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• Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces New Appointments

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Fellowship Program Announces 2020–2021 Fellowship Appointments

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York State Department of Financial Services Announce the Return of a 16th-Century Silver Stem Cup to the Heirs of the Eugen Gutmann Estate

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• Metropolitan Museum Names Abraham Thomas as Daniel Brodsky Curator of Modern Architecture, Design, and Decorative Arts in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Acquires Rare Inscribed Vessel by David Drake

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Enhanced Online Programs and Social Media Initiatives

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Major Gift from Adrienne Arsht

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Acquires Commissioned Works
  by Wangechi Mutu

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Announces New Civic Practice Partnership Artists in Residence

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• Candace Beinecke and Tony James Elected as Co-Chairs of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees, Succeeding Daniel Brodsky

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Elects New Trustee Jeff Himmelman

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Kicks Off Its 150th-Anniversary Year by Inviting All to Share Their Own Met Stories

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Fall 2020 Performance Season

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• Metropolitan Museum Launches #CongressSaveCulture Campaign to Advocate for Federal Relief Funds for Non-Profit Cultural Sector

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Acquires Works by Pakistani Artist Lala Rukh

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Appoints Lavita McMath Turner as Chief Diversity Officer

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Announces 2020 Commissions for the Cantor Roof Garden and the Facade

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• Statement from The Met on Armenian Cultural Heritage Sites

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Receive Major Gift of European Arms and Armor from Ronald S. Lauder

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met to Open Nearly Two Dozen Newly Installed European Paintings Galleries on December 12, Following Two Years of Skylights Construction

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Elects New Trustees, Catherine C. Marron and Gina Peterson

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• Navina Najat Haidar Is Named Curator in Charge of Department of Islamic Art at The Met

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• Invitation: The Met’s Reopening Virtual Press Event and Advance Onsite Access to New Exhibitions

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• Metropolitan Museum to Close Temporarily Starting March 13

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Store Announces Erté-Inspired Collection for 2020

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Will Reopen on
  August 29

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Cloisters to Reopen on September 12, with Member Previews on September 10 and 11

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• Patricia Marroquin Norby Named Associate Curator of Native American Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Presents the World Premiere of OUR LABYRINTH

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s
  Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art Announces the Distinguished Scholar and Fellows for the 2020–2021 Academic Year

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Host Virtual Teens Take The Met! on November 6

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Welcome Summertime Visitors with Complimentary Bicycle Valet Program and New Plaza Café

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces a New Electronic Music Performance Series, Sonic Cloisters

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Live Arts Season Continues with Two Digital Premieres by Leila Josefowicz and Anthony McGill Filmed in the Galleries

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art presenta MetFest, una celebración de la resiliencia de la Ciudad de Nueva York y de la importancia del arte y la comunidad, el sábado 2 de octubre

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• Symposium Presented in Partnership with the World Health Organization and The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a “Cultural Call to Action” to Invest in the Arts to Improve Physical, Mental, and Social Health

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Fall 2021 Season of Exhibitions

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Fellowship Program Announces 2021–2022 Fellowship Appointments

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• El Metropolitan Museum of Art presenta la camiseta “El Met”, un proyecto por el artista residente de la Colaboración de Práctica Cívica Miguel Luciano

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Transformative New Insights into 18th-Century Painting by Jacques-Louis David after Discovering Underlying Composition

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• Statement from The Met on Capitol Desecration

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Directorship Receives Endowment from Marina Kellen French

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• El Metropolitan Museum of Art inaugurará una exposición en la Entrada Principal de poderosos monumentos mayas en piedra provenientes de la República de Guatemala

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces the New MetLiveArts Season of Performances

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• Costume Institute Benefit Menu to Feature Plant-based Recipes by 10 Emerging Chefs

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art Announces the Fellows for the 2021–2022 Academic Year

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments Announce the Return of Three Works of Art to the Nigerian National Collections

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Generous Gift from the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation to Support Five Fellowships in the Department of Drawings and Prints

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• New York City Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Exhibition Now on View at The Met

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Renew “Your Met Art Box” in Collaboration with Citymeals on Wheels

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met and the World Health Organization’s Arts and Health Program Present a Global Virtual Event to Launch Healing Arts New York

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• 大都会艺术博物馆将于 10 月 2 日（星期六）举办 MetFest，庆祝纽约市的恢复力以及艺术和社区的重要性

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• P.S. Art Exhibition Now Open at The Met Features Juried Display of Art by NYC Public School Students

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Pop-Up Exhibition Cemí-Libre by The Met’s Civic Practice Partnership Artist in Residence Miguel Luciano Will Open in East Harlem

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Appoints Stephan Wolohojian as John Pope-Hennessy Curator in Charge of Department of European Paintings

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• 大都會藝術博物館將於 10 月 2 日（星期六）舉辦 MetFest，慶祝紐約市的恢復力以及藝術和社區的重要性

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments Gather to Mark the Transfer of Three Works of Art to the Nigerian National Collections

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

  The Met and NCMM also signed a memorandum of understanding formalizing their shared commitment to future exchanges of expertise and art. 

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Spring 2022 Season of Exhibitions

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

  • Highlights include presentations on Charles Ray, Jacques Louis David, Winslow Homer, and Louise Bourgeois and the return of the spring Costume Institute exhibition
  • In-person talks, tours, and performances have resumed; notable upcoming offerings include new thematic gallery talks, a concert by Angélique Kidjo, and a daring adaptation of Beethoven’s opera Fidelio by Heartbeat Opera

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Landmark Gift of $125 Million from Oscar Tang and Agnes Hsu-Tang

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

  With this largest capital gift in Met history, longtime Trustee and his wife enable the renovation of the Modern Wing, which will be named the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing 

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces
  First Class of Adrienne Arsht Interns

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Sackler Families Announce Removal of the Family Name in Dedicated Galleries

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces the Establishment of the James Van Der Zee Archive in Partnership with The Studio Museum in Harlem

  Donna Van Der Zee Announces Next Chapter of Her Late Husband’s Archive

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Host MetFest, a Celebration Honoring the Resilience of New York City and the Importance of Art and Community, on Saturday, October 2

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Appoints Neil Cox as Head of The Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Receives Gift of Contemporary Lacquerware by Artist Chung Haecho from the South Korean Government

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Be Early Voting Site for New York City Mayoral Election

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Expands Commitment to Indigenous American Art with Land Acknowledgement Plaque on Fifth Avenue Facade and New Exhibition Programming

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Spring Digital Performance Season Begins with Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Introduces “El Met” T-Shirt, a Project by Civic Practice Partnership Artist in Residence Miguel Luciano

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Celebrates Black History Month with a Series of Virtual Programming

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Hosts First Virtual Lunar New Year Festival to Celebrate Year of the Ox

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Elects Karen Patton Seymour as New Trustee

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Elects Three New Trustees—Ursula Burns, Amy Griffin, and David S. Winter

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Appoints Regina Lombardo as Chief Security Officer

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Department of Live Arts Receives Endowment from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Announces Alex Da Corte as Artist for 2021 Roof Garden Commission

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met to Release Limited-Edition Print Portfolio Commissioned in Celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Host a Global, Virtual Teens Take The Met!

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• Google Doodle to Mark 151st Anniversary of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Founding

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Met Receives Significant Gift of 18 Exceptional Contemporary Metalworks by Japanese Artists

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Celebrates Women’s History Month with a Series of Virtual Programming

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:34 p.m.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Unveils First-Ever Artist-Designed Banners for Its Fifth Avenue Facade

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

• Gerhard Richter's Poignant Birkenau Paintings

  Now on View at The Met

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

• P.S. Art Exhibition at The Met to Feature Juried Display of Art by NYC Public School Students

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

• Exhibition Spanning Gerhard Richter’s Prolific Six Decade Career to Open at The Met Breuer

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

  March 4–July 5, 2020

• Met Exhibition to Focus on Artistic Legacy of Africa's Sahel

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

  January 30–October 26, 2020

• Pictures, Revisited Reexamines the Art of Visual Appropriation Chronicled in the Museum’s Landmark 2009 Exhibition The Pictures Generation, 1974–1984

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

• Cross-Cultural Connections to be Explored in Thematic Displays at The Met

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

  March 6, 2020–Ongoing 

• Art for the Community: The Met's Circulating Textile Exhibitions, 1933–42 to Open October 31

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

  October 31, 2020–June 13, 2021

• Costume Institute Exhibition Presents a Disrupted Timeline of Fashion History

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

  October 29, 2020–February 7, 2021

• L'héritage artistique du Sahel fait l'objet d'une nouvelle exposition au MET

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

  30 Janvier–10 Mai 2020

• Jacob Lawrence’s Powerful Little-Known Series Struggle: From the History of the American People on View Beginning August 29

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

• Mexican Artist Héctor Zamora’s Commissioned Work for the Cantor Roof Garden to Go on View When The Met Reopens on August 29

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

  August 29–December 7, 2020

• In Pursuit of Fashion:
  The Sandy Schreier Collection
  

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

  November 27, 2019–September 27, 2020

• Monumental Paintings by Kent Monkman Unveiled at The Met

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

  December 19, 2019–April 19, 2021

• Una exposición en The Met explorará los logros artísticos de las civilizaciones ancestrales del Caribe

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

  16 de diciembre de 2019–27 de junio de 2021

• Exhibition at The Met to Explore Superb Artistic Achievements of Ancestral Caribbean Civilizations

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

  December 16, 2019–June 27, 2021

• Se inaugurará en el Met la primera gran exposición sobre el pintor afrohispano Juan de Pareja, el modelo del icónico retrato de Diego Velázquez

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:00 a.m.

  Fechas de la exposición: Del 3 de abril al 16 de julio de 2023

• The Met Presents the Dynamic Work of Cecily Brown in Focused Career Survey

  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 5:00 a.m.

  Exhibition Dates: April 4–December 3, 2023