The museum collaborated with Verizon to launch the Met Unframed, which allows you to navigate through a dozen digitally rendered galleries and view nearly 50 works from the Met’s collection.
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The Trove of Hanukkah Treasures In New York City’s Public Collections
A bright pink silicon menorah in the Jewish Museum, a pair of Hanukkah hymns from a medieval prayer book in the New York Public Library, and other gems.
New Documents in Purdue Case May Pressure Institutions to Rename Sackler-funded Spaces
“Interoffice documents paint a dark picture of profit for the family at the expense of human life,” the artist-activist group P.A.I.N. told Hyperallergic.
An Augmented Reality App Connects the Life of an Opioid Victim to the Met Museum’s Sackler Wing
The Mariah App uses augmented reality technology to transform the Met’s Sackler Wing into a memorial site for Mariah Lotti and others who have lost their lives to the opioid crisis.
A Jacob Lawrence Painting, Thought Missing for Decades, Was in a NYC Apartment All Along
A recent visitor to the Metropolitan Museum’s current Jacob Lawrence exhibition knew of an artwork by Lawrence in a neighbor’s collection that he suspected might belong to the Struggle series.
A Parade of Cakes Fit for Versailles
Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles is a look behind the scenes at the Met as an international team of chefs prepare an elaborate feast.
The Artistic World of the Taíno People
In Arte del mar, curator James Doyle highlights some of the most fascinating precolonial objects at the Metropolitan Museum.
The Metropolitan Museum Hires Its First Full-Time Curator of Native American Art
The appointment of Patricia Marroquin Norby is a historic milestone for the museum, which decided to display Indigenous art in its American Wing for the first time in 2017.
We Visited the New, Socially Distant Metropolitan Museum After Its Five-month Closure
The general consensus among Met visitors during its members-only reopening seemed to be a mix of relief to get out of the house, and awe at the massive museum’s unprecedentedly sparse galleries.
Cycling to the Metropolitan Museum? Now, You Can Valet Your Bike
The unusual service will be available from the museum’s August 27 reopening through September 27.
Metropolitan Museum Issues Second Round of Layoffs and Furloughs, Reducing Staff by 20%
Days ahead of today’s announcement, a group of Met employees sent a letter to museum administrators demanding greater transparency and protection for workers.
Metropolitan Museum Will Now Pay All Interns
A $5 million gift from philanthropist Adrienne Arsht will be used to pay future interns at the NYC museum.