Metropolitan Museum

Japan, Portugal, Miami and Chicago. These States and more make up the thousands of commuters traveling through the Metropolitan Museum of Art everyday. In observing the museum, you can’t help, but to hear the many accents and different styles of clothing. Your attention steers from the pictures to the people watching them.

Romany Sanz was one of those people that stood out at the museum. Sanz was born and raised in Ohio, but moved to New York when he was 12. Occupying a small section on the third floor of the museum, he was an animated receptionist. He was more than polite to customers asking for assistance and more than courteous in making sure they knew how to get to their destinations.

No stranger to a helping hand, he was very well rounded when asked about the upcoming events to take place at the museum. “Well I will be pleased to tell you that I am the biggest attraction this museums ever had! So let’s just get that out of way,” Sanz said jokingly. “But aside from me, the most talked about exhibit we have coming up right now will be the Art Trek.”

Not to be confused with Star Trek, the Art Trek will feature videos and vintage arts from that of the early 1820’s. What’s so spectacular about it, according to Sanz, it that it will have features that spectators get to, “play with.” As with most museums and city attractions, many of the exhibits and art peace’s in the museum had signs posted around them that clearly stated, ‘Do Not Touch.’ However, the Art Trek will feature work that’s meant for the audience to feel and will allow them to become more involved in the experience.

 Another exhibit that Sanz was pretty amped about, was the Everyday Life in the Middle ages exhibit. “Now, that one won’t just explore me putting my sexy on in the morning, but [it will] show how my ancestors did it too,” said Sanz. He said that the Everyday life in Middle ages exhibit will provide, in detail, the everyday lives of people during the middle ages.

It will explain and present the rise of technology and how it transformed their world, and the current one, so drastically. It will also tap into the family dynamics of those during the middle ages. Sanz didn’t want to give too much away, but wanted to mention that the exhibit has been the most anticipated for the museum crew.

July exhibits in the museum began July 2.