Opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art



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Timeline

Y/M/D Description Place
1866/07/04 John Jay proposes the creation of a "national institution and gallery of art" The Met Fifth Avenue, NYC, New York City
1870/04/30 Legislature of the State of New York grants an act of incorporation to the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Met Fifth Avenue, NYC, New York City
1880/03/30 Metropolitan Museum of Art opens to the public at its current site The Met Fifth Avenue, NYC, New York City
1902/12/00 Beaux-Arts Fifth Avenue facade and Great Hall opens The Met Fifth Avenue, NYC, New York City

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