Metropolitan Museum of Art
[Text] William Cullen Bryant on the Founding of the Met

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The Art Committee of the Union League Club held a meeting led by William Cullen Bryant to discuss the creation of The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art on November 23, 1869, in the Theatre of the Club on Twenty-sixth Street. Invitations were sent to the members of the Union … Continue reading

Metropolitan Museum of Art
[Text] Alfred J. Bloor Remembers Planning the Met

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The Art Committee of the Union League Club held a meeting led by William Cullen Bryant to discuss the creation of The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art on November 23, 1869, in the Theatre of the Club on Twenty-sixth Street. Invitations were sent to the members of the Union … Continue reading