About The Metropolitan Museum of Art: A World of ArtWhat makes a masterpiece? In this visually stunning program, the magnificence of America's premier art museum lights up the screen. One of the architectural glories of New York, the Met stretches 1000 feet along 5th Avenue. Inside is a dazzling encyclopedia of world art, radiating 5,000 years of art history from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome to Europe, African, Asia and the Americas.About GREAT MUSEUMS:GREAT MUSEUMS is an award-winning television series celebrating the museum world—in the U.S. and abroad—created by executive producers Marc Doyle and Chesney Blankenstein Doyle. The series opens the doors of museums to millions of viewers through public television, new media and community outreach with the goal of “curating a community of learners.”
