The Metropolitan Museum of Art just reopened its renovated American Wing, which displays, according to the Met, “one of the finest and most comprehensive” American art collections in the world. It has George Washington Crossing the Delaware, for one, and two galleries dedicated to the Hudson River School. The wing is organized chronologically, so you can watch the development of our nation as you move through the galleries, starting with European-style portraiture and moving on to the Hudson River School and Western art and then on to Impressionism and Modern. It’s a lot of fun — and a lot to take in. We’ll be back.
I got so many comments and “likes” when I posted this photo on Facebook, so I’m just gonna throw it out there before the jump. After the jump you’ll find a few more photos of art. We also have a few more photos of Sam, but here’s one of our favorites:
The wing is fronted by an enormous indoor courtyard, a sculpture garden of sorts.
American works, of course.
Hunna and the bear:
There are three floors in the wing. One with paintings and sculpture — along with some furniture and objects (like Paul Revere’s silver collection). The other two have full-on period rooms, replicated to a T, as well as collections of furniture.
Here’s the lead-in to Washington Crossing the Delaware.
Again, the painting:
We saw lots of other works, but the only other one I photographed was this “A Study of Trap Rock” by John Henry HIll:
Believe it or not, this is of Buttermilk Falls in West Nyack. SCF fans will remember our hike there a couple summers ago.
Another view of the indoor courtyard:
Hey, hunna and srimp!
A few more photos of me and srimp:
Lots of fun during our day at the museum.
