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Divided Distractions

The exhibition "Seurat's Circus Sideshow" located the Neo-Impressionist masterpiece amid a selection of artistic responses to popular entertainment in nineteenth-century Paris.

• By
  Carter Ratcliff
• Jun 1, 2017 9:00 am

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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…

• By
  Brian Droitcour
• Jan 13, 2017 1:21 pm

• Features

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…

• By
  Emily Spivack
• Apr 28, 2016 4:08 pm

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‘Absolutely Gross, Degenerate Stuff’: Trump and the Arts

M.H. Miller looks at the candidate's record.

• By
  M. H. Miller
• Apr 4, 2016 9:30 am

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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…

• By
  Hannah Ghorashi
• Jun 5, 2015 4:16 pm

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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 in Nepal. …

• By
  The Editors of ARTnews
• May 19, 2015 8:59 am

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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 life…

• By
  M. H. Miller
• Sep 3, 2014 2:05 pm

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Seeing Africa Around the World

In a groundbreaking show traversing continents and mediums, Lowery Sims defines an international African esthetic.

• By
  Hilarie M. Sheets
• Nov 1, 2010 12:00 am