--- title: "10 Metropolitan Museum Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Metropolitan Museum quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Metropolitan Museum sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/kellie-martin-19900_art_when-i-m-in-new-york-my-favorite-place-o_3008698.jpg" --- > [When I'm in New York, my favorite place on the planet is the Metropolitan Museum of Art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kellie-martin/when-i-m-in-new-york-my-favorite-place-on-the-planet-is-the/) [Kellie Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kellie-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/kellie-martin-19900_art_when-i-m-in-new-york-my-favorite-place-o_3008698.jpg) > [I never can pass by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York without thinking of it not as a gallery of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-h-lapham/i-never-can-pass-by-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-in-new-york/) [Lewis H. Lapham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-h-lapham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/887/lewis-h-lapham-7190_art_i-never-can-pass-by-the-metropolitan-mus_2583463.jpg) > [The Metropolitan Museum has all of our collections online, all our scholarly publications and catalogues since 1965. We have online features like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-p-campbell/the-metropolitan-museum-has-all-of-our-collections-online-all-our/) [Thomas P. Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-p-campbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc6/thomas-p-campbell-33753_art_the-metropolitan-museum-has-all-of-our-c_2096998.jpg) > [“(Rome) is a Metropolitan Museum of Art the size of Manhattan, no roof, no display cases, and half a million combustion engines…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-doerr/rome-is-a-metropolitan-museum-of-art-the-size-of-manhattan-no-roof-no/) [Anthony Doerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-doerr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b04/anthony-doerr-886_artist_rome-is-a-metropolitan-museum-of-art-the_2577093.png) > [If I had to choose a single destination where I'd be held captive for the rest of my time in New York,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/if-i-had-to-choose-a-single-destination-where-i-d-be-held-captive-for/) [Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d8/tim-gunn-2085_art_if-i-had-to-choose-a-single-destination_184712.png) > [They are works of art that can be considered works of art but don't have to be in the collection of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-heizer/they-are-works-of-art-that-can-be-considered-works-of-art-but-don-t/) [Michael Heizer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-heizer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/michael-heizer-27170_art_they-are-works-of-art-that-can-be-consid_183973.jpg) > [It took the Metropolitan Museum of Art nearly 50 years to wake up to Pablo Picasso. It didn't own one of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-saltz/it-took-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-nearly-50-years-to-wake-up-to/) [Jerry Saltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-saltz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fd/jerry-saltz-1712_art_it-took-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-n_2895933.jpg) > [The Metropolitan Museum of Art is unsurpassed at presenting more than 50 centuries of work. I go there constantly, seeing things over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-saltz/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-is-unsurpassed-at-presenting-more-than/) [Jerry Saltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-saltz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/jerry-saltz-1712_art_the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-is-unsurp_2616096.png) > [The Metropolitan Museum of Art some time ago held a display of contemporary art at which $52,000 was awarded to American sculptors,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-keller/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-some-time-ago-held-a-display-of/) [James Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-keller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88f/james-keller-18902_art_the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-some-time_106164.jpg) > [“The Metropolitan Museum of Art claims to be the largest in the western hemisphere. It's right, but I'm not too sure about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-gash/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-claims-to-be-the-largest-in-the/) [Jonathan Gash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-gash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/009/jonathan-gash-30071_antiques_the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-claims-to_1852735.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/metropolitan-museum/#itemlist", "name": "Metropolitan Museum Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I'm in New York, my favorite place on the planet is the Metropolitan Museum of Art.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kellie Martin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kellie-martin/when-i-m-in-new-york-my-favorite-place-on-the-planet-is-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/kellie-martin-19900_art_when-i-m-in-new-york-my-favorite-place-o_3008698.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/kellie-martin-19900_art_when-i-m-in-new-york-my-favorite-place-o_3008698.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/kellie-martin-19900_art_when-i-m-in-new-york-my-favorite-place-o_3008698.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I'm in New York, my favorite place on the planet is the Metropolitan Museum of Art.” — Kellie Martin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never can pass by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York without thinking of it not as a gallery of living portraits but as a cemetery of tax-deductible wealth.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lewis H. 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