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• Metropolitan Museum Acquires Rare, Early Roman Porphyry Vessel

  Friday, July 11, 2014, 2:00 p.m.

• Metropolitan Museum Launches New Interactive Web Feature One Met. Many Worlds. in 11 Languages

  Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 5:00 p.m.

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• Morrison H. Heckscher to Become Curator Emeritus After Leading American Wing for 13 Years and Distinguished 48-Year Tenure at Metropolitan Museum; Sylvia L. Yount Appointed to Head American Wing

  Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 3:00 p.m.

• Director Thomas P. Campbell Announces Senior Staff Promotions at Metropolitan Museum

  Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 9:00 p.m.

• Metropolitan Museum Initiative Broadens Access to 400,000 Digital Images

  Friday, June 6, 2014, 3:48 p.m.

• Alarm Will Sound Premieres a Work Inspired by One of the Metropolitan Museum’s Most Iconic Galleries

  Thursday, May 29, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
  March 10-May 26, 2014

  Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 6:30 a.m.

• Radiant Light: Stained Glass from
  Canterbury Cathedral
  February 25 - May 18, 2014

  Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 6:00 a.m.

• Lucas Samaras: Offerings from a Restless Soul
  February 24 - September 1, 2014

  Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 5:30 a.m.

• Tibet and India
  Buddhist Traditions and Transformations
  February 8 - June 8, 2014

  Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 5:00 a.m.

• Making Pottery Art:
  The Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection of French Ceramics (ca. 1880-1910)
  February 4 - August 18, 2014

  Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 4:30 a.m.

• Cleopatra’s Needle
  December 3, 2013 - June 8, 2014

  Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• The Flowering of Edo Period Painting: Japanese Masterworks from the Feinberg Collection
  February 1-September 7, 2014

  Monday, May 19, 2014, 10:30 p.m.

• Early American Guitars: The Instruments of C. F. Martin
  January 14 - December 7, 2014

  Monday, May 19, 2014, 10:00 p.m.

• The Nelson A. Rockefeller Vision: In Pursuit of the Best in the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
  October 8, 2013–October 5, 2014

  Monday, May 19, 2014, 9:30 p.m.

• Rare Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts, Including 15th-Century Haggadah, on View during Passover at Metropolitan Museum
  April 4, 2014
  

  Monday, May 19, 2014, 9:00 p.m.

• Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris
  January 29 - May 4, 2014

  Monday, May 19, 2014, 8:30 p.m.

• Feathered Walls – Hangings from Ancient Peru
  September 16, 2013–May 12, 2014

  Monday, May 19, 2014, 8:00 p.m.

• Metropolitan Museum Acquires Monumental Portrait by Leading 17th-Century French Painter Charles Le Brun of Everhard Jabach and His Family

  Friday, May 16, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Stephen M. Cutler Elected a Trustee at
  Metropolitan Museum

  Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 8:23 p.m.

• The Anna Wintour Costume Center and Charles James: Beyond Fashion Opening Ceremony

  Monday, May 5, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Metropolitan Museum’s Instagram Account Wins Prestigious Webby Award

  Friday, May 2, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Major Gift from Adrienne Arsht to Support Met Museum Presents, the Innovative Series of Performances and Talk

  Tuesday, April 29, 2014, 5:30 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Its 2014–15 Season of Met Museum Presents

  Tuesday, April 29, 2014, 2:30 p.m.

• Schedule of Exhibitions
  Through June 2014

  Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• 14 International Museum Leaders to Participate in Metropolitan Museum’s First-ever Colloquium Aimed at Broadening Dialogue on Global Museum Issues

  Thursday, April 3, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• The American West in Bronze, 1850-1925
  December 18, 2013–April 13, 2014

  Thursday, March 27, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China
  December 11, 2013–April 6, 2014

  Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• 大都会博物馆首次中国当代艺术特展2013年12月11日开幕
  [Landmark Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art to Open at Metropolitan Museum December 11]
  2013年12月11日- 2014年4月6日

  Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Metropolitan Vanities:The History of the Dressing Table
  December 17, 2013–April 13, 2014

  Monday, March 24, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Jewels by JAR
  November 20, 2013–March 9, 2014

  Sunday, March 23, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa: The Venini Company, 1932-1947
  November 5, 2013–March 2, 2014

  Saturday, March 22, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Piero della Francesca: Personal Encounters
  January 14 - March 30, 2014

  Friday, March 21, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• American Folk Art from the Peter J. Solomon Family Collection and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Now through August 10, 2014

  Thursday, March 20, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Antonio Canova: The Seven Last Works
  January 22 - April 27, 2014

  Thursday, March 20, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Mishneh Torah
  October 1, 2013 - January 5, 2014

  Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom
  November 4, 2013–February 23, 2014

  Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• 메트로폴리탄박물관 한국의 고대 왕국, 신라의 미술을 조명하는 대여전 개최
  [Metropolitan Museum Presents Spectacular Loan Exhibition of Art from Korea’s Silla Kingdom]
  전시 기간: 2013년 11월 4일 – 2014년 2월 23일

  Monday, March 17, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Gridiron Greats: Vintage Football Cards from the Jefferson R. Burdick Collection
  January 24 - February 10, 2014

  Sunday, March 16, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Metropolitan Museum and SFMOMA Jointly Acquire Major William Kentridge Installation

  Saturday, March 15, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Balthus: Cats and Girls—Paintings and Provocations
  September 25, 2013–January 12, 2014

  Friday, March 14, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Sandra Jackson-Dumont Named to Lead the Metropolitan Museum's Education Programs and Initiatives

  Thursday, March 13, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• Metropolitan Museum Launches MetCollects, an Online Series Featuring Recently Acquired
  Works of Art

  Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 4:00 a.m.

• New Managing Horticulturist Appointed at The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum’s Branch for Medieval Art

  Monday, March 10, 2014, 3:11 p.m.

• Beatrice Galilee Appointed Associate Curator of Architecture and Design in Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at Metropolitan Museum

  Monday, March 3, 2014, 5:00 a.m.

• Daniel and Estrellita B. Brodsky Establish Two Curatorships, Providing Major Support for the Metropolitan Museum’s Expanded Modern and Contemporary Art Program

  Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 5:00 a.m.

• Iria Candela e Beatrice Galilee nomeadas como novas curadoras por Daniel e Estrellita Brodsky dentro do departamento de arte contemporânea do Met

  Friday, February 14, 2014, 5:01 p.m.

• Met Museum Presents – March 2014

  Monday, February 10, 2014, 5:00 a.m.

• Monuments Men Who Saved Works of Art during World War II—Including Former Metropolitan Museum Director James J. Rorimer—Celebrated in New Gallery Itinerary, Display, and March 9 Event

  Wednesday, February 5, 2014, 5:00 a.m.

• Iria Candela y Beatrice Galilee asumirán nuevas curadurías auspiciadas por Daniel y Estrellita Brodsky en el Departamento de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo del Metropolitan

  Tuesday, February 4, 2014, 5:00 a.m.

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• Metropolitan Museum’s Lunar New Year Festival to Celebrate Year of the Horse

  Friday, January 31, 2014, 5:00 a.m.

• Metropolitan Museum to Designate Renovated
  Costume Institute the Anna Wintour Costume Center

  Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 2:00 p.m.

• Metropolitan Museum Initiative Provides Free Access to 400,000 Digital Images

  Thursday, January 2, 2014, 5:00 a.m.

• Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of United Nations, Visits Korean Art Exhibition at Met Museum

  Monday, December 23, 2013, 5:00 a.m.

• New Season of Early Music Performances Marks 75th Anniversary Year at The Cloisters Featured Groups Include Waverly Consort, Lionheart, Orlando Consort, Blue Heron, Pomerium, and Sequentia

  Thursday, November 21, 2013, 5:00 a.m.

• New Trustees Charles N. Atkins, Blair Effron, John Paulson, and Dr. Samantha Boardman Rosen Elected at Metropolitan Museum

  Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 5:00 a.m.

• Statement by The Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Ruling by Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich

  Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Metropolitan Museum and SFMOMA Jointly Acquire Major William Kentridge Installation

  Saturday, October 26, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• New Lease Amendment Signed by Metropolitan Museum and City of New York, Confirming Longstanding Admissions Policy

  Thursday, October 24, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Masterpieces of Tibetan and Nepalese Art: Recent Acquisitions
  September 17, 2013–February 2, 2014

  Sunday, October 20, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Fifty Years of Collecting Islamic Art
  September 24, 2013-January 26, 2014

  Saturday, October 19, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Portraits by Julia Margaret Cameron, One of Photography's Early Masters, on Display at the Met Beginning August 19
  August 19, 2013–January 5, 2014

  Friday, October 18, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Roof Garden Installation by Imran Qureshi to Open at Metropolitan Museum May 14
  May 14–November 3, 2013 (weather permitting)

  Thursday, October 17, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche on Display for Holiday Season at Metropolitan Museum
  November 26, 2013–January 6, 2014

  Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 2:40 p.m.

• Expressive Art of Japanese Calligraphy on View in Exhibition Opening August 17 at Metropolitan Museum
  August 17, 2013–January 12, 2014

  Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Judaica on View during Hanukkah at Metropolitan Museum

  Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 2:39 p.m.

• New Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum Explores Three Centuries of Worldwide Textile Trade
  September 16, 2013–January 5, 2014

  Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 2:36 p.m.

• Medieval Church Treasures from Hildesheim Featured in Fall Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum
  September 17, 2013–January 5, 2014

  Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 2:34 p.m.

• First Exhibition to Focus on Prints by French Artists and Amateurs of the 18th Century at Metropolitan Museum
  October 1, 2013–January 5, 2014

  Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 2:32 p.m.

• Major Plains Indian Exhibition to Open in Paris, Travel to Kansas City and New York City

  Monday, October 14, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Legends of Baseball’s Dead Ball Era (1900–1919) from the Burdick Collection
  July 8–December 1, 2013

  Sunday, October 13, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• LAST CHANCE: Sound Installation by Janet Cardiff at The Cloisters—the First Contemporary Work at the Metropolitan Museum’s Renowned Branch for Medieval Art and Architecture
  September 10–December 8, 2013

  Saturday, October 12, 2013, 2:35 p.m.

• Three Metropolitan Museum Exhibitions Stimulate $742 Million 2013 Economic Impact for New York

  Monday, October 7, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Metropolitan Museum to Live Stream Its All-day, Sold-out TEDxMet Event This Saturday, October 19

  Monday, October 7, 2013

• Apollo Circle Benefit on November 14 at Metropolitan Museum Marks Event’s 10th Anniversary

  Sunday, October 6, 2013, 11:00 p.m.

• ICOM Officially Announces the Publication of the Emergency Red List of Syrian Cultural Objects at Risk

  Sunday, October 6, 2013, 10:00 p.m.

• ¡Fiesta! at Metropolitan Museum Celebrates Hispanic and Latin Cultures With Afternoon of Free Programs and Performances

  Sunday, October 6, 2013, 9:00 p.m.

• メトロポリタン美術館が新しいウェブ機能、一つのMET。世界のアート。（One Met. Many Worlds.）を11カ国語で開始します。

  Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Trumbull’s Iconic Portrait of Alexander Hamilton Now on View at Metropolitan Museum

  Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Trumbull’s Iconic Portrait of Alexander Hamilton Comes to Metropolitan Museum

  Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Léger Masterpiece The Village—Acquired through Additional Gift from Leonard A. Lauder—Now on View at Metropolitan Museum

  Friday, September 20, 2013, 9:50 p.m.

• Metropolitan Museum Celebrates “An Evening of Many Cultures” with Gala and Dance Party on September 23

  Friday, September 20, 2013, 9:00 p.m.

• Diana Craig Patch Named Lila Acheson Wallace Curator in Charge of Department of Egyptian Art at Metropolitan Museum

  Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 9:00 p.m.

• Curatorial Appointments at Metropolitan Museum Bring Renewed Attention to Artistic Traditions across the Americas, Both Before and Beyond Colonialism

  Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 8:00 p.m.

• Ken Price Sculpture: A Retrospective—Major Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum Opens June 18
  June 18–September 22, 2013

  Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 11:45 a.m.

• Met Museum Presents - December 2013

  Friday, September 6, 2013, 8:30 p.m.

• Met Museum Presents - January & February 2014

  Friday, September 6, 2013, 8:15 p.m.

• Met Museum Presents - Chamber Opera at the Met in 2013-14:

  Friday, September 6, 2013, 8:00 p.m.

• Metropolitan Museum Unveils New Adventure Travel Program

  Thursday, September 5, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Metropolitan Museum’s Expanded, Renovated, and Reinstalled New European Paintings Galleries,
  1250-1800, Open May 23

  Friday, August 23, 2013, 10:00 a.m.

• Picasso Masterpiece Now on View as Special Preview of Gift of Major Cubist Collection from Leonard A. Lauder

  Friday, August 23, 2013, 9:30 a.m.

• Design Motifs in Byzantine Art
  August 6, 2013–August 3, 2014

  Friday, August 23, 2013, 9:00 a.m.

• Photographs and Videos from the Last Four Decades Capture "Everyday Epiphanies" in Metropolitan Museum Exhibition
  June 25, 2013 - January 26, 2014

  Friday, August 23, 2013, 8:30 a.m.

• Metropolitan Museum Celebrates 100-year Anniversary of Arms and Armor Department with Special Exhibition in Recently Refurbished Galleries
  October 2, 2012 – September 29, 2013

  Friday, August 23, 2013, 8:00 a.m.

• Metropolitan Museum Announces Speakers and Performers for Unprecedented TEDxMet Event on Saturday, October 19
  

  Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Joanna Prosser Named Vice President for Merchandising at Metropolitan Museum

  Monday, August 5, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Metropolitan Museum Reaches One Million Visitors in 18 Months to New Galleries for American Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts

  Friday, August 2, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Metropolitan Museum to Inaugurate Global Museum Leaders Colloquium in Spring 2014

  Thursday, July 25, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Metropolitan Museum Now Open 7 Days a Week

  Monday, July 1, 2013, 4:00 a.m.

• Sree Sreenivasan Named the Metropolitan Museum’s First Chief Digital Officer

  Thursday, June 20, 2013, 4:00 a.m.