Living art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
We all love the Met for their fabulous Costume Institute, and for the other costume-related masterpieces in the Museum, but there is another artwork in the museum that I love. As a visitor to the Metropolitan Museum of Art one of the things that intrigued and amazed me was the gorgeous, enormous flower arrangements in the Great Hall. They were so big! And spectacular! I noticed them every time I was lucky enough to visit the museum, and later, when I interned at the Met, I got to find out about the flower arrangements, and watch their creation. The flower arrangements happen thanks to a generous bequest to the museum that pays for their creation. The same florist was responsible for them for decades, and when he finally retired, his son continued the family business, and the link to the Met. The flowers are installed weekly on Monday mornings, the day the museum is closed to the public. The florist and a helper arrive first thing in the morning, and set to work creating their …