纽约大都会艺术博物馆 The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (© Susanne Pommer/Shutterstock)

纽约大都会艺术博物馆 The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (© Susanne Pommer/Shutterstock)

当地人把这个地方简称为“大都会博物馆” Locals know this place simply as 'the Met'

Museum Mile Festival

New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, known informally as the Met, is one of the world's preeminent museums. Perhaps no other art museum in the world commands more recognition, except the Louvre in Paris. The Met anchors Museum Mile, a stretch of Fifth Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side that is home to eight museums. The Met is the biggest, followed by the Guggenheim. All reside within 22 blocks of one another. Today, the city celebrates these curatorial treasures with the Museum Mile Festival, as museums extend their hours and offer free admission to all visitors. Billed as a mile-long celebration of art and culture, the festival also includes outdoor performances along Fifth Avenue.

The Met was founded in 1870 and backs up to the eastern perimeter of Central Park. Its encyclopedic collection includes art from every part of the world, from classical antiquities to modern art, musical instruments, weaponry, clothing, and even an Egyptian temple, the Temple of Dendur, which was dismantled by Egypt in 1965 and given to the US. The Met is also famous for hosting the Costume Institute Gala, better known as the Met Gala, on the first Monday of May. The gala is organized by Vogue magazine and draws celebrities from many fields.

But you don't have to be an A-lister to enjoy Museum Mile today. So, if your jam is the Met, El Museo del Barrio, the Jewish Museum, or the Cooper-Hewitt, you don't want to miss this massive block party.

五大道博物馆节

纽约大都会艺术博物馆，俗称大都会博物馆，是世界上最杰出的博物馆之一。也许除了巴黎的卢浮宫，世界上没有其他艺术博物馆能获得更多的认可。大都会博物馆位于曼哈顿上东区第五大道的一段，是八家博物馆的所在地。大都会是最大的，其次是古根海姆。它们都居住在彼此相隔22个街区的范围内。今天，随着博物馆延长营业时间并向所有游客提供免费入场券，该市将通过博物馆英里节来庆祝这些馆藏珍品。被誉为长达一英里的艺术和文化庆典，该节日还包括沿第五大道的户外表演。

大都会公园建于1870年，位于中央公园东侧。其百科全书式的收藏包括来自世界各地的艺术，从古典古董到现代艺术、乐器、武器、服装，甚至还有一座埃及寺庙，即登杜尔神庙，该神庙于1965年被埃及拆除并赠送给了美国。大都会还因在5月的第一个星期一举办服装学院晚会而闻名，更广为人知的是大都会晚会。该晚会由《Vogue》杂志组织，吸引了来自多个领域的名人。

但你不必非得成为一线明星才能享受今天的博物馆里程。所以，如果你的果酱是大都会博物馆（Met）、El Museo del Barrio、犹太博物馆（Jewish Museum）或库珀·休伊特（Cooper Hewitt），你一定不想错过这个大规模的街区聚会。