$25 M. Statue Seized from the Met as Restitution Efforts Continue to Target the Museum
The headless bronze statue is one of almost 20 items that have been "characterized as looted" by the Manhattan District Attorney's office.
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The Institution as User: Museums on Social Media
On Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, the museum becomes one of many users, just like the individuals who visit it. Taking advantage of the communication opportunities offered by social media requires a…
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Mechanical Glamour
As the Met’s Costume Institute opens an exhibition about the interplay between handmade and mass-produced fashion, Leonardo da Vinci’s sketch for a sequin-making machine evokes a longer historical vie…
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‘Absolutely Gross, Degenerate Stuff’: Trump and the Arts
M.H. Miller looks at the candidate's record.
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The Met Names Kelly Baum Curator of Postwar and Contemporary Art
Director and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Thomas P. Campbell announced today that Kelly Baum has been named curator of postwar and contemporary art in the museum’s contemporary art
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Morning Links: Cyber-Archeology Edition
The Whitney’s old Marcel Breuer building will become a satellite building for the Met. [SEEN] Cyber-archeologists are working to restore artwork lost to violence in Iraq and the earthquake…
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App Attack! The Met Presents New Mobile App to Curiously Cranky Group of Journalists
The art world press conference has very low stakes. Lives are not changed at these events. News of any great importance to public policy, foreign relations, or any general understanding of how
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Seeing Africa Around the World
In a groundbreaking show traversing continents and mediums, Lowery Sims defines an international African esthetic.
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