle kwesikhashana uphinde ujabulele iPark Park.

Ungashiya bese ufaka usuku lonke uma nje ugcina irisidi yakho. Ngincoma uhambo olusheshayo ku-Eli Zabar's Eat lapho ungathola khona amabhegi aseNew York nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ze-shmears. Letha amanye ama-napkins, ingubo yokulala bese udlula otshanini ngaphesheya kwezindonga zikaMet. Futhi ungakhathazeki uma ulahlekelwa irisidi yakho. Umgomo wokungeniswa kwe-Met ukhokha-ufuna-ufisa-ke-ke umnikelo kunoma yisiphi isamba samukelekile.

I-Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Ave New York, NY 10028

Ukungena kuyinkokhelo enconyiwe. Kufanele ukhokhe ukungena kumamyuziyamu, kodwa kunoma iyiphi imali oyifisayo.

Abantu abadala abangu- $ 25

Abadala (65 nangaphezulu) $ 17

Abafundi abangu- $ 12

Amalungu akhululekile

Abantwana abangaphansi kweminyaka engu-12 (ehambisana nomuntu omdala) Free

Vula Izinsuku ezingu-7 ngeviki
NgeSonto-Lwesine: 10: 00 ekuseni-5: 30 ntambama
NgoLwesihlanu noMgqibelo: 10: 00 ekuseni-9: 00 ntambama
Usuku lokubonga lokuvala, u-Disemba 25, Januwari 1, noMsombuluko wokuqala ngoMeyi