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Nearly 100 Maya Masterpieces Are Now on View in New York City
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Lives of the Gods exhibition is the first major US show of Maya art in the last decade.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Opinion
Sorry, But This Is Not "Repatriation"
The Met's deal with the Greek government to "repatriate" billionaire Leonard Stern's Cycladic art collection is not what it seems.
Art
Bernd and Hilla Becher’s Misunderstood Oeuvre
Critics who have deemed the photographer couple’s work outmoded and detached are simply wrong.
News
Nine NYC Museum Restaurants to Dine at (or Skip)
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.
Art
Imperialist Violence Undergirds Hew Locke's Majestic Met Museum Facade Sculptures
The Guyanese-British artist's commission for the museum was created in a tense dialogue with collection objects that are connected to conquest.
Opinion
Cambodia's Stolen Treasures Must Be Returned to Where They Belong
And no, Cambodia doesn't need the Metropolitan Museum's help in preserving its cultural heritage.
News
Manhattan DA to Seize Looted Hindu Artifact From Met Museum
This summer, the museum relinquished 21 Ancient Greek and Roman artifacts to the Manhattan DA.
News
Met Director Max Hollein Will Also Take on CEO Role
Hollein will enter the position when current Met president and CEO Daniel H. Weiss steps down in July of 2023.
News
Met Acquires Works From Indian Art Collection Previously Rejected Over Provenance Concerns
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.
Art
Met Exhibition Brings Back the Color to Ancient Sculptures
Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color reminds us, once again, that our view of the ancient world is whitewashed.
News
Met Museum Raises Admission Fee to $30
The museum’s “pay-what-you-wish” policy will remain in place for New York State residents and tri-state students, but out-of-state adults will pay $5 extra.
News
Met President and CEO to Step Down in 2023
Daniel Weiss, who joined the museum in 2015, led the institution through the turmoil of the pandemic and oversaw milestones like the implementation of paid internships.