Scenes from an #EmptyMET
Location: New York City
I recently had the amazing opportunity to photograph scenes from an #EmptyMET at New York City’s iconic Metropolitan Museum of Art. Since I moved to NYC full-time several years ago, I find myself visiting the MET at least several times a year, and no matter how many times I come, I always find something new. But walking the empty hallways surrounded by thousands of years of history and getting the chance to visit before it was open to the public was a unique experience that I’ll never soon forget.
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Quiet morning reflections of the MET
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I never get sick of seeing this beautiful archway as you enter the MET.
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The Grand Staircase
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The Temple of Dendur
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Panoramic View of the Palace and Gardens of Versailles
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Beautiful Victorian room
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Rarely do you ever experience these rooms completely empty
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The Charles Engelhard Court
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Neoclassical facade of the Branch Bank of the United States
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The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Arms and Armor Court
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The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Arms and Armor Court
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I absolutely adore the morning light in the MET
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Morning Light
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Surrounded by History