20 February 1872 February 19, 2012 Author: Staff Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York opens. Famous Words of Inspiration..."How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds sing, that snow melts, that the rose unfolds, that the dawn whitens behind the stark shapes of trees on the quivering summit of the hill? A kiss, and all was said." Victor Hugo — Click here for more from Victor Hugo Related posts: 10 September 1961 Categories: History Tags: 1872, 20 February