I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is unsurpassed at presenting more than 50 centuries of work. I go there constantly, seeing things over and over, better than I've ever seen them before.
the 'public' - a term often used in America to indicate the great metropolitan newspapers.
They are works of art that can be considered works of art but don't have to be in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum.