The Founding of the Met, MOMA, and the Whitney, and What Each Will Argue Is Art

After the Civil War, the cultural stewards of our young nation sought to develop artists with talent to rival that of Old Europe. Their goal was to elevate the level of refinement of the average American, and prove that we could be preoccupied with more than the almighty Buck! On this pleasant Museum Mile trek, we will discover how the keepers of our first cultural collections defined art and decided what would or would not hang within their walls, in the process competing with each other and the highbrow institutions overseas.











When: Sat., Sep. 15, 2018 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Where: The Municipal Art Society of New York
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212-935-3960
Price: $20
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After the Civil War, the cultural stewards of our young nation sought to develop artists with talent to rival that of Old Europe. Their goal was to elevate the level of refinement of the average American, and prove that we could be preoccupied with more than the almighty Buck! On this pleasant Museum Mile trek, we will discover how the keepers of our first cultural collections defined art and decided what would or would not hang within their walls, in the process competing with each other and the highbrow institutions overseas.

Buy tickets/get more info now