Back In That Old Backyard

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I guess a museum cannot actually be a home.  People don’t live in museums, but to the extent that one can have a home, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in some strange way, has been that for me.

I’ve visited the museum more times than I have been to any other museum and still think that it is hands down, the best museum of any kind I have ever visited.  I go to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston a lot, but it does not even hold a candle to the Met.  Sorry in that way, New York has Boston beat.

The greatest thing about the Met is that despite its very elite reputation, it is actually a museum for the masses.  You can get in there for any amount of money you want.  Admission is simply a suggested contribution.  That makes it kind of egalitarian.

I spent last Sunday in what can only be described as my old backyard (and what a backyard it is).  I particularly enjoyed the Greek and Roman sculptures.  Amusing, beautiful, scary and never boring.  I mean the statues, not me:

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3 thoughts on “Back In That Old Backyard”

  1. Hi! this is a great work, Love the angles, takes, and colors them feel with nostalgie (im not good with english, apologize me). Specially i love one photo for an academic project, (editorial design), so i ask permission for you to take this photo for the project.

    I leave my email o i constantly look if you answe me!

    (i have a little work with this picture, if you contact me, i will send you the photo inmediatly)

    great professionally work!

    Milton, F.

    Colombia

    Reply

    • This aprovation is awesome! Thank you for permit me to using your work in my project.

      If you will interesting for look your work in my editorial project, i will send you the pics for the project.

      The best for you.

      Milton.

      Reply

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