Inside Edition3d
The Unsolved Valentine's Heist at the Met Museum
Days before Valentine's Day in 1979, a two century old bust of the Greek God Hermes was stolen in broad daylight out of the ...
The New York Times27d
He’s a Security Guard at the Met. Now His Work Is Showing There.
A new wooden sculpture on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has a fascinating back story.Credit...Graham Dickie/The New York Times Supported by By Dodai Stewart One day in the summer of ...
The New Yorker15d
Traversing the Metropolitan Museum’s Eight Hundred Galleries, One by One
Dan and Becky Okrent spent seven years on the Met Project, a labor of love that took them from ancient Sumer to Synchronism.
Daily Mail27d
Humble Met Museum security guard's dream comes true after his stunning sculpture earns exhibit spot
A humble security guard and sculptor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art got a fairytale ending as his artwork is being displayed in the New York City institution after a chance encounter with a ...
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Art History Buff? The Met Museum's Ethereum Game Serves Up NFT Rewards
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is using Web3 gaming and NFT rewards to encourage visitors to explore the world of art history. The new game, called Art Links, invites players to identify common ...
kottke.org29d
DOOM: The Gallery Experience
Have you ever wanted to browse art from the Metropolitan Museum in a first-person shooter interface? You are in luck because DOOM: The Gallery Experience exists. DOOM: The Gallery Experience was ...
Philadelphia Inquirer23d
Jesse Krimes had to smuggle his art out of prison. Now it’s in the Met’s permanent collection.
In place of kings and queens were these “offenders.” Today, 16 years later, their faded faces adorn the prestigious halls of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The institution acquired Purgatory ...
Former Florida art museum director involved in Basquiat forged painting probe has died
A former head of the Orlando Museum of Art who left the museum in 2022 after it was raided by the FBI as part of a probe into ...
The Boston Globe4d
Worcester Art Museum to return two Greek antiquities to Italy, where they were likely removed illegally
The Worcester Art Museum announced Thursday that it has voluntarily agreed to return a pair of antiquities that were likely removed illegally from Italy. The returns are part of a long-term loan ...
Paris’ Louvre museum in dire state, problems ‘endanger’ art, director warns in plea for help
The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” has requested urgent help from the ...
Orlando Weekly14d
Aaron De Groft, responsible for 'Basquiat' scandal at Orlando Museum of Art, dies at 59
Aaron De Groft, the former director of the Orlando Museum of Art and subject of scandal and FBI investigation over fraudulent ...
The New York Times10d
Japan Once Dominated the Art Market. Is the Country Ready for a Comeback?
Image A recent exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo showed pieces from the collection of Ryutaro Takahashi, one of the most prominent collectors in Japan. From left: Motohiko Odani ...