New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
THE NEW MUSEUM WING.
Mayor Lows Speech at the Opening Exer-

the opening Of the addition 10 the Metropolitan
Museum of Art last Monday. Mayor Low. in for
mally declaring the wing ready for the public. MADE
ali address which heard with much interest
by the guests who had come 20 take part in the
ceremony. but happened 20 be nowhere fully re-
ported. The speech in full vas as follows
Nj C9missioner Mr. President ana a. DirGetoFs ipis of
casiOn when a new addition 10 the museum is 10
be thrown open to the public. it Is well to recall
of the incidents Ihat led 70 It's founda ATOP on
1t interesting. for example. 20 kiow that me tne
Hrst sugsestion f0r suc Il museum car,e ia m aso
ter from Paris. the home or moderi, ART ahd ao &
that this letter written by the late JOhn Jay
veins 1t thus appears that the seed out of when
has grown this great museum was ltsei @ groeuce9 oI
day. rejoces IN things artlstic, II - ] aSo
mitfed TO this soil by one long associated with this
country whose family. indeed mas been celeDIateu
luton until now. but who yet, had IN his veins
the artistic srain Of french bio blood; ,ae - Is as
mosphere. new SURROUNDINGS, could oolIIeI ate
/ think il worthy OF observation. also, that this
letter taken up some ZINE later by me oal3n m
the foundation of the museum in lsos. was car
ried 10 success the auspices OF that orssni-
zation, Mr. Jay himserl having in the mean while
returned from Paris and being then president , OF
Union League Club Is social BODY having de- DE-
cded political interests aia aiIiatI0n5; d0ope dpe
valuable TO the body polite than when * used lts
great influence toward the rounding oil TINS mu-
think it, again. matter Of interest that this Il;
the late Richard N. Hunt. which have been car
ried to completion by his As lock about this
spacious and beautiful hall am reminded OF me me
lines which occur in Longfelows poem upon
Nuremberg in which he SAYS of Hans Sachs:
"Emigravft is the inscription on the tombstone
where he lies. -
Dead he Is not out departed. for the artist never
1t is certainly fitting that this building. thus
commemorative of artist who has departed. oGt
who stiIl lives in his works should be the perma-
nent abiding place Of the masterpieces OF so lany
others who like him. have emigrated but VINO
still live. -. -, =. -.
This museum is n monument not only 20 the
wisdom OF the plan Of uniting municipal and prt-
Sate Interests in the development of such an in
stitution it also testies 20 the special Ia aoors
of many who have given Of the best they had 70
develop. the appreciation Of art In our community
When the last wing of this museum was opened
NJ Choafe who was the orator OF the day. spoke
Of John F Kensett William T. BlodEett. and the
late Theodore Roosevelt father OF our disttn guished
President as men who ought 10 oe remembered
gratefully by all who value this museum.
The interval between that opening and the pres.
ent one has doubt. added many names 10 tnat
roll OF honor. / can to-day speak of two only
one issJohn Taylor Johnston. who was then presi-
dent OF the museum. and the other Is the late
president Henry G. Marquand. OF all the men OF
these later years In the citys history. who have
contributed 20 love Of art and who have made IL