Art artwork fantasy artistic original abstract abstraction 221. Its permanent collection contains over two million works divided among seventeen curatorial departments. With 6953927 visitors to its three locations in 2018 it was the third most visited art museum in the world. The main building on the eastern edge of central park. Initially serving imperial private civic and religious patronage western painting.
Until the mid 19th century it was primarily concerned with representational and classical modes of production after which time more modern abstract and conceptual forms gained favor.