已有二十八年传统的纽约一年一度 Museum Mile Festival,于六月十二日晚六点至九点开场。九家位于第五大道 82-105 Street 之间的全美最好的博物馆,包括纽约大都会艺术博物馆和古根汉姆美术馆,都敞开大门,免费开放。第五大道这段一英里长路段包括二十三个街区全部封闭,多家乐队分别在各个博物馆附近为公众表演,同时还有很多为儿童举办的各种各样的绘画活动及其他 high art 表演。这也是纽约最大规模的 High Art 街坊派对,每年都有五万多人踊跃参加。
我和老公提前两个小时下班赶去,这次主要想看看大都会博物馆今年刚刚装修好,重新开放的古希腊及罗马展馆。
http://www.museummilefestival.org/
Marble statue of a wounded warrior
Marblehead from a herm
Ionic capital, torus (foliated base), and parts of fluted column shaft from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis
Marble Akroterion of the grave monument of Timotheos and Nikon
Marble statue of Eirene (the personification of peace)
Marble head of a Greek general
Marble statue of Dionysos leaning on an archaistic of a female figure
Marble statue of Aphrodite
Bronze statuette of Cybelle on a cart drawn by lions
Pair of gold armbands (Greek)
Limestone of sphinx
Stucco reliefs
Marble stele (grave marker) of a youth and a little girl