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METROPOLITAN MUSEUM ANNOUNCES IT WILL CLOSE TO PUBLIC ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30

(New York, October 29, 2012)--The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that its main building on Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, as well as its branch museum in Fort Tryon Park, The Cloisters, will be closed to the public on Tuesday, October 30, because of Hurricane Sandy. The Museum will report on its plans for Wednesday, October 31, tomorrow.

 

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