 Metropolitan Museum of Art posts record attendance over 6 million July 17, 2012 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art had a record number of visitors during the fiscal year that ended June 30, AP said. It says 6.28 million people came to see its exhibitions and new galleries. That's 600,000 more visitors than in fiscal 2011 and the highest attendance in more than 40 years. The fiscal 2012 figure includes attendance at The Cloisters museum and garden, the Met's branch for Medieval art. The Met says visitors were drawn to its new American Wing Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture and Decorative Arts and also to its new galleries for Islamic art. It said attendance was strong for a number of its exhibitions. They included "The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso and the Parisian Avant-Garde" and "The Renaissance Portrait from Donatello to Bellini." Partner news  Top stories Emmelie de Forest, 20, had been the overwhelming favorite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Strasbourg with counterparts from a number of European counties. From America to Oceania including Africa, Europe and Asia, this international event has confirmed its popularity. Ambyr Childers and Julia Garner star as sisters forced to take on their family’s gruesome tradition after their mother’s death.   Partner news |  Latest news Germans blame Merkel’s stance in eurozone crisis for Eurovision debacle  Chancellor Angela Merkel is loathed in parts of Europe for her insisting on painful austerity measures in Greece, Spain and Italy.China’s PM visits India to settle boundary row, boost ties China says Li Keqiang choice of India for his first trip abroad shows the importance Beijing attaches to improving relations with New Delhi.Tunisian police clash with Islamists over rally ban The government last week said it had barred the Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia from holding its annual congress in Kairouan.EU says concerned over human rights record in Russia The European Union said it would closely watch developments affecting non-governmental organizations in Russia. |
