"National Treasure" in New York Museums

From viewing the gold-inlaid pearl armillary sphere in the Forbidden City, examining the Dunhuang manuscripts at the Dunhuang Academy, to admiring the statue of Princess Wencheng in the Dharma King Cave of the Potala Palace, the popular national show 'National Treasure' has ushered in its third season. Going abroad, what other cultural relics and treasures are there in the world? Today, Little Travel City will take you to New York, where there are hundreds of museums and cultural treasures. Save this article, and the treasure tour is about to begin!

01 The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Original price $25.00, free with Go New York Pass)

Located next to Central Park in New York City, the Met is one of the largest and most visited art museums in the world, with a collection of over 2 million artworks. The building's design reflects the grandeur, symmetry, and order of large architecture, while the interior design imitates styles from different historical periods, tracing the continuity from first-century Roman style to modern America.

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The museum is divided into seven pavilions, including classical art, ancient Egyptian art, European paintings, American visual art and modern art, as well as a vast collection of African, Asian, Oceanic, Byzantine, and Islamic art. Millions of artworks drift through the river of history, allowing you to feel the power of time and the insignificance of humanity.

Crown Jewel: Self-Portrait by Vincent van Gogh

Van Gogh's restrained and determined jaw and lips convey a rare and vigorous vitality.

Crown Jewel: The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai (ukiyo-e)

The scene depicts huge waves tossing fishing boats, as brave sailors fight a thrilling and fierce battle against nature for survival. Through this, the author expresses humanity's struggle against nature and symbolizes the Japanese spirit of battling the waves and national pride.

Crown Jewel: Temple of Dendur (Egypt)

A masterpiece from the era of Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar, magnificent from afar and exquisitely detailed up close, filled with delicate carvings of lotus flowers, vultures, and deities.

Crown Jewel: The Assembly of the Medicine Buddha from Guangsheng Temple

Originally called Ashoka Pagoda Courtyard, Guangsheng Temple was first built in the first year of the Jianhe era of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the mural, the dignified and compassionate Tathagata Buddha sits in the center, flanked by Samantabhadra and Manjushri Bodhisattvas.

02 The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (Original price $16.00, free with Go New York Pass)

Located on Manhattan's Upper East Side, the Guggenheim is one of New York's most famous museums. Its architectural design is unique, with a spiraling ramp and graceful curves that contrast sharply with the typical rectangular Manhattan buildings.

The museum's permanent collection showcases the Guggenheim Foundation's holdings, covering modern and contemporary art from the mid-19th century to the present, including over 600 works collected by Mr. Guggenheim.

Crown Jewel: Composition VIII by Wassily Kandinsky

Created in 1910, it marks the birth of abstract painting.

Crown Jewel: The Yellow Cow by August Macke

Expressionist, with vivid colors; in Macke's works, you can easily see the vitality of nature and the soul of animals.

Crown Jewel: Mountains at Saint-Rémy by Vincent van Gogh

A Post-Impressionist landscape painting, this is an unmissable van Gogh treasure.

03 The Museum of Modern Art (Original price $25.00, free with Go New York Pass)

Located in Midtown Manhattan, MoMA is often mentioned alongside the Met and holds a very important historical position in modern art. The museum is also a major repository of American film and photography, with a highly diverse collection.

Crown Jewel: The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

Painted by van Gogh in 1890 while in a French asylum, it depicts a highly exaggerated, distorted, and intensely powerful starry sky.

Crown Jewel: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by Pablo Picasso

Painted by Picasso in 1907 in a brothel in Spain, it contains signs of Picasso's inner struggle.

Crown Jewel: Water Lilies by Claude Monet

Painted when Monet was suffering from cataracts, it cemented his reputation as an Impressionist master. The water lilies in his Giverny garden are a dreamlike interplay of light and shadow.

04 The American Museum of Natural History (Original price $23.00, free with Go New York Pass)

Located on Manhattan's Upper West Side, the museum focuses on astronomy, earth science, anthropology, paleontology, and biology. Its main collections include mammals from various continents and anthropological artifacts. Notably, scenes from Night at the Museum, Jurassic Park, and Friends were filmed here, attracting countless nature and film enthusiasts every year.

Crown Jewel: The Fossil Halls

Revealing the history of mammoths, mastodons, giant ground sloths, and saber-toothed cats making arduous long-distance treks across North America over 10,000 years ago.

Crown Jewel: The Hall of Biodiversity and the Hall of the Environment

The "Spectrum of Life" exhibition explores the impact of 3.5 billion years of evolution on biodiversity, featuring over 1,500 specimens and models, from microscopic organisms to giant, mysterious deep-sea creatures.

Crown Jewel: The Hall of Earth and Planetary Sciences

By analyzing meteorites that have traveled through space and landed on Earth, astronomers and scientists attempt to answer questions about the origin of the solar system. The collection includes over 130 meteorites, as well as lunar rocks and Martian specimens collected during the Apollo missions in the 1970s.

After the pandemic, which treasure do you most want to check in? Leave a comment and tell Little Travel City.