New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-27
NEARLY READY FOB THE PUBLIC.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE odENING or The METRO
PoLITAS MUSEUM OF ART.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE odENING or The METRO
PoLITAS MUSEUM OF ART.
The preparations for opening the Metropoli-
tan Museum OF Art to take prce Tuesday art now
almost complete. About the only thing remaining to be
done is the haoging OF the pictures in he two galleries
where the loan cctons OF modern paintings are TO he
exhibited. The members OF the committee were busy
yesterday unpacking paintings which had been re-
ceived from Boston and other cities There has
been no trouble experienced In getting rs many pictures
and art objects desired-the only difficulty has
BEEN as one Of the committee remarked 10 select FROM
the great abundance offered, those which the most
valuable for exhibition.
In the vestbule the Ffthave. entrance the main
door arranged containing Cyprote IN
script The collection comprises large majority
OF tile known examples The hall here cuntsn
ancient Gree, seiGe With inscriptions Just beyond the
vestlbule is the hall d voted TO ancient statu-
airy. in which there ara several sarcophagi
and a number Of statues arranged order
OF time. beginning with the Egyptian and passing to
PBenclin and Greek. Down the centre OF 1t are table
eases % ancient pottery statuottes line the
walls. Beyond this apartment Is the main
hall. Cases containing laces and embr ideries
belonging to the museum Egyptian antiquities loaned
by Mr. Drexs ancient illuminated books also loaned
by hr. Drcx ancient Greek vases, pOrcesins. Ores
den cups. and many other oOacs There Is also
case OF matolicas. and OF pOrce ain-. nelud
Vis0na and other factories. loaned hy various
persOns. Further Ia ~ ancie1 American
object nd Chirqul gold, loaned by D.. Merritt, and
one ncOsmG collection or rich tissues loan cd by s. O.
Coleman Under the galleries che right, tn cabinets
extending along the wall the whole length Of
tile main hail. filed with Cyprote stone
Object those tho left filed with Cypriate
Dotte These and OF tAe Others before
Oned embrace the entire CesGOa Collection.
for j first time exhibited in pletenHssthe second
part never having be before uupa" Aed The hall NJ
tho nj Of the UudinF which open Park IL de-
voot 10 modern stauary From the railnRs OF ne gal
e1cs OOtD sides Of ai large tapestries are
hr NJ tn- whole length OF the hall
Oh the second door at the Ffthave. end Is first the
Of masters. The paintings In tis auarLnent are al
re galery. the size a. the first yven
- tns cohcction OF paintings by cd masters, belong
X 20 me museum. Leading 10 the otner end
of tho building are two long galleries
each side. One OF rhe-- has series
90 table aud wal cases CONTAINING Or'enUl pOrcealns;
Japauese articles aud aquers loaned by AR. PngniX
crystals, loaned 10y Professor Pumpely; ana worries nv
r. Il. ore. The gallery the left displays CyPrate
glass. Venetian glass. aud Cy ri'te golu and
gems. the first apartment, aud reach from
these galleries At the 'Gr end Of rae build
iug, viii contain PIC Ires loaned By artists
collectors and owners. The next corresponding II
size the other three picture .acres. will DE given ny
10 pictur n hoiongu- % the Museum Of American Ar
about thirty Ave nave been receivemOst OF hem from