Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1614: Exhibition ends
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At around 12:30 noon, after having lunch nearby, Ye Tian, Betty, David and Jason arrived at the Metropolitan Museum on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
At this time, Bishop Kent and his entourage were still on the road, heading towards Manhattan.
The public exhibition of two top works of art, Raphael's "Madonna" and Michelangelo's "La Pietà" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has concluded its final morning display.
This is the end of the ten-day public exhibition.
Even so, when Ye Tian and the others arrived at the Metropolitan Museum, they still saw many visitors who came from all over the country to come to the museum to appreciate these two top-notch works of art.
These tourists from all over the world, some gathered outside the Metropolitan Museum, and some gathered in front of the closed independent exhibition hall, talking in small groups.
It can be seen that each of their eyes is full of regret and a bit regretful.
They regretted that they arrived too late and missed these two masterpieces by the three masters of Renaissance art. No one knows whether there will be such a good opportunity in the future!
If you want to see these two top works of art, you have to go to the Vatican. It depends on whether the Vatican will display them publicly.
As soon as Ye Tian and the others arrived at the entrance of the Metropolitan Museum, Thomas came out with several senior executives of the Metropolitan Museum, with bright smiles on everyone's faces.
Through this public exhibition, the Metropolitan Museum not only made a lot of money, but also attracted countless attention, and also greatly improved the status and influence of the museum!
Faced with this situation, can the senior executives of the Metropolitan Museum not be excited and beaming with joy?
After greeting each other and exchanging pleasantries, Thomas took Ye Tian and the others into the Metropolitan Museum and walked towards the independent exhibition hall on the second floor.
During the march, everyone kept laughing and chatting, and the central topic was naturally Raphael's "Icono Madonna" and Michelangelo's "Lamentation of the Christ".
"Steven, this exhibition is absolutely unprecedented. During these ten days, as long as our museum is open, the independent exhibition hall upstairs will always be crowded with visitors from all over the world.
It is a pity that the exhibition time is too short. Only ten days, these two masterpieces of the three masters of Renaissance art will leave the Metropolitan Museum and be taken away by Bishop Kent and others.
Many people are destined to miss these two top-notch works of art and experience the great art of Raphael and Michelangelo. At this time, how I hope they will stay in the Metropolitan Museum forever!
Look at the enthusiastic visitors around you. Many of them traveled thousands of miles to New York just to appreciate these two paintings. Unfortunately, today they will be disappointed."
As he spoke, Thomas pointed at the many visitors in the museum, his words full of regret and a bit of reluctance.
The same goes for the other senior executives of the Metropolitan Museum, with their eyes also full of regret.
Those are masterpieces by Raphael and Michelangelo. If placed in any museum, they would be treasures. Who would be willing to miss them?
Ye Tian looked at the visitors and tourists around him, then said with a smile:
“I also know that this is a regrettable thing, but the public exhibition time is limited and it is impossible to satisfy everyone. Some visitors will definitely miss this opportunity and can only leave with regrets!
Now that I have reached an agreement with the Vatican and the Pope has fulfilled his promise to go to Boston to officiate at my wedding to Betty and send his best wishes to Betty, I cannot break my promise."
Hearing this, Thomas and the other senior executives of the Metropolitan Museum couldn't help but nodded.
While they were talking, the group of them had already walked up the stairs and arrived at the entrance of the independent exhibition hall.
Similar to the situation outside the museum gate, many eager visitors gathered here, looking at the closed independent exhibition hall with regret in their eyes.
The arrival of Ye Tian and the others immediately caused a commotion here.
Everyone at the scene turned to look at them, and some guys even started to ask questions loudly.
"Stephen, can you let the Metropolitan Museum of Art open this independent exhibition hall so that everyone can go in and appreciate Raphael's "Madonna" and Michelangelo's "Lamentation of the Christ"?"
"That's right, Steven, let the Metropolitan Museum open this independent exhibition hall and continue the exhibition. You can also see how many visitors gathered here for their pleasure.
I don’t know about others, but the reason why we came to Manhattan from North Carolina was for these two top-notch works of art. It would be a shame if we couldn’t see them! "
Amidst the noise, many people requested that the exhibition be reopened so that they could go in and appreciate the two masterpieces by the three masters of Renaissance art, and avoid leaving huge regrets!
Ye Tian quickly glanced at the visitors gathered at the entrance of the exhibition hall, then stretched out his hands and pressed down gently to signal everyone to be quiet.
Seeing his actions, the scene immediately became quiet.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian said loudly with a smile:
“Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, I am Steven. I am very happy to see you all here, and thank you very much for coming to see these two priceless top works of art.
I understand everyone's mood very well, and I hope that I can meet everyone's wishes and requirements, so that every visitor who comes here can appreciate these two paintings and leave with satisfaction.
However, the current situation is somewhat special. Everyone must know that the Pope's visit to the United States is coming to an end and he will leave the United States tomorrow afternoon and return to Rome, Italy.
According to the agreement I reached with the Vatican, before His Majesty the Pope leaves the United States, these two paintings must be handed over to Vatican representatives for them to take back to Rome.
Bishop Kent, who is responsible for receiving these two outstanding paintings from the Vatican, is on his way to Manhattan at this time. It is estimated that it will not be long before they can reach the Metropolitan Museum.
When Bishop Kent arrives here, we will go through the handover procedures. At that time, these two top works of art will no longer belong to me. From now on, they will return to the Vatican.
Because of this, this exhibition has just been stopped. In fact, the original public exhibition time was only ten days. As of 12 noon today, the exhibition has officially ended.
Seeing that everyone is so enthusiastic and eager to appreciate Raphael's "Madonna" and Michelangelo's "Lamentation of the Christ", I can't let everyone come here in joy and leave disappointed!
Please be patient and go appreciate other antique works of art in the Metropolitan Museum first. Wait patiently for a while, maybe things will turn around and you can get what you want.
After completing the handover procedures, I will make a request to the Pope and the Bishop of Kent to reopen this independent exhibition hall and continue the exhibition activities until the end of today. I believe they will not refuse.
In this way, everyone can enter this independent exhibition hall, stand in front of those two outstanding paintings, appreciate the great art of Raphael and Michelangelo up close, and spend this wonderful day"
"Pa bang bang"
The scene immediately boiled into excitement, and there was a burst of thunderous applause, which was very warm.
Among the applause, there were also many cheers.
"Great job, Steven, we are in the museum, waiting for this exhibition hall to reopen"
"Well done, Steven, we support you"
Not only the many visitors at the scene, but also Thomas and the senior executives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and antique art appraisal experts also gave Ye Tian their own applause.
When the applause subsided, as the director of the Metropolitan Museum, Thomas also stood up and said a few words, saying that he would work with Ye Tian to extend the exhibition for another half day.
Then, the group of them walked through the crowd and entered the independent exhibition hall.
The many visitors who gathered at the entrance of the exhibition hall immediately dispersed and went their separate ways to visit other areas of the museum, waiting with great anticipation for the reopening of this independent exhibition hall.
In a blink of an eye, it was already past one o'clock at noon.
The belated Bishop of Kent and his entourage finally arrived at the Metropolitan Museum and entered this independent exhibition hall.
After entering the exhibition hall and exchanging a few words, everyone got down to business.
First of all, several top antique art appraisal experts from the Vatican came forward to carefully appraise the two outstanding paintings, Raphael's "Icon of the Virgin" and Michelangelo's "Lamentation of the Christ".
Needless to say, the appraisal results show that there is nothing wrong with the two paintings. They are outstanding works of two Renaissance art masters and are of inestimable value!
Immediately afterwards, under the witness of lawyers from both sides and in front of the cameras of NBC TV and Italian National Television, Ye Tian and Bishop Kent went through the handover procedures on the spot.
As they signed their names on the relevant documents, Raphael's "Icono Madonna" and Michelangelo's "Lamentation of the Christ" finally returned to the Vatican after more than two hundred years!
"Pa bang bang"
Thunderous applause erupted in the exhibition hall, resounding throughout the Metropolitan Museum.
At the same time, there was warm applause in front of many TV sets.
Especially in Italy, it was almost completely overwhelmed by the crazy applause and cheers. Everyone was applauding and cheering, and everyone was excited!
When the applause fell, Ye Tian immediately proposed in public that the public exhibition should be postponed for another half day to satisfy the visitors who came from afar and allow them to appreciate these two top-notch works of art up close!
After hearing this request, Kent immediately called the Pope to ask for permission, and the answer he got was naturally yes.
The exhibition hall has reopened, and this public exhibition has been postponed for another half day until it ends today!
When the news came out, thunderous applause and cheers erupted again in the Metropolitan Museum.
Amidst the laughter, Ye Tian and Betty drifted away and left the Metropolitan Museum.