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1st Metropolitan Museum of Art shop in India
30 Jul '07
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, one of the largest and finest art museums in the world, has opened its first licensed gift shop in India.
In New York, the Museum houses more than two million works of art spanning 5,000 years of world culture from prehistory to the present, and from every part of the globe.
Founded in 1870, the Museum has long been one of New York's leading tourist attractions, and was visited by 4.5 million people last year.
A long-time leader in Museum retailing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Store was ranked fifth among New York City's most popular chain stores in the influential Zagat New York City Shopping 2006 guide.
The New Delhi Metropolitan Museum of Art Store is located at Square One Mall at Saket. Built in the distinctive design of Met stores worldwide, this newest retail location will enhance the charm and popularity of Delhi's favorite shopping destination.
The opening of the New Delhi store makes the Museum's wide array of merchandise including jewelry, scarves, sculpture, stationery, home décor, and books available to a new market of culturally oriented shoppers.
Based on or adapted from actual works in the Museum (or one of its sister institutions worldwide), the Museum's products are developed through careful research and expert execution by the Metropolitan's staff of art historians, designers, and master craftspeople, who ensure that each reproduction bears the closest possible fidelity to the original. Most items are accompanied by a descriptive card providing information on their origin, history, and importance.
In New York, the Museum houses more than two million works of art spanning 5,000 years of world culture from prehistory to the present, and from every part of the globe.
Founded in 1870, the Museum has long been one of New York's leading tourist attractions, and was visited by 4.5 million people last year.
A long-time leader in Museum retailing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Store was ranked fifth among New York City's most popular chain stores in the influential Zagat New York City Shopping 2006 guide.
The New Delhi Metropolitan Museum of Art Store is located at Square One Mall at Saket. Built in the distinctive design of Met stores worldwide, this newest retail location will enhance the charm and popularity of Delhi's favorite shopping destination.
The opening of the New Delhi store makes the Museum's wide array of merchandise including jewelry, scarves, sculpture, stationery, home décor, and books available to a new market of culturally oriented shoppers.
Based on or adapted from actual works in the Museum (or one of its sister institutions worldwide), the Museum's products are developed through careful research and expert execution by the Metropolitan's staff of art historians, designers, and master craftspeople, who ensure that each reproduction bears the closest possible fidelity to the original. Most items are accompanied by a descriptive card providing information on their origin, history, and importance.
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