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Metropolitan Museum Participates in 18th Annual "Day Without Art" Observance of World AIDS Day
Thursday, November 30, 2006, 5:00 a.m.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will participate in World AIDS Day for the 18th consecutive year by observing Day Without Art on Friday, December 1, 2006. In recognition of the devastating losses suffered by the cultural community as a result of AIDS, the Metropolitan will remove from view or shroud 16 objects around the Museum. Black ribbons will be tied around the flowers in the Great Hall. In addition, the Museum will lower the flags on its plaza to half-mast to symbolize the losses due to AIDS-related deaths in the art community.
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WELLINGTON Z. CHEN ELECTED A TRUSTEE AT METROPOLITAN MUSEUM
Sunday, November 26, 2006, 5:00 a.m.
(New York, November 14, 2006)--Wellington Z. Chen has been elected to the Board of Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art representing the borough of Queens, it was announced today by James R. Houghton, the Museum's Chairman. The election took place at the November 14 meeting of the Board.
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Mother-of-Pearl: A Tradition in Asian Lacquer
Sunday, November 19, 2006, 5:00 a.m.
An exhibition of exquisite Asian lacquer decorated with mother-of-pearl will open at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on December 2. Featuring some 50 works dating from the eighth to the 19th century, Mother-of-Pearl: A Tradition in Asian Lacquer will illustrate the remarkable variety of effects found in the use of minute pieces of mother-of-pearl to create mosaic-like patterns and dazzling scenes. It will also explore the importance of lacquer decorated with mother-of-pearl in interregional trade from the 12th to the 19th century and in the development of maritime global trade – particularly works made in India and Japan – in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Drawn largely from the Museum's permanent collection, the exhibition will include recent acquisitions as well as several important loans from public and private collections in the United States.
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Schedule of Exhibitions Through July 2017
Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 9:00 p.m.
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Frank Stella: Painting into Architecture & Frank Stella on the Roof
Monday, November 13, 2006, 5:00 a.m.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present two concurrent exhibitions featuring recent work by the renowned American artist Frank Stella (born 1936) in spring 2007.
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Medieval Treasury Reopens at The Cloisters
Monday, November 13, 2006, 5:00 a.m.
The Treasury – an intimate gallery displaying some of the most precious small-scale works at The Cloisters, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated to the art and architecture of the Middle Ages – has reopened to the public after two years of renovation. Originally constructed in 1988 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the opening of The Cloisters, the Treasury houses small luxury objects acquired in the years subsequent to the branch museum's 1938 founding.
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圖示和言傳：說故事的中國畫
Thursday, November 2, 2006, 3:45 p.m.
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图示和言传：说故事的中国画
Thursday, November 2, 2006, 3:43 p.m.
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The Met Cloistersの庭園
Wednesday, November 1, 2006, 8:20 p.m.
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"Holidays at the Met" to Include First-Ever Extended Hours in December and Special Seasonal Programming
Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 4:00 a.m.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will offer an unprecedented roster of Holidays at the Metprograms and activities this season, including extended evening hours during the final weekend of 2006, family programs, and additional holiday offerings in the galleries, restaurants, and shops, from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day. At the centerpiece of this holiday celebration, the Museum will continue its traditional Christmas tree and Neapolitan Baroque crèche display, this year adding to its schedule of spectacular tree lightings, with additional lightings daily and during the Museum's popular Friday and Saturday evening hours. Special holiday decorations and programming will also be offered at The Cloisters, the Metropolitan Museum's branch for medieval art in upper Manhattan.
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메트로폴리탄 박물관에서 선보이는 국립중앙박물관 소장 대작들
Tuesday, October 17, 2006, 5:12 p.m.
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Nan Kempner's Chic, Iconic Styles to be Focus of Winter Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute
Tuesday, October 17, 2006, 4:00 a.m.
Nan Kempner – the late New York style icon, connoisseur of the couture, and member of The Best Dressed List's Hall of Fame – will be the subject of the winter exhibition in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, from December 12, 2006, through March 4, 2007. Known for a seemingly effortless style that nonetheless displayed a meticulous attention to detail, she was a
passionate client and collector of such designers as Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, and Oscar de la Renta from the 1960s onward.
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Jardins do The Met Cloisters
Saturday, October 14, 2006, 7:08 p.m.
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Die Gärten der Met Cloisters
Saturday, October 14, 2006, 7:01 p.m.
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Splendor of Islamic Art to be Theme of October 8 Sunday at the Met Program
Sunday, October 1, 2006, 4:00 a.m.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for the United States of America will present a special program at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday, October 8, 2006. The theme of this Sunday at the Met program will be Islamic art and culture, and it will include a film, a lecture, and a musical performance, as follows:
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Présentation du musée The Met Cloisters
(Cloîtres du Met)
Friday, September 29, 2006, 3:37 p.m.
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Chinese 'Art of Writing' Is Explored in New Metropolitan Museum Exhibition
Thursday, September 28, 2006, 4:00 a.m.
Bringing together masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's permanent collection with important loans from private collections, Brush and Ink: The Chinese Art of Writing explores the 1,600-year history of calligraphy from its genesis as a fine art in the fourth century A.D. The exhibition presents some 70 works of calligraphy executed by renowned traditional masters – Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322), Ni Zan (1306-1374), and Dong Qichang (1555-1636) – as well as by five contemporary artists. Early inscribed ritual bronzes, dynamic scholars' rocks, and objects made for the artist's study complement the calligraphy.
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Sean Scully: Wall of Light – Celebrated Artist's First Major Solo Museum Exhibition in New York – Features His Most Important Series to Date
Thursday, September 14, 2006, 4:00 a.m.
The Wall of Light series by celebrated artist Sean Scully (born 1945) will be the focus of an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from September 26, 2006, through January 15, 2007. Sean Scully: Wall of Light will showcase the artist's most important series to date and highlight his mastery of color, light, gesture, and range of emotional and narrative themes. Scully works and exhibits throughout the world, yet this is his first major solo museum exhibition in New York. Featured are 60 works in the Wall of Light series — some 20 of which are large-scale oil paintings — that Scully has created in recent years, first inspired by his travels to Mexico.
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Metropolitan Museum Announces Fall 2006 Schedule of Programs for Children and Families
Thursday, September 14, 2006, 4:00 a.m.
(New York, September 12, 2006)—The Metropolitan Museum of Art today announced its schedule of weekday and weekend programs for children, including special family activities, for the period September 30, 2006, through February 2, 2007. These drop-in programs are free with Museum admission. Reservations are not required unless otherwise noted, and all materials are provided.
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Robert Joffe Elected a Trustee at Metropolitan Museum
Thursday, September 14, 2006, 4:00 a.m.
(New York, September 12, 2006)—Robert D. Joffe has been elected to the Board of Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was announced today by James R. Houghton, the Museum's Chairman. The election took place at the September 12 meeting of the Board.