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The Met Hosts an Exhibition of Employees’ Art, Open to the Public for the First Time

by Elaine Velie June 6, 2022June 8, 2022

More than 450 workers at the museum contributed works to the beloved exhibition, from security guards and technicians to librarians, registrars, and volunteers.

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NY District Attorney’s Office Seizes Allegedly Looted Antiquities From the Met

by Elaine Velie June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

The five ancient Egyptian works, worth over $3M, may be tied to an international trafficking ring.

Posted inOpinion

The Unseen Depths of Winslow Homer’s “The Gulf Stream”

by Mark Dery May 30, 2022May 31, 2022

In this moment of racial reckoning, we cannot continue viewing Homer’s masterpiece as an apolitical seascape painting.

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Conservators Aren’t Happy That Kim Kardashian Wore Marilyn’s Dress to the Met Gala

by Elaine Velie May 4, 2022May 5, 2022

“Wearing historic clothing damages it. Full stop,” said the former head of conservation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, Sarah Scaturro.

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NYC Mayor Reportedly Appointed Club Owner to Met Museum Board

by Sarah Rose Sharp May 4, 2022May 5, 2022

Scott Sartiano, owner of the members-only club Zero Bond, will act as Mayor Eric Adams’s liaison to the museum.

Posted inNews

The Most Memeable Looks From a Dystopian Met Gala

by Sarah Rose Sharp May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

It was glamorous! It was glitzy! It was the end of democracy as we know it!

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A Former Japanese Princess Is Volunteering at the Met

by Sarah Rose Sharp April 15, 2022April 15, 2022

Mako Komuro, who shed her noble title in 2017, is working on a show of Japanese hanging-scroll paintings at the New York museum.

Posted inArt

From Ancient Egypt to Teotihuacán, Centuries-Old Palettes Illuminate the Role of the Painter

by Elaine Velie March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

Despite all of the ancient painted objects in our museums, it’s rare to see an actual paint set.

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With the World on Fire, the Glitterati Prepares for Met Gala 2022

by Sarah Rose Sharp March 20, 2022March 18, 2022

“In America: An Anthology of Fashion” follows last year’s theme “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.” Confused? So are we.

Posted inArt

Was Jacques-Louis David Really That Radical?

by Billy Anania March 10, 2022March 14, 2022

Rather than accentuating his radicalism, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibition makes Jacques-Louis David a compelling case study in opportunism and survival.

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The Smithsonian Museums Are Dropping Their Mask Mandate This Friday

by Jasmine Liu March 8, 2022March 9, 2022

Other major museums, like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, still require visitors to be masked indoors.

Posted inOpinion

How the Met Museum Justifies Looting

by Erin L. Thompson December 22, 2021December 23, 2021

The African Origins exhibition ignores the fact that approximately 160 objects from Benin are held by the museum under ongoing demands for their repatriation.

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