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20 February 2022 - 00:00 By Elizabeth Sleith

One of the world’s most famous museums celebrates a big birthday today — 150 years since it opened to the public in New York City, albeit about 30 blocks away from its current location.

In fact, this museum — the largest not only in the US but also in the western hemisphere — had planned to celebrate its 150th birthday two years ago with a series of special events to mark April 13 1870, the date on which the New York legislature passed an act to establish it.  ..

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