the Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of leading American thinkers. they wanted to create a museum to bring art and art education to the American people. they certainly succeeded as the MET has become one of the most visited, significant and largest art museums in the world. home to thousands of permanent and temporary installations and exhibitions the museum is a must see for anyone visiting the big apple.

architect: Calvert Vaux, Jacob Wrey Mould

year: 1834

style: Beaux-Arts

location: New York City, USA

material: plaster, metal etching

dimensions: 4.5" high, 10.5" wide, 3.5" deep

weight: 4.5lbs approximately