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A Restored Painting Brings Back a Subject That Was Previously Covered Up, An Enslaved Child Named Bélizaire
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John Kerschbaum’s Epic, Illustrated Map of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Commissioned in 2004 and published in 2007, artist John Kerschbaum’s captivating, hand-drawn Family Map weaves hundreds of artistic highlights into a complete floor plan of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In fact, …
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Artist Wangechi Mutu’s Statues Will Fill The Met’s Fifth Avenue Niches
For the first time in its history, NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will fill the vacant niches along the Fifth Avenue facade of its iconic Beaux-Arts building. With their inaugural annual commission, …
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The Necessity of Free Arts and Culture
Many people have been upset by the announcement from NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, wherein they instate an admission fee of $25 for out-of-state visitors. It’s easy to understand why. In a …
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375,000 Images From the Met Are Yours to Use, Free
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s public domain policy has changed this week, making 375,000 images in the collection free to be used in any which way you can think up. Additionally, the …
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Rihanna’s Met Gala Dress = Lesson in Cultural Appropration
Last night the world’s most famous people descended upon NYC for the 2015 Met Gala, which Rihanna took by storm in a show-stopping yellow dress. Though its already made rounds on social …
REMIX Summit NYC: Sree Sreenivasan of The Met
The renowned museum's first Chief Digital Officer weighs in on technology, art culture and the upcoming conference