Art Wars! The Founding of the Met, MoMA and Whitney

and What Each Museum Argues is Art

After the Civil War, stewards of our young nation sought to develop artists with talent to rival that of Old Europe, elevate the level of refinement of the average American, and prove that we could be preoccupied with more than money. On this virtual Museum Mile tour, we’ll discover how the keepers of our first cultural collections defined art and decided what would or would not hang within their walls, all while competing with each other and highbrow institutions overseas. This tour focuses on museum architecture as a reflection of the founders, missions, and the collections of each, as well as the surprising role the U.S. government played in defining what is art. Led by Deb Zelcer, Prowler Tours

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