new York It is the city that never sleeps and is always new. On our last trip to the Big Apple, we went to check out the new exhibition at the MET, “The Art of Music”, in the recently opened André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments, the Musical Instrument Galleries. Finally, after two years closed for renovation, one of the most diverse and important instrument collections in the world is back!
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New exhibition at the MET
The new exhibition “The Art of Music: A New Narrative for Musical Instruments”, brings new interpretations of its galleries, bringing together instruments from different cultureshighlighting the similarities in music production between them. To get an idea of the size, the The museum’s collection of musical instruments includes approximately 5,000 examples from six continents and also the Pacific islands, dating back to 300 BC to today.
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It is currently one of the largest collections of instruments in the world.
The exhibition is organized chronologically. We can see that for millennia, people around the world simultaneously created incredible music and instruments. The use of music and instruments to express status, identity, and spirituality, for example, are time-spanning aspects of the art of music.
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Instruments for the most varied purposes
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s four renovated and reinterpreted galleries display treasures from the collection. Like, for example, the piano oldest in the world, made by Bartolomeo Cristofori, in Florence, in 1720. In The Orfan Loft gallery, there is also one of the oldest functioning pipe organs in America, 1830.
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In the galleries, in addition to the instruments, there are also objects and paintingsthat illustrate the universal presence of music in art and society.
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Additionally, paintings related to the theme
Furthermore, there is also news in this new exhibition at the MET. Two audio and video kiosks and an audio guide with over 50 audio clips of the instruments.
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After taking a stroll around the museum, the tip is to end the visit at the rooftop, from where you have fantastic views of the city! Even more so now at this time of year, almost summer, when temperatures are rising and the days are beautiful.
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Vista do rooftop do MET
Therefore, once in NY, it is worth visiting the new exhibition at the MET! More details on the museum’s official website.
I traveled at the invitation of Brand USA, the country’s tourism organization, and the visit was organized by NycGo.
Journalist Renata Araújo traveled insured by GTA Seguros and with an Easysim4u chip.
Text and photos by Renata Araújo
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