,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #caa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4 
,nadl] 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4    
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,jackson    
,lee1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4  
,engel1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4  
,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,payne1   
,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1
 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,sires1 
,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4     
,m5g1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney (    
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,takano1  
,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 & ,mr4   
,jeffries7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution         
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ! ,citiz5s' ,/amp     
,advisory ,committee1 z an entity ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice1 %\ld issue
 a commemorative /amp 9 honor ( ! #aej? 
anniv]s>y ( ! ,metropolitan ,museum (   
,art4  ,:]eas ,! ,metropolitan ,museum (
 ,art 7,! ,met7 0 f\nd$ on ,april #ac1  

#ahgj1 by civic lead]s1 arti/s1         
bus9essm51 collectors1 & philan?ropi/s =
 ! express purpose ( br++ art & art     
education to ! ,am]ican p2 ,:]eas ov] ! 
la/ #aej ye>s1 ,! ,met has built a      
collection & education programs t rea*  
ov] #g million museum visitors f ar\nd !
 c\ntry & ! _w e ye>1 br++ bo? art &    
education to millions ( ,am]icans 9     
fulfillm5t ( its orig9al mission2 ,:]eas
 today ,! ,met is ! l>ge/ art museum 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ) ov] #d million items 9 
its collection1 #hj1jjj ( :i* are on    
display at any "t1 & feature ! "w ( _m (
 ! mo/ important arti/s 9 hi/ory2 ,:]eas
 ?r\gh\t its hi/ory1 ,! ,met has        
celebrat$ ,am]ican art & arti/s &       
pres5t$ ! fir/ p]man5t in/allation 9 an 
,am]ican art museum ( ,am]ican colonial 
& e>ly ,f$]al decorative arts &         
ar*itecture2 ,:]eas ,! ,met has pres]v$ 
m ?an a doz5 hi/oric ,am]ican int]iors f
 num]\s build+s slat$ = demolition to   
pres]ve ! hi/ory ( ,am]ican design2     
,:]eas ,! ,met n[ h\ses "o ( ! _w's     

l>ge/ & mo/ important collections (     
works by ,am]ican arti/s1 includ+3      
,b]5ice ,abbott1 ,m>y ,cassatt1 ,?omas  
,cole1 ,john ,s+leton ,copley1 ,?omas   
,eak9s1 ,daniel ,*e/] ,fr5*1 ,w9sl[     
,hom]1 ,john ,la ,f>ge1 ,emanuel        
,leutze1 ,edmonia ,lewis1 ,m>ia &       
,julian ,m>t9ez1 ,georgia ,o',keeffe1   
,fr$]ic ,rem+ton1 ,paul ,rev]e1 ,diego  
,riv]a1 ,augu/us ,sa9t-,gaud5s1 ,john   
,s+] ,s>g5t1 ,alfr$ ,/ieglitz1 ,gilb]t  
,/u>t1 ,h5ry ,ossawa ,tann]1 ,l\is      
,com=t ,tiffany1 ,k>a ,walk]1 & ,frank  
,lloyd ,wright1 among _m o!rs2 ,:]eas ,!
 ,met has built reciprocal memb]%ips )  
#af museums across ! c\ntry to ensure t 
,am]icans f e "p ( ! c\ntry c enjoy     
access to ! treasures ( ! museum2 ,:]eas
 cons]vation1 pres]vation1 & rese>* has 
always be5 c5tral to ,! ,met's mission1 
& ! museum n[ h\ses c5t]s d$icat$ to !  
cons]vation ( objects1 pa9t+s1 pap]1    
photographs1 textiles1 clo?+1 & o!r m$ia
 9 ! museum's collection1 ensur+ t ^!   
treasures rema9 accessible to g5]ations 

( visitors2 ,:]eas ,! ,met rema9s       
d$icat$ to provid+ educational res\rces 
= millions ( ,am]icans ?r\gh t\rs1      
int]active exp]i5ces1 & educator tra9+2 
,:]eas 9 #bjah1 ov] #bcj1jjj p          
p>ticipat$ 9 s*ool-gr\p t\rs ( ! museum1
 includ+ guid$ t\rs ) museum exp]ts1    
self-guid$ t\rs tailor$ to tea*]s' ne$s1
 & opportunities = /ud5ts to p>ticipate 
9 h&s-on art projects ?r\gh ! museum's  
,k-#ab ,/udio ,art ,work%op2 ,:]eas 9   
#bjah1 ov] #e1jjj educators p>ticipat$ 9
 ,! ,met's ,k-#ab ,educators            
programs--includ+ tea*] work%ops1 ,summ]
 ,educator ,in/itutes1 & ,! ,met        
,pr(essional ,le>n+ ,community--to      
support tea*]s integrat+ ! arts into !  
classroom2 ,:]eas ,! ,met makes         
available art-bas$ lesson plans &       
curriculum res\rces = free on ! museum's
 website to br+ ! treasures & le>n+     
opportunities ( ,! ,met to millions (   
*ildr5 ar\nd ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas ,! ,met   
has made x a priority to br+ art to     
,am]icans ( all ages & develop$ !       

,met,families & ,met,teens programs &   
ev5ts specifically to inspire ! next    
g5]ation ( great ,am]ican arti/s2 &     
,:]eas ,! ,met has be5 an ,am]ican      
cultural in/itution = ne>ly #aej ye>s2  
inspir$ new arti/s1 hi/orians1 &        
collectors2 expos$ millions ( ,am]icans 
to ! hi/ory1 culture1 & art ( ! _w2 &   
rema9s vital to ! cultural heal? ( !    
,nation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !    
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t--    
7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice %\ld
 issue a po/age /amp honor+ ! #aej?     
anniv]s>y ( ! f\nd+ ( ! ,metropolitan   
,museum ( ,art2 &  7#b7 ! ,citiz5s'     
,/amp ,advisory ,committee %\ld recomm5d
 to ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al t su* a /amp %\ld 
be issu$4