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Met Acquires Rare Portrait of Medici Nemesis Bindo Altoviti

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie 8 hours agoFebruary 8, 2023

The Renaissance work by Francesco Salviati is the museum’s first painting on marble.

Posted inBooks

The Understated Beauty of Decorated Paper

by Sarah Rose Sharp December 25, 2022February 7, 2023

Pattern and Flow: A Golden Age of American Decorated Paper, 1960s to 2000s is a feast for the eyes.

Posted inNews

Looted Antiquities Seized by DA Belonged to Met Trustee

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office recovered 23 looted objects from Shelby White’s home over the last year and a half.

Posted inArt

Nearly 100 Maya Masterpieces Are Now on View in New York City

by Rhea Nayyar November 16, 2022November 17, 2022

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Lives of the Gods exhibition is the first major US show of Maya art in the last decade.

Posted inOpinion

Sorry, But This Is Not “Repatriation”

Avatar photo by Yannis Hamilakis November 3, 2022November 9, 2022

The Met’s deal with the Greek government to “repatriate” billionaire Leonard Stern’s Cycladic art collection is not what it seems.

Posted inArt

Bernd and Hilla Becher’s Misunderstood Oeuvre

Avatar photo by Julia Curl November 2, 2022November 9, 2022

Critics who have deemed the photographer couple’s work outmoded and detached are simply wrong.

Posted inNews

Nine NYC Museum Restaurants to Dine at (or Skip)

by Rhea Nayyar October 18, 2022October 20, 2022

From the Whitney to the Guggenheim, we bring you the inside scoop on which museum dining options are worth their salt, and which could stand to add a little more.

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Imperialist Violence Undergirds Hew Locke’s Majestic Met Museum Facade Sculptures

by Hakim Bishara September 16, 2022September 20, 2022

The Guyanese-British artist’s commission for the museum was created in a tense dialogue with collection objects that are connected to conquest.

Posted inOpinion

Cambodia’s Stolen Treasures Must Be Returned to Where They Belong 

Avatar photo by Erin L. Thompson September 6, 2022November 9, 2022

And no, Cambodia doesn’t need the Metropolitan Museum’s help in preserving its cultural heritage.

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Manhattan DA to Seize Looted Hindu Artifact From Met Museum

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 1, 2022September 1, 2022

This summer, the museum relinquished 21 Ancient Greek and Roman artifacts to the Manhattan DA.

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Met Director Max Hollein Will Also Take on CEO Role

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

Hollein will enter the position when current Met president and CEO Daniel H. Weiss steps down in July of 2023.

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Met Acquires Works From Indian Art Collection Previously Rejected Over Provenance Concerns

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

The works had previously been offered to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, but the institution turned them down on the basis that it could not establish “clear and secure” provenance for over half of the collection.

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