New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-28
FINE Arts.
METROPOLITAN AFT MUSEUM.


LERWs-A GALA DAY FOR PICTURE LOVERS.
The tLird period in the history of the Met
ropoltan AR Museum viii begin Tuesday with rhe
formal opening OF the building in the Central Park
A. l. vel known 70 every at all Interested In the
Museum. the wisdom OF this move from the populous
centre Of the city to point remote has been much
questioned and this by the public only but 10y some
OF the themselves; II perhaps until
the opening Of the elevated railroads that
any genera disposition was shown to look with favor
upon the change. Certainly the opposition have much
10 for Themselves. Even tho new site were easily
ccessibe, 1t be long before It can become what al
ought 10 be, place OF common resort and
will assert that the place Is easily got at IL Is
rue IL Is much moro easily got at than II used TO
be- even uOw when The elevated road o. the Third
ave. has carried TO the station az Eghtyourth-st,
have from Thirdave. TO Fifth, and down two
blocks tho Museum building which. them is at
some distance from tho street People who keep their
carriage VIII Of course find easy to visit the Museum
at any time. a." To him." says saadi, " VINO has
shoes. It Is as II the whole earth were
covered with leather" and in carriage ones
drawngroom carpet stretches end Of his after
drive to the other Those, too, who do not mind
sxpences by changing FROM the elevated or tho sur
face roads the park carriages, be driven to the door
OF the Museum bur for the rest OF the workaday world
the East side OF the city, the institution Will for
long tme TO be out OF easy reach. On the West
| Side the sixth Avenue aud Ninth Avenue ell
| evated roads offer better faclines. Sull, these
objections are wei founded and must be adj
mlited. They result from the entire msapprehen
sion 10 the and purpose for which such an
! Institution should be founded that has been In the
minds OF the founders and supporters OF the Museum
from the start From the very beginning II has
! been M exclusive social toy, not great IN
strumeut OF popular education, and all It's failure
| 10 secure more generous endowment from the
state all the popular inko" armness. tho restless
demonstrations OF opposition, so much complained OF
aud much criticised, have sprung from the ronyc-
ton that this radical fault existed. We have ntcn-
ton OF opening OLD w0nuds do recur again to
these vcxcd matters for any unfrondy 20 the
administration Of TIE Museum On the contrary, we De-
! leye that the time has como when the mbtakes
| made by those gh0 have had tho Museum in cnargo
from tue beginning should now be forgotten more
aHudcd Whafs done, CAN'T DO undone, ana We have
no doubt those who have made the mistakes by which
mouey has ocen nspout. aui opportunities for spend
/ iug mOncy well have been lost, are ~ sorry Tor
these things as anybody Let IA hope th't the
managers OF tho Institution have learned wisdom by past
expcrcuce, md that m the future NO SHAH have only
good news heur and ~ communicate The new build
ug s taken possession or AID tho Museum noT estab-
sued iu the quarters ~ f. occupy Tor M least hun
dred wears come. Long before that time the popnous
oty yli have crowded NJ % IT, immediate uegnoor-
mood tine ci..z.ns WILL nave lu the meantime Hccpmmo-
daitl themselves to is situluon, ard there shall gro"
/ up ol,hiu rs walls collection OF mlnes that min-
iter to tacr living needs, they Will tud tu' distance
/ o.l.uirv easily sufnouut.l. auI eot good. 40
/ al doc lu surmoruulg dlcl.ty. Beside while
! rc GRO lo.tlas at0,t as trr cdu.ts ~
! COMFORT mry remember that no building
/ ylt up .nyvhese on tbs uuuappuy shaped island ~
o4i. d bee ..tueutT convenient 10 any class OF 0Hr
| rs19., oar Sow Yo-E,ylz.-.ou 3 % tornado tuat
.ps '.rG wu co1tre t4at Keeps steady 10 one uAca,
ani ~ .'.u afe width ~, t 300 doubt better To- have
t.r .lu.run whore D. can bo carrnl up wtr than %
base. lr.lt ylo., .t mu.t soon have b.eg passed hy.
Ih.4s r4 hs o o.at chat t.r contents OF tnr Museum
1881. a.u, .ui l.tafr lodged 4hs lu'rti0t ol iAc
t4.f.ut isl sr.u!ols, HoI pauuti, comfortable a1-
cheerful. Itmav h. doubted whether any orc of ODE
O.. Wu-d Museums cvcr.s &C. rl tE"se particulars.
bic must uat bo deceived 0J tHa appearance
~ t.r exterior, Dor forget tn.t uc oni1ins
a, ISL. ..e DO s ouy small p.rt ot tue immense 4trc-
cure t.t coming -rurrruons WEI zee Standing Oh th'
rpot Iao present structure IS only a twoIth pnrt OF
tlc 41l. building - nas been planned aud designed
d. b,. Calvert Vsux tAo architect, au1 whom % shall
. aa.t place o.. tio truuai hall OF The completed
I. . I.of p.F au. part at gi il tAe structure
s. -e.l l.l u.e rr. lt-rlf OF ILL OIL. tiiih A'rn"e
. Duo af..r.l SOD and sul'rtl'all- founded, TIC
-.-...-t,. lte -I... le regarded as . reality tsm-
po. structure ans DO t' lDfec ,lll tie additions
...h au u.le o 80 SD the coming uno
sod. Doe m.i, ...y m Keeping with tle cn-
s...l.. .i.p...s o. t.e 'snuu0u ITSELF ana that
lv obi. noun Do, ucv century answers ad-um " 10 tle
ea.l.ful ..lu .tol II ue, tIs bali Itself watch on
TUESDAY t,A. ,I echo o o." tu'us step ~ t'c mower
~ Newton. rs "I Lave '.en rep "''u uJ "a io"
o.c. u u-.. o'a..n' ani lHer' ~ r'"''ei s""" Dos
s..a... poi. .. rn. sn * s.r'.' o' enc protein" TO "
.,ri.uI.. -'.IF Oh N.ci NV can "'N'''S 10y 10
clam. AsIt ..ult a' present tAa nicuteets part ln
t.cbl ..- ls, been confined 20 the planning AId tho
prnu.rf .s uf IrDe, r., properly speaking there "a
u0l.a-; 'l. ap9-opt-u. boz az money were not sulI.
Dtu. a.pD l--. to t.m.t % more being doue u'n %
r.i-. f.. wu. and ro'f over uo enclosed space Inc
r.aie e.. poet of tac tfeu,r i- temporary 'nd eco
uoI.c. ...u 10Y Do easily described without the
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