1. Reading
The Best Of Manhattan’s Art Galleries
汕头市潮阳区河溪中学 杨应哲

2. The Frick Collection
5th and Madison Avenues
Many art lovers consider this to be the best small art gallery in New York. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture, and art collection to the

3. American people. At this Gallery, you will not only see an excellent collection of pre-twentieth century Western paintings but you will also be able to explore Frick’s beautiful house. The garden of this lovely mansion is also well worth a visit.

4. Guggenheim Museum
古根海姆博物馆

5. 1929–30 At age sixty-six, the wealthy American industrialist Solomon R
1929–30 At age sixty-six, the wealthy American industrialist Solomon R. Guggenheim begins to form a large collection of important modern paintings by artists such as Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Marc Chagall. He is guided in this pursuit by a young German artist and theorist, Hilla Rebay (born Baroness Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen).

6. In July 1930, Rebay brings Guggenheim to Vasily Kandinsky's Dessau studio, and Guggenheim purchases several of the artist’s paintings and works on paper; he will eventually acquire more than 150 works by Kandinsky.

7. Guggenheim Museum 5th Avenue and 88th Street
This museum owns 5,000 modern paintings, sculptures and drawings. These art works are not all displayed at the same time. The exhibition is always changing.
exhibition n. 展览, 展出; 展览品

8. The largest part of the collection is the impressionist and post-impressionist section. The Guggenheim Museum building is world famous. When you walk into the gallery you feel like you are inside a huge white sea shell. The best way to see the paintings is to start

9. from the top floor and walk down to the bottom
from the top floor and walk down to the bottom. There are no stairs, just a circular path. The museum also has excellent restaurant.

10. Metropolitan Museum Of Art
大都会博物馆

11. Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Avenue and 82nd Street
This museum has the greatest collection of art in the United States. Its art collection covers more than 5,000 years

12. of civilization from many parts of the world, including America, Europe, China, Egypt, Africa and South America. The museum displays more than just art. It introduces you to ancient ways of living. You can visit an Egyptian Temple, a Ming garden, a room in an 18th century French house and many other special exhibitions.

13. Museum of Modern Art 现代艺术博物馆

14. Museum of Modern Art
53rd Street ( between 5th and 6th Avenue)
It is amazing that so many great works of art from the late 19th century to the 21st

15. century could be contained in the same museum
century could be contained in the same museum. The collection of Western art includes paintings by such famous artists as Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Matisse. A few words of warning: admission price is not cheap and the museum is often very crowded.

16. Monet

17. Matisse
French painter

18. Whitney Museum of American Art
惠特尼美国艺术博物馆

20. Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Avenue (near 75th St.)
The Whitney holds an excellent collection of contemporary American painting and sculpture. There are no permanent displays in this museum and exhibitions change all the time.
contemporary adj. 当时的, 同时代的
permanent adj. 永久的, 持久的

21. Every two years, the Whitney holds a special exhibition of new art by living artists. The museum also shows videos and films by contemporary video artists.

22. Match the number on the map
with the names of the museum.

23. Number on map
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Frick Collection
Museum of Modern Art
Guggenheim Museum 2 3 4 5 1

24. Complete the chart with the information from the reading passage.
Name
Address
Type of Art
Which centuries?
What countries?
Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Avenue (near 75th St.)
Contemporary (mainly art by living artists)
America

25. Name
Address
Type of Art
Which centuries?
What countries?
Museum of
Modern
Art
53rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
Late 19th century to the 21st century
Western countries

26. Name
Address
Type of Art
Which centuries?
What countries?
Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Avenue and 82nd Street
From
ancient
to modern
times
All over the world

27. Name
Address
Type of Art
Which centuries?
What countries?
Guggen
heim
Museum
5th Avenue and 88th Street
Modern (from late 19th century onwards)
Western countries

28. Name
Address
Type of Art
Which centuries?
What countries?
The Frick
Museum
5th and Madison Avenue
Before the 20th century
western countries

29. Listening
1. Number the galleries in the order that you hear about them. The Frick Collection Guggenheim Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art 2 5 1 3 4

30. 2. Listen again and then answer the questions.
1. Who first suggested they visit art gallery? 2. Who is the least interested in visiting art galleries?
John
Susan

31. 3. Why is Gao Yang interested in visiting the Metropolitan Museum
3. Why is Gao Yang interested in visiting the Metropolitan Museum? He wants to see the exhibition of Chinese art. 4. Does Susan prefer large or small galleries? Small galleries.

32. 5. Why doesn’t Susan want to go to the Museum of Modern Art
5. Why doesn’t Susan want to go to the Museum of Modern Art? It is big, crowded and too expensive. 6. What kind of art does Susan dislike? Modern art

33. 7. Which two galleries do they decide to visit on Friday and which two galleries on Saturday? The Frick Collection and the Metropolitan Museum on Friday and the Whitney and the Guggenheim on Saturday.

34. Listening text
Gao Yan, Susan and John are on holiday. They are staying in a hotel in Manhattan, which is an island between two rivers in the centre of New York. Listen to the three friends discussing which art galleries to visit.

35. GAO YAN: What do you want to do tomorrow
GAO YAN: What do you want to do tomorrow? JOHN: What about visiting some art galleries? GAO YAN: That’s a good idea, John. SUSAN: But it says in the guide book that there are more than sixty galleries in Manhattan.

36. JOHN: Well, let’s choose just a few
JOHN: Well, let’s choose just a few. SUSAN: Even a few galleries would take more than one day. JOHN: OK. Let’s spend two days visiting galleries. GAO YAN: OK, fine. SUSAN: Mmm. Alright.

37. JOHN: So, Gao Yan, which galleries would you prefer
JOHN: So, Gao Yan, which galleries would you prefer? GAO YAN: I’d like go go to the Metropolitan Museum. It’s got art from all over the world. There’s even a section on Chinese art. I’d like to see that.

38. SUSAN: It’s a very big museum
SUSAN: It’s a very big museum. I’d prefer something smaller to start with. JOHN: Well, what do you suggest? SUSAN: Well, the Frick Collection is quite small, and it has a beautiful garden. Perhaps we could go to the Metropolitan Museum after that.

39. GAO YAN: And we could go to the Museum of Modern Art the next day
GAO YAN: And we could go to the Museum of Modern Art the next day. SUSAN: Oh no. It’s too big and crowded. And it’s expensive. JOHN: If you want to see contemporary art, the Whiney might be better, anyway.

40. SUSAN: Modern art. Do we have to. I’m mot very fond of that stuff
SUSAN: Modern art! Do we have to? I’m mot very fond of that stuff. A monkey could have painted better pictures than some of those paintings. JOHN: Susan, you don’t want to visit art galleries, do you? Perhaps you’d rather do something else?

41. SUSAN: No, no. I’d like to see some art, just not too much and not too modern. GAO YAN: Look, what about this? Tomorrow we could go to the Frick in the morning and the Metropolitan in the afternoon. The

42. Metropolitan stays open until 8:45 on Friday evenings
Metropolitan stays open until 8:45 on Friday evenings. If you’ve had enough by dinner time, Susan, you could go back to the hotel and I could stay at the museum.

43. SUSAN: Yeah, that’s a good plan
SUSAN: Yeah, that’s a good plan. JOHN: Mmm, but I’d also like to go to the Guggenheim. GAO YAN: That’s OK. We could do that on Saturday. We could have a quick look in the Whitney first and then go on to the Guggenheim.

44. They’re quite close together
They’re quite close together. The Guggenheim stays open till late on Saturdays so we’d have plenty of time. JOHN: That’s an excellent plan. SUSAN: Yeah, OK. I agree (said grudgingly).