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From the moment of its founding in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has been dedicated to the idea of educating the public. Its mission statement was unequivocal on this point, stating that the Met was “to be located in the City of New York, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining in said city a museum and library of art, of encouraging and developing the study of the fine arts, and the application of arts to manufacture and practical life, of advancing the general knowledge of kindred subjects, and, to that end, of furnishing popular instruction.” This commitment to collecting and scholarship has been upheld through generations of leadership and supported by an American philanthropic tradition that has brought unparalleled financial resources and magnificent works of art into the Museum. Today, the Met is an exceptionally strong and successful museum: well-attended, financially stable, a beacon of scholarship and integrity. It is a place of overwhelming beauty with an almost spiritual power. The Met at a Glance:• 5,000 years of visual culture• 400 galleries • 17 curatorial departments• 444 million website visitors • 6.28 million museum visitors• Winner of the Prestigious Webby Award in the Social Arts & Culture category (2014)The Metropolitan Museum of Art's modern and contemporary art program is expanding to include a new series of exhibitions, performances, artist commissions, residencies, and educational initiatives in the landmark building designed by Marcel Breuer on Madison Avenue and 75th Street. Opening to the public on March 10, 2016, The Met Breuer will provide additional space for the public to explore the art of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries through the global breadth and historical reach of the Met's unparalleled collection.For more information about The Metropolitan Museum of art, please visit www.metmuseum.org.