https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y Tell me 2 new facts you learned about the Met and the art inside! Remember, one fact must be from red points and one fact must be from yellow. en-us 2022-04-11 02:21:47 UTC 2022-04-11 22:06:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139581931 The moon jar got it's name from it's shape and color.]]> 2022-04-11 17:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139581931 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139582309 Temple of Dendur
Egypt gave this temple to the United States as a gift. It was dismantled in Egypt, transported by ship, and put back together block by block in the Museum.]]> 2022-04-11 17:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139582309 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139582398 A reliquary is a container for relics, or holy objects. This one used to hold the skull of Saint Yrieix. who lived over 1500 years ago. There is a grate on top that lets you peek inside.]]> 2022-04-11 17:45:57 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139582398 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139586043 Marble sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons this is a type of coffin called a sarcophagus, which means "flesh-eater" in Greek.]]> 2022-04-11 17:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139586043 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139586321  The Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio was made by Francesco di Giorgio Martini.]]> 2022-04-11 17:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139586321 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139586386 The European paintings exhibit has The Death of Socrates.]]> 2022-04-11 17:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139586386 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139586563 Red: The cavity behind the face was filled with magical ingredients that added power to the person wearing this pendant-mask.]]> 2022-04-11 17:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139586563 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139587261 Red: did you know that Ganesha got his elephant head after his father chopped off his head because he was angry? so his father chopped off the head of an elephant, the first animal he saw. 

Yellow:With over two million works of art in the collection, the Museum can't possibly put everything on view and many are kept in storage. Luckily, the Henry R. Luce Center stores artwork in plain sight! Paintings, clocks, chairs, tables—even baseball cards—that are not on view in the main galleries are kept in glass cases so that visitors can see them.]]> 2022-04-11 17:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139587261 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139588150 Red: The Choir screen from the Cathedral of Valladolid weighs 60,000 pounds

Yellow: Asian Art: These galleries feature artistic traditions from nearly half the world! Here you'll find art from China, Japan, Korea, and South and Southeast Asia made between the 3rd millennium b.c. (5,000 years ago) and the present. ]]> 2022-04-11 17:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139588150 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139588167 Red: This brilliant golden goblet decorated with images of four women is just one piece of a large treasure of precious gold and silver objects that were discovered buried in the ground in modern-day Albania. It was found along with other drinking vessels, a bucket, a pitcher, belt buckles, hardware, and even hunks and strips of gold.

Yellow: Want a souvenir? You can find the perfect thing to remind you of your visit at the Met Store, inspired by the Museum's collections. Here, you'll find art supplies, books, jewelry, games, postcards, and more.]]> 2022-04-11 17:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139588167 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139588644 Superheroes have been around for a long time! Wings were symbols of supernatural powers, and creatures that had them were like superheroes.]]> 2022-04-11 17:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139588644 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139588938 2022-04-11 17:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139588938 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139589043 Thomas J. Watson Library. Shhh…and welcome to the Met's library! Over nine hundred thousand books and catalogues are kept in this space, which students, scholars, and Museum staff use for research. The library has digitized many of its rare books so that you can browse its bookshelves online from anywhere in the world.]]> 2022-04-11 17:50:01 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139589043 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139589191 Card tables were able to swivel the top to the side where you find a hidden space.]]> 2022-04-11 17:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139589191 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139589647 Enjoy breakfast or lunch at the American Wing Café. While you're satisfying your taste buds, feast your eyes on the art in The Charles Engelhard Court. You'll even see nature's beauty through the big windows—depending on the season, you’ll be treated to green grass, blossoming trees, or snow-covered ground and branches in Central Park.]]> 2022-04-11 17:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139589647 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139589656 red: Some legends say that Ganesha got his elephant head after his father got so angry that he chopped off his human one and had to replace it with the head of the first living creature he saw next! 

yellow: These galleries feature artistic traditions from nearly half the world!traditions from nearly half the world!]]> 2022-04-11 17:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139589656 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139590692 Red: Shepherd and Shepherdess Making Music
This tapestry's allover pattern of flowers is called millefleur, or "thousand flowers."

Yellow: The Modern and Contemporary Galleries
The Modern and Contemporary galleries contain artworks from 1900 to the present day. There are paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos—you name it! You might find rainbow-hued canvases or ones with paint drips. There's even a painting of an American flag that's all white—no red or blue!

]]> 2022-04-11 17:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139590692 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139591881 Red: Panel with Striding Lion. People believed these images had the power to protect as though they were really alive.

Yellow: Medieval Art and The Cloisters. These are the kinds of treasures that made medieval churches so awe-inspiring.

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Congratulations! If you're standing here, you're now one of the over six million visitors from 189 countries across the globe who visited the Met in the last year. This place is abuzz with activity, and this is where you begin your Museum journey. Three giant domes soar seventy-five feet above the Great Hall, and every which-way you'll find enormous arches and column-lined passageways, waiting like wormholes to transport you back in time and around the world.]]> 2022-04-11 17:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139592066 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139592867 Islamic Art in these galleries reflect the many artistic traditions of the Islamic World, from Spain to India. Here you can see dazzling ceramics and metalwork. Admire fine calligraphy and intricate carpets. On these artworks—all made from about A.D. 600 to 1900—look for patterns inspired by plants, flowers, and geometric shapes.]]> 2022-04-11 17:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139592867 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139594330 Kunz Lochner made horse armor

]]> 2022-04-11 17:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139594330 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139594341 Tucked behind the Museum’s Egyptian galleries is a seven-hundred-seat theater, where you can see everything from concerts to dance and theater performances.             https://www.metmuseum.org]]> 2022-04-11 17:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139594341 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139594654  The Robert Lehman Collection makes you feel like you are looking at someone's home.]]> 2022-04-11 17:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139594654 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139594939 This is the gift shop]]> 2022-04-11 17:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139594939 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139595274 This head's empty eye sockets once held colored stones, glass, or shells.]]> 2022-04-11 17:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139595274 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139597612 Armor for a horse? Of course! Come to gallery 371 to see four magnificently outfitted horses on parade, complete with battle armor. But that's certainly not all! The Arms and Armor galleries display some of the fiercest and fanciest works of art at the Museum. For charging into battle or suiting up for a ceremony, the art here has got you covered. In addition to armor, the collection includes glittering swords and other historical weaponry from around the world.

]]> 2022-04-11 17:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139597612 https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139597834 yellow: Did you know—The Met receives a new shipment of flowers every Monday, which the Museum's florist uses to create beautiful designs to greet you when you arrive. These seasonal bouquets, which fill the Great Hall with bright colors and sweet smells, can reach up to twelve feet tall!]]> 2022-04-11 17:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139597834 marieln https://padlet.com/marieln/qv6tbba2a8j5jn1y/wish/2139883144 Yellow: There is a garden in The Met that has actual plants that Medieval people would use for magic and medicine. 

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