The metropolitan museum of artr r with almost two million works of art spanning 5000 years of culture to choose from the metropolitan museum of art presents the best of human creativity from across the globe in one of the worldandrsquos largest and finest museumsr r from the riches of ancient egypt to the inspiring treasures from the roman and greek world to breathtaking impressionist paintings a world of great art awaits at the most visited attraction in new yorkr r the metandrsquos entir