One of the best museums in the world, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is best visited when you have time to lose yourself. Don't go with a preconceived agenda (and try not to go when there's a "blockbuster" show). Climb the steps at 82nd and Fifth, get your bags inspected - it's inevitable these days - and check you coat. Then pay your admission (the sign says that the suggested entry fee is $15 but the operative word here is suggested. Don't feel guilty if you pay less.) and enter. Chose a direction and just amble through the place at your own pace. Stop when something strikes your fancy. Medieval sculpture? Early Romanesque painting? Japanese scrolls? Egyptian sarcophagi? This is a museum that truly can be all things to all people. Don't say you know nothing about art - surely you know what you like. Find things you like. Enjoy them That's what they're there for.
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