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April 13, 1870
The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City. By floor area, it is the third-largest museum in the world and the largest art museum in the Americas. With 5.36 million visitors in 2023, it is the most-visited museum in the United States and the fifth-most visited art museum in the world.
April 13
April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 262 days remain until the end of the year.