News New Investigation Finds More than 1,000 Objects in Met’s Collection Linked to Antiquities Trafficking Less than half of the group have records detailing how they traveled from their country of origin to New York, according to the report. By Tessa Solomon Mar 21, 2023 9:41 am
News Investigation Links More than 77 Indian Antiquities in the Met’s Collection to Prolific Trafficker Subhash Kapoor The investigation found that the provenance of some artifacts in the museum's catalog is listed as acquired from or "donated" by Kapoor or his associates. By Tessa Solomon Mar 17, 2023 9:48 am
News Met Museum Reclassifies Three Painters Formerly Labeled Russians as Ukrainians The label for an Arkhyp Kuindzhi painting now also makes note of Russian troops' destruction of his art. By Alex Greenberger Feb 13, 2023 11:39 am
News Met’s Show of Black Potters in Edgefield Decried by Local Experts for ‘Disturbing Error’ A group of historians said that the show's curators had ignored local lore about David Drake. By Alex Greenberger Jan 25, 2023 12:47 pm
News Critic Roberta Smith Questions Met’s Philip Guston Gift, Italy Presents Repatriated Antiquities, and More: Morning Links for January 24, 2023 Here's what we're reading this morning. By The Editors of ARTnews Jan 24, 2023 8:05 am
News The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Repatriation Problem Is Only Getting Bigger Academics, activists, and museum officials are scrutinizing artifacts donated by a former curator. By Zachary Small Jan 20, 2023 9:30 am
Artists 20 Essential Artworks to Visit at the Met, Hiding in Plain Sight The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection has over 1.5 million objects. By Hannah Edgar Jan 17, 2023 9:03 am
News Met Plans van Gogh Show, Natural History Museum Names New President, and More: Morning Links for December 7, 2022 Here's what we're reading this morning. By The Editors of ARTnews Dec 7, 2022 8:13 am
News $10 M. Gift for the Met, Whitney Maps Edward Hopper’s New York, and More: Morning Links for December 6, 2022 Here's what we're reading this morning. By The Editors of ARTnews Dec 6, 2022 8:01 am
Reviews Labor, Luster, and Lineage: “Hear Me Now” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art While unable to profit from their skills, enslaved Black potters in 19th-century South Carolina exercised great artistry in the vessels on view. By Nicholas T Rinehart Nov 29, 2022 11:08 am