In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
Q: The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 for the purposes of opening a museum to bring art and art education to the American people .
A:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 .