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Manhattan DA’s Office Returns Three Antiquities to Mexico
The office’s sixth repatriation to the nation included a Nayarit sculpture seized from The Met and an Aztec stone previously possessed by a convicted antiquities trafficker.
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Contending With Fashion Photography's Artifice
Lillian Bassman spent decades crafting commercial images. After leaving the industry, she was finally free to experiment in the darkroom.
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The Met Museum's Staff Have Some Thoughts About the Art
A new book gathers essays by the museum’s curators, researchers, librarians, and conservators on everything from Renaissance portraiture to the work of Wendy Red Star.
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Value of Looted Objects at Met Museum Tops $95M After New Seizures
Several ancient sculptures and vessels acquired between 1971 and 2001 were among the objects extracted from The Met's collection this June.
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Met Museum Announces Free Memberships for NY SNAP Recipients
Millions of residents across New York State are now eligible for the "Explorer" program, which offers perks like streamlined entry and special previews.
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Manhattan's Neue Galerie to Merge With Met Museum
Cosmetics billionaire Ronald Lauder's private museum has a vast collection of Austrian and German art.
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Archaeologists Discover Mummy Buried With Lines From Homer’s Iliad
Found in Egypt, the papyrus confirms that Homer was everywhere in the ancient Mediterranean.
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Met Gala Boycott Message Projected on Bezos’s Manhattan Penthouse
"All working-class people deserve better than what we're getting,” a former Amazon worker told Hyperallergic ahead of this year’s gala, co-chaired by Jeff Bezos.
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In an Unlikely Pairing, Giacometti Sculptures Head to The Met's Temple of Dendur
The museum and the artist’s foundation are collaborating on a surprising exhibition opening this June.
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Inside the Met Museum’s Historic Raphael Exhibition
“Asking for Raphael loans is like asking for the firstborn heir of the royal family,” Carmen C. Bambach, curator of the first comprehensive show of the master in the US, told Hyperallergic.
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Internet Goes Wild for The Met’s Newly Acquired Mannerist Painting
Online reactions to Rosso Fiorentino's recently discovered work might be channeling the very essence of the stylized art movement 500 years on.
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Explore The Met’s Collection in 3D From Your Couch
The museum offers scans of items including a painting by Claude Monet, Neolithic sculptures, and Greek terracotta vases.