For my second art event, I went to New York City, where I stopped by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While exploring the museum, time passed quickly, without me realizing that I had spend at least a good three and a half hours there. Unfortunately, that was way too little time to see the whole museum; I merely made it through evaluating work on the lower level. I was a little hesitant to see the museum again; however, I think it was an excellent choice, and worthwhile coming. I think there is so much to see, and so much to learn about each individual object that you can’t see in a single day and with each time going you learn something more from it. The first time I came to visit the museum, for instance, I did not really understand much about the history of these objects; therefore, they were not that appealing to me. When I went for a second time, and because of my art history class, I knew exactly how to identify objects that we discussed in class. Especially useful I found that everything made sense, as far as identifying images, titles, meaning, and purpose. This made me appreciate the works better, because I knew what cultures inspired which, and what the objects are trying to convey. By far my favorite sections of the museum were the 17th-18th Century collections, which had their own replicated rooms. The intriguing wall decorations were especially interesting to me, because of its elaborate designs and visual appearance. After I was finished to explore, I stepped out of the museum with my head spinning full of new inspirations.
