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• Met Welcomes Nearly 7.4 Million Visitors in 2018

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

• The Met Announces Celebrations for Its 150th-Anniversary Year in 2020

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

• Recently Acquired Ancient Roman Wellhead Now on View at The Met

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

• The Met Announces Major New Contemporary Commissions and Installations

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

• New York City Scholastic Art & Writing Awards to Be Exhibited at The Met

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

• The Met Elects New Trustee, John Pritzker

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

• Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces New Appointments

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

• Major Gift to The Met of Peter Doig’s Modern Masterpiece Two Trees

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

• Nita Ambani Elected to the Board of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art Announces Two Distinguished Scholars and Four Fellows for the 2019–20 Academic Year

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

• Metropolitan Museum of Art Signs Agreement with Korea’s Ministry of Culture

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

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Receives Exceptional Bequest from Jayne Wrightsman, Trustee Emerita and Generous Benefactor

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

• Met to Extend Display of Wangechi Mutu Sculptures Through June 2020

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

• Teens Take The Met! Invites Thousands of Teens for Museum-Wide Evening of Activities on
  Friday, November 8

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

• Newly Renovated Musical Instruments Gallery Opens Friday

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

• Alicja Kwade Named Artist for The Met's 2019 Cantor Roof Garden Commission

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

• The Met, Microsoft, and MIT Explore the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on How Global Audiences Connect with Art

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

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Introduces a New Dining Experience with Michelin-Starred Chef John Fraser

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

• Two Events at The Met in Wake of Notre-Dame Fire

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

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Plans for Reopening

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

• Irving Penn's Portrait of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Now on View at The Met in Tribute to the Life and Legacy of the Late Justice

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

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Host First Virtual Teens Take The Met

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

• The Met Receives Promised Gift of Over 700 Extraordinary Photographs from the 1840s to the 1910s from the William L. Schaeffer Collection

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

• Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Launch of Timed Entrance Ticketing and Bike Valet Initiative in Advance of August 29 Reopening

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

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Discovery of Missing Painting by Iconic American Modernist Jacob Lawrence

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

• The Met Acquires Commissioned Works by Cree Artist Kent Monkman

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

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Launches New Online Programming and Social Media Initiatives

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

• 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.