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The Frick Collection

Guggenheim Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum of Modern Art

Whitney Museum of American Art

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The Frick Collection

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Whitney Museum of American Art

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Modern paintings, sculptures, and drawing, the building and a restaurant

variety of collection, Egyptian temple, Ming Garden, a typical room of …Art works from the late 19th century to the 21st century, paintings of famous artistscontemporary painting and sculpture,contemporary videos and films

Frick had a ___________ for pre-20th century Western paintings.

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The best way is to start from the top floor and walk down to the bottom. …no stairs, just a circular path.

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It displays more than just the ________ delight of art. It introduces you to ancient ways of living.

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works of Western art from the late 19th century to the 21st century. But the _______________ is not cheap.

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You can see an excellent collection of _______________ American paintings and sculptures.________________

the Whitney holds a special exhibition.

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The Frick Collection

It is famous for pre-20th century Western paintings.

Guggenheim Museum

It is famous for Impressionist and Post-Impressionist

paintings.

Metropolitan Museum Of Art

It is famous for the variety of its art collection.

Museum of Modern Art

It is famous for many great works of art from the late 19th

century to the 21st century.

The Whitney Museum of American Art

It is famous for an excellent collection of contemporary

American panting and sculpture.

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Frick had a preference for pre-20th century Western paintings, and these are well-represented in this excellent collection.

It will appeal to those who love Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings.

The reputation of this museum lies in the variety of its art collection.

It is amazing that so many great works of art from the late 19th century to the 21st century are housed in the same museum.

The Whitney holds an excellent collection of contemporary American panting and sculpture.

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Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery…You can _____________If you walk into the gallery, you ___________________

The museum holds an excellent collection of…________ 5,000 superb modern paintings…________ more than 5,000 years of civilization________ more than just the visual delights ________ you to ancient ways of living________ paintings by such famous artists as…________ a special exhibition________ videos and films

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Great works are housed in the same museum. are well-represented in this excellent collection.

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There are many art g______ in New York. The best one should be the Frick Collection though it is small. There, you will see many pre-twentieth century W_____ paintings. Besides, the house and its garden is also well w____ a visit. Perhaps, the biggest museum is Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose collection c______ more than 5000years of c_________ from many parts of the world. Guggenheim Museum owns 5000 modern paintings, s_________ and drawings, the largest part of which is impressionist and post-impressionist.

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What i________ visitors most is its world-famous building. In it, you may feel like you are in a huge s_______. Museum of Modern Art collects many great works of art from the late 19th century to the 21st century. Interestingly, when you stand in front of it, you usually see a few words of w______: admission price is not cheap and the museum is often very c______. Another famous museum is Whitney Museum of American Art, which collects many c_____________ American paintings.

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