Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded on April 13, 1870, "to be located in the City of New York, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining in said city a Museum and library of art, of encouraging and developing the study of the fine arts, and the application of arts to manufacture and practical life, of advancing the general knowledge of kindred subjects, and, to that end, of furnishing popular instruction." The mission of The Metropolitan Museum of Art is to collect, preserve, study, exhibit, and stimulate appreciation for and advance knowledge of works of art that collectively represent the broadest spectrum of human achievement at the highest level of quality, all in the service of the public and in accordance with the highest professional standards. Colloquially, it's also called "the Met".

On the Internet Archive, the "Metropolitan Museum of Art - Gallery Images" collection mirrors images showcased by the Museum. There are over 140,000 images in that collection, scanned at very high resolution. The most-viewed images in the collection are various kinds of vintage pornography and a portrait of Albert Einstein.