Merlion
04-22-2007, 06:34 AM
Met Museum opens new Greek, Roman galleries (http://www.auburnpub.com/articles/2007/04/22/news/state/state02.txt)
April 21, 2007, NEW YORK - The original plan for the south galleries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art was to make them the home for the museum's Greek and Roman holdings. Somewhere along the way that changed, and by 1954 much of that space was turned into a restaurant.
But now, after a 15-year, $220 million project, it's again all about the art. The museum's new Greek and Roman galleries opened to the public on Friday,...
With the galleries once again home to ancient statues, bronze sculptures and even an Etruscan chariot, visitors will get a glimpse of history in a logical order - from the north end, which houses Egyptian art, to the new spaces in the south end spanning from the Bronze Age through the reign of Constantine, ....
The newly renovated galleries cover a period from about the fourth century B.C. to the fourth century A.D. and bring thousands of pieces of the museum's collection out of storage.
The centerpiece of the new galleries is the Levy and White Court, a grand space that even on a rainy day is bathed in light. In its original iteration, the gallery's skylight roof was only one story up; for the new version, the roof has been raised an additional story. Columns line the atrium, with a black fountain in the center.
Statues and sculptures in the court range from mythological figures like the three Graces and Hercules to historical images of rulers like Caligula and Hadrian. ....
April 21, 2007, NEW YORK - The original plan for the south galleries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art was to make them the home for the museum's Greek and Roman holdings. Somewhere along the way that changed, and by 1954 much of that space was turned into a restaurant.
But now, after a 15-year, $220 million project, it's again all about the art. The museum's new Greek and Roman galleries opened to the public on Friday,...
With the galleries once again home to ancient statues, bronze sculptures and even an Etruscan chariot, visitors will get a glimpse of history in a logical order - from the north end, which houses Egyptian art, to the new spaces in the south end spanning from the Bronze Age through the reign of Constantine, ....
The newly renovated galleries cover a period from about the fourth century B.C. to the fourth century A.D. and bring thousands of pieces of the museum's collection out of storage.
The centerpiece of the new galleries is the Levy and White Court, a grand space that even on a rainy day is bathed in light. In its original iteration, the gallery's skylight roof was only one story up; for the new version, the roof has been raised an additional story. Columns line the atrium, with a black fountain in the center.
Statues and sculptures in the court range from mythological figures like the three Graces and Hercules to historical images of rulers like Caligula and Hadrian. ....