Reopened Met to Mark 150th Anniversary
Making The Met, 1870–2020

courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Opening reception on February 20, 1872, in the picture gallery in Dodworth Mansion (681 Fifth Avenue), the first home of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wood engraving from Frank Leslies's Illustrated Newspaper, March 9, 1872.
Event Information
Start Date: August 29, 2020
End Date: January 3, 2021
City: New York, NY
Venue: Metropolitan Museum of Art