Topic: The Metropolitan Museum Of Art

Attendance at NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art exceeds 5 million for first time since 2001The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a popular place. Really popular. Museum officials said Wednesday that 5.24 million people visited the museum in the fiscal year ending June ...
Detroit Institute of Arts acquires, restores and unearths treasures for new Islamic galleryIn the heart of the largest concentration of Muslims in the U.S., the Detroit Institute of Arts this weekend is opening a new permanent gallery of Islamic art showcasing exhibits ...
NY's Metropolitan Museum of Art reattributes painting to 17th-century Spanish master VelazquezNew York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has reattributed a painting in its collection to the 17th-century Spanish master Velazquez. The museum had previously ascribed the portrait to the workshop of ...
'Washington Crossing the Delaware' getting fancy new, but familiar, frameThe iconic painting that depicts George Washington crossing the Delaware River is getting even more dazzling. The plain frame that held the room-size painting is being replaced with an ornate recreation of its ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art announces Thomas P. Campbell will be its new directorThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has named a new director. Thomas P. Campbell, curator in the museum's Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, will start his new job as ...

Brit to head Metropolitan Museum of Art

Neil MacGregor may have ruled himself out of contention for the directorship of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but it is Thomas Campbell, another British-born museums man, who has been chosen as Philippe de Montebello's successor. The announcement ends months of speculation ...

Big name shows boost gallery figures

Art galleries and museums recorded a sharp rise in visitor numbers last year thanks to blockbuster shows featuring artists such as Manet, Matisse and Miró. But some experts believe the proliferation of these crowd-pleasing megashows is reducing the diversity of exhibitions and ...
Five universities and museums throughout New York City will host the first World Science festival this spring. From May 28 to June 1, the festival will feature a dozen Nobel laureates, along with researchers, artists and writers at 15 venues around New ...