09 May
Framing a Century: Master Photographers, 1840-1940 tells the story of photography’s first 100 years through the work of 13 key figures who helped shape the aesthetic and expressive course of the medium: Gustave Le Gray, Roger Fenton, Carleton Watkins, William Henry Fox Talbot, Julia Margaret Cameron, Nadar, Edouard Baldus, Charles Marville, Eugène Atget, Walker Evans, Man Ray, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Brassaï.
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30 Apr
Monumental Khatchkar (Stone Cross) - the First on Display in a U.S. Museum - on Special Loan to Metropolitan Museum from Republic of Armenia
A monumental 12th-century Khatchkar - a 2,000-pound, nearly 8-foot-tall block of basalt, carved on its surface with symbols of the four evangelists, a massive cross, small birds at fountains, and surrounding patterns […]
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29 Apr
Medieval and Renaissance Treasures from London’s Victoria and Albert Museum to Go on View at Metropolitan Museum May 20
Exhibition dates: May 20 - August 17, 2008
Exhibition location: Wrightsman Exhibition Gallery
Press preview: Monday, May 19, 10:00 a.m. - noon
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London holds one of the world’s finest collections of European […]
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22 Apr
Masterpieces of Modern Design Selections from the Collection
Exhibition Dates: Opening May 6, 2008
Exhibition Location: The Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Gallery, Lila Acheson Wallace Wing
Opening May 6, 2008, this installation showcases many of the most significant works in the Metropolitan Museum’s modern design collection. The major design movements are represented through works created by some […]
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18 Apr
Sculptures by Renowned American Artist Jeff Koons On View at Metropolitan Museum April 22
Installation dates: April 22 - October 26, 2008 (weather permitting)
Location: The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
Press preview: Monday, April 21, 10 a.m. - noon
Sculptures by Jeff Koons (b. 1955) - an American artist known internationally for his controversial and intriguing […]
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12 Apr
Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute Salutes Power of Superheroes Imagery in Fashion Gala Benefit May 5, 2008, with Honorary Chair Giorgio Armani and Co-Chairs George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Anna Wintour
Exhibition dates: May 7-September 1, 2008
Exhibition location: Special exhibition galleries, first floor
As superheroes enjoy a surge in mass popularity, The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum […]
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14 Mar
Photography on Photography
Reflections on the Medium since 1960
Exhibition Dates: April 8 - October 19, 2008
Exhibition Location: Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography
Photography on Photography: Reflections on the Medium since 1960, on view from April 8 through October 19, 2008, is the second exhibition in the Museum’s new gallery for contemporary photographs. Photography on […]
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22 Feb
One Million Visitors Drawn to New Greek and Roman Galleries at Metropolitan Museum
(New York - February 22, 2008) The Metropolitan Museum of Art tallied the one millionth visitor to its acclaimed New Greek and Roman Galleries on February 21. In the ten months since the galleries opened (on April 20, 2007), they have attracted an […]
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05 Feb
Metropolitan Museum Names Firm to Aid in Trustee Search for Next Director
(NEW YORK, February 4, 2008)-The Metropolitan Museum of Art today announced that it has retained the New York-based executive search firm Phillips Oppenheim to help organize and staff the international search for the institution’s next Director. The firm will work closely with the Museum’s […]
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30 Jan
Gustave Courbet, Radical and Rebellious 19th-Century Artist, Featured in Retrospective at Metropolitan Museum
Exhibition dates: February 27-May 18, 2008
Exhibition location: The Tisch Galleries, 2nd floor
Press preview: Monday, February 25, 10:00 a.m.-noon
A pioneering figure in the history of modernism and one of the major artists of mid-19thcentury
France, Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) was constantly at odds with authority. […]
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