Art
An Era-Defining 1930s Mural of American Excess and Industry Is Revived
After its acquisition in 2012, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is debuting Thomas Hart Benton's 1930s "America Today" mural not as a painting, but as a room.
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News
Metropolitan Museum Curator Walter Liedtke Killed in Train Crash
Walter Liedtke, a curator of European paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was one of six people killed in the Metro-North train crash last night in Valhalla, New York.
Art
From the Deep South, an Overlooked Chapter in Art History
ATLANTA — Is Bill Arnett enjoying the last laugh?
In Brief
See What the Artworks See
As museumgoers, we’re used to looking at art, but a new project from filmmaker and artist Masashi Kawamura inverses the traditional relationship of viewer to artwork.
News
Charges Against Metropolitan Museum Protesters Dropped
The charges against three members of the Illuminator crew who were arrested following an action at the Metropolitan Museum in September 2014 and charged with "illegal advertising" have been dropped.
Art
Two Bibles on View in NYC Showcase the Art and Violence of Medieval Books
Two incredible examples of medieval book art are on rare view in New York: the Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting the hefty Winchester Bible, and the Morgan Library and Museum is celebrating the Crusader Bible and its vivid battle scenes.
Art
Two Bibles on View in NYC Showcase the Art and Violence of Medieval Books
Two incredible examples of medieval book art are on rare view in New York: the Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting the hefty Winchester Bible, and the Morgan Library and Museum is celebrating the Crusader Bible and its vivid battle scenes.
Art
Ephemera, Wives, Paint: Cézanne & Picasso
Masters of painting are occupying major venues in New York this winter. Egon Schiele at the Neue Galerie, Matisse cutouts at MoMA. In addition, the rival Picasso exhibitions at Gagosian and Pace are noteworthy, as is Madame Cézanne at the emblazoned, tarnished Met.
In Brief
The Met Museum Nets Major Collection of Outsider Art from the South
The Metropolitan Museum has just received gift of 57 works by African American artists from the southern United States from collector William Arnett's Souls Grown Deep Foundation.
Opinion
Metropolitan Museum Butt-Checks Kim Kardashian
The Metropolitan Museum has officially won the internet today.
Art
Disinterring the Lost Glamor of Grief
Grief hit what may be its peak of glamor between 1815 and 1915. The devastating losses of the Civil War, suppression of women's rights, and Victorian and Edwardian affinity for the macabre resulted in generations of widows spending years in their dour "weeds."
In Brief
Shattered "Adam" Is Born Anew at the Metropolitan Museum
One of the greatest Renaissance sculptures outside of Europe has been restored after a devastating fall in 2002 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.