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	New York: Tutte le informazioni su New York su Encyclopedia.it (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		New York conta circa 8 milioni di abitanti, distribuiti su un'area di 831 kmq divisa amministrativamente nei 5 quartieri ("boroughs") di Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn e Staten Island a loro volta divisi complessivamente in 60 distretti.
		New York fu fondata nel 1624 dagli olandesi, col nome di Nieuw Amsterdam; il primo insediamento si trovava sulla punta sud dell'isola di Manhattan.
		New York fu occupata dagli inglesi per quasi tutta la durata della guerra d'indipendenza e la città costituì il più importante punto d'appoggio britannico durante la guerra.
	www.encyclopedia.it /n/ne/new_york.html (1223 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/New York City
		New York City was the site of a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 when nearly 3,000 people were killed by the terrorist strike on the World Trade Center, including New Yorkers employed in the buildings and hundreds of firemen, policemen, and rescue workers who came to their aid.
		New York City is also home to the nation's largest community of American Jews, with an estimate of 972,000 in 2002, and is the worldwide headquarters of the Hasidic Lubavitch sect and the Bobover and Satmar branches of Hasidism.
		New York is a city of "great museums" with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's assemblage of historic art, the Museum of Modern Art and Guggenheim Museum's 's 20th century collection, and the American Museum of Natural History and its Hayden Planetarium focusing on the sciences.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/New_York_City (6386 words)

	New York Architecture Images- Metropolitan Museum of Art
		The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of American citizens – businessmen and financiers as well as leading arists and thinkers of the day – who wanted to create a museum to bring art and art education to the American people.
		Metropolitan Museum of Art, art museum in New York City, one of the largest and most comprehensive art museums in the world.
		New blockbuster exhibitions were bringing new crowds, and the steps that were grand in 1902 were, on occasion in the 1960's, dangerously crowded.
	www.nyc-architecture.com /UES/UES074.htm (2897 words)

	Valuable art collection willed to New York's Metropolitan Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		NEW YORK -- A renowned collection of 20th-century European art considered by many to be one of the strongest in private hands has been bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
		Gelman, an honorary trustee of the museum, was 86.
		The bequest by Natasha Gelman was promised to the Metropolitan when William Lieberman, the chairman of its 20th-century art department, arranged to show it at the museum in 1989.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/ae/art/9798/archives/5-7-art-gift.0-1.html (549 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : New York, New York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The song did not become a popular hit until it was recorded by Frank Sinatra and became one of his signature songs.
		Notably, the phrase "A-number-one," which does not appear at all in the original lyrics, is sung twice at the song's rallentando climax.
		This is also done at Shea Stadium at the end of New York Mets games.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /New_York,_New_York (397 words)

	Wax museum new york
		The story of a newly-opened New York wax museum and the strangely lifelike figures that its bizarre owner populates it with, this was a highly original.
		Synopsis "A young male tourguide enters a wax museum in New York and describes the exhibit of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas wax museum new york.
		New York's state assembly was considering a five-year ban on such crops.
	www.mindcandle.com /wax-museum-new-york.html (385 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Give us back our chariot, Umbrian villagers tell the Metropolitan Museum
		The sixth-century bronze and ivory chariot, the pride of the museum's Etruscan collection, was originally sold to two Frenchmen by a farmer who dug it up in a field at Monteleone di Spoleto, near Perugia, in 1902.
		Dealers from Florence sold it to the Metropolitan in New York in 1903 – allegedly with the help of the financier JP Morgan, who would later become the museum's director – but Mr Durastanti says that the museum has no right to keep it.
		The museum hoped that Italian dignitaries would attend the opening of its new Roman galleries in 2007, of which the chariot would be the centrepiece.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/30/witaly30.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/01/30/ixportal.html (806 words)

	The art of ancient Sumer The Art of the First Cities at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City
		The many artifacts from the city of Mari in Syria repaid close examination (as did the museum’s gallery notes on Mari): especially the lion-headed eagle (no. 81, lapis lazuli, gold, bitumen, copper alloy, 12.8 cm x 11.9 cm).
		According to the review of this exhibition in the New York Times, statues from Saudi Arabian collections, for example, were loaned reluctantly because of the prohibitions in Wahhabi Islam against depicting the human body.
		Visitors to this exhibition should also be sure to see the Metropolitan’s Near Eastern galleries, with more third-millennium artifacts from Mesopotamia as well as the impressive Assyrian reliefs from the palace of Nineveh.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2003/jul2003/afc-j30.shtml (2307 words)

	New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art - Cultural Travels Museum of the Month
		New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrates the annual return of The Annenberg Collection of Impressionist and Postimpressionist Masterpieces (June 6, 2000–November 5, 2000) and an original exhibition, Painters in Paris: 1895–1950 (through December 31), an exhibition of more than 100 paintings by many of the 20th century's most illustrious modern masters.
		Representing 36 painters of the School of Paris, including the Fauves, the Cubists, and the Surrealists, the exhibition – drawn entirely from the Metropolitan's collection – traces the development of painting in France from its Impressionist roots at the turn of the century through the aftermath of World War II.
		William S. Lieberman, the Museum's Jacques and Natasha Gelman Chairman of the Modern Art Department and curator of the exhibition, describes the exhibition as “the first such survey of masterworks from our collection, and it will be revelatory for our visitors.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /Museums/Archives/Met_Museum.htm (305 words)

	Art and Photography Museums, New York City
		New York City is home to top-notch museums in art, architecture, photography, natural history, television, radio and technology.
		Zoos, Aquariums and Gardens: New Yorkers love to be where the wild things are, so the urban jungle maintains a number of wonderful zoos, aquariums and gardens.
		Free Museum Hours and Times: Whether or not you are a starving artist, you can see art for FREE at museums citywide.
	www.ny.com /museums (223 words)

	FINANCE/NEW ISSUES; Metropolitan Museum Offer - New York Times
		To finance new special exhibition galleries and a new wing for modern art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is offering $45 million of bonds this week through underwriters led by Morgan Stanley.
		The bonds, which were issued by the New York State Dormitory Authority on behalf of the museum, carry interest rates ranging from 5.90 percent in 1988 to 8.90 percent in 2000 and 9.20 percent in 2015.
		Rated Aa by Moody's and Ax by S.& P., the bonds are a general obligation of the museum and are backed by revenues from its $229 million endowment and regular operations.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E7D8143BF93AA35756C0A963948260 (108 words)

	Metropolitan Museum - tips by travel authority Howard Hillman
		International art experts consider the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to be one of the world's two greatest all-around art museums (the other being the Louvre).
		As expected, the Metropolitan Museum houses the preeminent collection of American art.
		The Greek, Roman and Egyptian art collections in the Metropolitan Museum are also widely heralded, as are those on African, Chinese and Japanese art.
	www.hillmanwonders.com /metropolitan_museum/metropolitan_museum.htm (205 words)

	The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Works of Art
		Explore the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by the Metropolitan's collection.
		Find information about the Metropolitan's exhibitions, including previews for as many as 20 current and upcoming shows.
		Copyright © 2000–2006 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
	www.metmuseum.org /collections/index.asp (107 words)

	The State Hermitage Museum: Hermitage News
		The exhibition that opened on 18 October 2001 was organized by the State Hermitage in conjunction with the Centre for Ethnological Studies of the Ufa Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences with the support of the Metropolitan Museum, New York and the Elemond publishing house of Milan.
		The exhibition has already been shown successfully in the Metropolitan Museum in New York in 2000 and in Milan, Italy in 2001.
		Many of the items found during the excavations of the grave sites of the ancient nomads were in a damaged condition and have received a new lease of life thanks to the efforts of the artist-restorers of the State Hermitage.
	www.hermitagemuseum.org /html_En/11/b2003/hm11_4_56.html (238 words)

	Emily Johnston de Forest - benefactor of New York Metropolitan Museum Magazine Antiques - Find Articles
		The de Forests lived at 7 Washington Square in New York City a Greek revival brick house built for Emily de Forest's grandparents and given to her in 1879.
		One of the most exotic pieces in the house was a folding screen that was recently given to the museum by d e Forest descendants (P1.
		The carved teak frame is characteristic of Lockwood de Forest's Indian workshop, and the Japanese mixed metal inverted cups used as finials epitomize the American fascination with exotic styles and materials in the 1880s and early 1890s.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1026/is_1_157/ai_59014978 (945 words)

	Metropolitan Museum of Art \| Museum/Attraction Review \| New York City \| Frommers.com
		Home of blockbuster after blockbuster exhibition, the Metropolitan Museum of Art attracts some five million people a year, more than any other spot in New York City.
		At 1.6 million square feet, this is the largest museum in the western hemisphere.
		Visit the museum's website for a schedule of this and subject-specific walking tours (Old Master Paintings, American Period Rooms, Arts of China, Islamic Art, and so on); you can also get a schedule of the day's tours at the Visitor Services desk when you arrive.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/newyorkcity/A23965.html (703 words)

	The State Hermitage Museum: Hermitage News
		In conjunction with the Metropolitan Museum, New York and De Wit Royal Manufacturers of Tapestry, Mechelen, Belgium, the State Hermitage has implemented an international programme to restore a tapestry from the Hermitage collection.
		De Wit's high reputation and the fact that it is a well-known name in museum and collecting circles prompted the Hermitage in its choice of partner.
		Between March and June 2002, an exhibition entitled "Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence" was held in the Metropolitan Museum, New York and the restored Assumption, Burial and Coronation from the Hermitage collection was one of its highlights.
	www.hermitagemuseum.org /html_En/13/hm13_3_007.html (506 words)

	Painters in Paris: 1895—1950 - Metropolitan Museum - Absolutearts.com
		This exhibition, which brings together for the first time more than 100 prime examples from the Metropolitan's collection of paintings by artists of the School of Paris, begins with the Impressionist tradition, represented by Monet, and chronologically continues through the Fauves, Cubists, and Surrealists.
		Representing 36 painters of the School of Paris, including the Fauves, the Cubists, and the Surrealists, the exhibition—drawn entirely from the Metropolitan's collection—traces the development of painting in France from its Impressionist roots at the turn of the century through the aftermath of World War II.
		Commented William S. Lieberman, the Museum's Jacques and Natasha Gelman Chairman of the Modern Art Department and curator of the exhibition: This is the first such survey of masterworks from our collection, and it will be revelatory for our visitors.
	www.absolutearts.com /cgi-bin/news/elaborate.cgi?find=1238 (514 words)

	Metropolitan Museum of Art- New York City, NY - VirtualTourist.com
		The museum truly transforms you to different places and times, giving you a glimpse into the different lifestyles and ways of thinking around the world.
		My suggestion for seeing the museum, if you don't have the time to spend all day, is to just pick a couple of galleries that interest you.
		Now you have a reason to return to New York :o) The museum does have evening hours, and is much less crowded at that time.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/New_York_State/New_York_City-841252/Things_To_Do-New_York_City-Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art-BR-1.html (1381 words)

	Brooklyn museum, metropolitan museum of art new york, rockwell museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Brooklyn Museum's 'Open House' is less an exhibition than a welcoming shout-out brooklyn museum.
		The Brooklyn Museum of Art is set to unveil its new front entrance and public brooklyn museum.
		Brooklyn Museum Chris Ofili The Virgin Mary portrayed as a fl woman, integratingelephant dung and cutouts from porn magazines as part of the composition.
	www.ourvirtualreality.com /museum/brooklyn_museum.html (341 words)

	New York City: Metropolitan Museum - MSN Travel Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Dijkstra is part of a new generation of photographers—including Germans Thomas Struth and Andreas Gursky—whose works have the luminosity and compositional acuity of master painters such as Vermeer and Canaletto.
		This small, extravagantly colored gilt portrait by the Sienese master is the centerpiece of the museum's European collection.
		This combine is a novel homage to the square: a paint-splattered ladder connects two tall canvases, both filled with a patchwork of paint, cut-out letters, and blocks of fabric.
	travel.msn.com /Guides/article.aspx?cp-documentid=345259 (979 words)

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		16 -- "Russia!," a massive survey of nine centuries of Russian art, at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
		20 -- "Prague, The Crown of Bohemia -- 1347-1437," a major survey of an artistic renaissance in central Europe, at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
		13 -- "Beauford Delaney: From New York to Paris," the first exhibition tracing the full career of this important 20th-century fl artist, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/09/AR2005090900365_pf.html (865 words)

	The Cloisters-The Metropolitan Museum New York City- Manhattan sightseeing attractions-Must See New York
		Metropolitan Museum branch exhibiting medieval art and architecture.
		The Cloisters, which celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in 1998, is named for the portions of five medieval French cloisters—Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Bonnefont-en-Comminges, Trie-en-Bigorre, and Froville—that were incorporated into the modern museum building.
		The result is not a copy of any particular medieval structure but an ensemble of spaces, rooms, and gardens that provide a harmonious and evocative setting in which visitors can experience the rich tradition of medieval artistic production.
	www.mustseenewyork.com /attractions/cloisters-metro-museum.html (148 words)

	Samuel Palmer - Art - Review - Metropolitan Museum - New York Times
		However you identify them, they form the heart of "Samuel Palmer (1805-1881): Vision and Landscape," a revelatory retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
		The first big Palmer show in nearly 80 years, it is a collaboration between the British Museum and the Met, and has been organized by a team led by William Vaughan, a longtime scholar of Romanticism.
		That nothing in this show is quite as great as the sepias can be counted as a failing or taken as a vivid lesson in the power of one-hit wonders, and the sometime modesty of greatness.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/03/17/arts/design/17palm.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=8b62d96a9408fae6&ex=1300251600&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss (941 words)

	New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art
		The Metropolitan Museum of Art is, simply, the most popular tourist site in New York City.
		The beauty of the Museum is the breadth of its exhibits: from Egyptian mummies to Renaissance paintings — from ancient Greek to Native American — from sculpture to costumes to traditional art.
		The Metropolitan Museum of Art is located on 5th Ave at 82nd Street on the eastern boundary of Central Park known as Museum Mile.
	www.nycvp.com /frames/theater/MetMuseum.htm (232 words)

	New York, the Metropolitan Museum. Tourist Information - VIRTOURIST.COM NEW YORK
		The Museum of Art opened its doors in 1870.
		This must-see museum has one of the vastest ancient art collections in the world.
		The other museum that you should not skip, especially if you like modern art, is the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
	www.virtourist.com /america/new-york/44-new-york.htm (129 words)

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