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Its massive collection ranges from treasures of Classical Antiquity to nearly all the European masters, as well as an extensive collection of American art. It also possesses extensive holdings in Egyptian—including the Temple of Dendur , African, Asian, Oceanic, Middle Eastern and Islamic art. The museum also contains recreations of notable interiors by famous American architectArchitecture is the art and science of designing buildings. A wider definition would include within its scope the design of the total built environment, from the macrolevel of town planning, urban design, and landscape architecture to the microlevel of fu Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright ( June 8, 1867 April 9, 1959) was one of the most prominent architects of the first half of the 20th century. He was born in the agricultural town of Richland Center, Wisconsin and brought up with strong Unitarian and transcendental pri, and, somewhat incongruously, a collection of antique weaponA weapon is a tool used to kill, maim, destroy or perhaps simply disable, a person or animal and as a result, also to threaten and defend. Since the dawn of humanity the use of weapons has been codified resulting in both martial arts and strategic doctrins and armor.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumThis article refers to the Guggenheim Museum in the upper east side of Manhattan ( New York). There are a number of other Guggenheim Museums. Founded in 1937, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a modern art museum located on the Upper East Side in New Yo and Whitney Museum of American ArtThe Whitney Museum of American Art is an art gallery and museum in New York City founded in 1931 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. The Whitney Museum is particularly known for displaying contemporay American art, even more up-to-date than the Museum_of_Mode are near the museum's main building. The museum is often considered a rival to the Museum of Modern Art.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened on February 20, 1872. Its director from 1955 to his death on May 11, 1966, was James J. Rorimer . He was succeeded by Thomas Hoving, who served from March 17, 1967 to June 30, 1977. The current director is Phillipe de Montebello .