Anyone who has watched Gossip Girl knows how they all hung out on the steps of the Met. In all my years of going to NYC, I had never made it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Since I had a free week for Spring Break, this was the first stop on my trip around the city. It's so classic and beautiful in the front - I cannot imagine how great it looks a sunny summer day! To read more on how to get there, the history, and how to visit - check out this link to the official website! It helped me a lot to get ready for my visit.
After paying Student Admission, I started by taking a selfie upstairs to send to my friends - they all went tropical gorgeous places but hey - this place is a gorgeous place, too!
Someone spotted me asking a selfie and asked me if I wanted a picture taken of myself. Of course, I said YES! I am wearing a J. Crew blouse, Abercrombie and Fitch Jeans, a new Old Navy reversible tote and some old Target Ballet Flats. It was the perfect outfit for running around the city. In my bag, I tucked my North Face jacket - it was supposed to rain and I wanted to stay dry!
I started out in the Asian Wing. Everything over there is GORGEOUS! From a dancing goddess with the coolest carvings, to a wooden ceiling anyone who loves the #ihaveathingwithcelings hashtag would die over, to asian painted screens and a cool iPad station about 100 demons fable, I loved exploring this area! I loved this deer in the modern Asian area. It was an actual taxidermic deer covered in glass!
After all that Asian awesomeness, I went into the Egypt area and saw all the cool mummies and they have an actual part of a tomb as a gift from Egypt installed inside. It was so giant and gave me a better perspective on how large the Pyramids could be if this was a small installment.
I headed over the the American Area - so much stuf! I loved seeing a Frank Lloyd Wright work, Tiffany glass and these great Thomas Hart Benton murals! They were so vibrant and were about America as whole. A must see if you get there anything soon!
I ended in the European area. I could not believe how intricate this gate was in the section. There were so many arch and twists in the metal. On the way out, I stopped at the Madame Cezanne exhibit. It was really interesting to see someone's muse through out the years and in so many different mediums.