Metropolitan Museum of Art

The museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying, and exhibiting works of art. Its mission is to stimulate appreciation for and advance knowledge of art that represents the broadest spectrum of human achievement at the highest level of quality. Serving the public, the institution adheres to the highest professional standards. For over a century, it has been guided by its foundational charter, which aimed to foster the study of fine arts and their application to practical life.