Tag: Met
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Met Museum Appears to Be Planning the First US Cy Twombly Retrospective in More Than 30 Years
While the Metropolitan Museum of Art just announced a sizable Lee Krasner–Jackson Pollock exhibition for the fall, it now appears that that show isn’t the only grand one for a postwar painter on the docket at the New York institution. Last week, the Met posted a job posting for a researcher who would work on read more
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The Met Introduces High-Definition 3D Scans of Dozens of Art Historical Objects
In the age of the internet, we’re fortunate to have virtual access to museum collections around the world, thanks to objects in the public domain and programs like The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Open Access Initiative. Through a searchable digital catalogue, visitors to the museum’s website can see hundreds of thousands of objects, many images read more
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Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock to Star in Blockbuster Exhibition at the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will host a major exhibition for two major artists who have never been subject to such treatment by the institution before: Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock. The famously married artists each established a legacy that stands on its own. This show, to open in October and run read more
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Met Gala Reveals 2026 Dress Code: ‘Fashion is Art’
Last November, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’sCostume Institute revealed that theme for this May’s Met Gala, is “Costume Art,” a capacious conceit that positions the museum’s five-millennia spanning collection in dialogue with the dressed body (never mind its nonrepresentational holdings). The Met Gala dress code has now been announced, and it pairs neatly: airy to read more
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Iris Cantor, Philanthropist Who Transformed the Met and the Brooklyn Museum, Dies at 95
Iris Cantor, a collector and philanthropist who provided the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and other US art institutions with millions of dollars worth of support, died on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida. She was 95, according to a release from her foundation, which did not state a cause. Cantor was a transformative read more
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When Jeff Koons Met Epstein
Daily Newsletter New revelations from the Epstein files, a hilarious protest against Melania’s doc, the problem with archival art, our monthly crossword, and more. Another batch of the Epstein files is out, and unsurprisingly, the art world makes an appearance. Jeff Koons confirmed that he attended a dinner party at the convicted sex trafficker’s Upper read more
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Financially Strapped Met Opera May Sell its Prized Marc Chagall Paintings (But Keep Them in Place)
New York’s Metropolitan Opera is facing a serious financial crunch, and may sell two beloved Marc Chagall murals to help fill the gap—but if it does, it will leave them in place. Sotheby’s valued the artworks at a total of $55 million, reports the New York Times. Unveiled in 1966, The Sources of Music and read more
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Met Workers Vote to Join Local 2110 UAW, Creating One of the Nation’s Largest Museum Unions
Nearly 1,000 salaried and hourly workers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art voted on Friday to join Local 2110 of the United Auto Workers (UAW), creating one of the nation’s largest museum unions. The new union, approved by a vote of 542-172, comprises staff from across 50 departments at the Met, including curators, conservators, librarians, read more
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Met Museum Workers Are Officially Unionized
News The new union will represent staff across 50 departments of the Manhattan institution. Members of the new Metropolitan Museum of Art Union pose outside the institution. (photo by Tiffany Camusci, courtesy Local 2110 UAW) Staff at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City are officially unionized following a successful National Labor Relations read more
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