1. The Temple of Dendur

The Temple of Dendur, the largest treasure of the town hall in the museum, is also called the Temple of Dendur. It is a gift from the Egyptian government to the United States. It is the only complete ancient Egyptian temple outside Egypt. The temple is divided into two parts, before and after. Up to now, the pillars of the temple, the writing on the wall, reliefs and other details are well preserved. The upper part and one side of the huge exhibition hall are full of glass curtain walls, allowing the temple to see the sunrise, the sunset at night, and the moonlight and starlight at night. As in Egypt, it is one with heaven and earth. Beyond the glass wall, there are lush trees in Central Park, and in the middle of Central Park stands the only ancient Egyptian obelisk in the Americas.

2, “The Dance Class” (The DanceClass)

A more representative painting of Edgar Degas’s ballerina, created in 1874. There are many characters in “The Dance Classroom”, and Degas deliberately placed the large mirror of the rehearsal hall in the center of the picture to enhance the sense of space. Among the more than a dozen girls stood a white-haired elder on crutches, reviewing a girl’s performance. Looking closely at the picture, the girl’s movements and expressions are different, and Degas’s grasp of the moment of the character’s posture is evident. This is the scene of the ballet examination in the Paris dance classroom. Degas has never been to such an examination room, but painted this tense and complicated scene according to legend.

3, “Kanagawa Surfing Picture”