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Metropolitan Museum of Art

A pair of 16th-century gilt bronze Bhairava masks, valued at $900,000, returned by the Met. (Photo: Consulate General of Nepal in New York)
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Met Returns Stolen Artifacts Amid Rising Global Thefts That Often End Up in Major Museums

Keith GirardDecember 15, 2023August 4, 2026
A vestment for the statue of Our Lady of Graces in Palagianello, Italy, from the Met's “Heavenly Bodies” exhibit. (Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art)
  • Art
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Met’s ‘Heavenly Bodies’ Fashion Exhibit Heads for Final Weekend After Record Run

Keith GirardOctober 5, 2018May 6, 2023
A portrait of Doña Maria Tomasa Durán López de Cárdenas painted around 1762 by Juan Patricio Morlete Ruiz. (Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art)
  • Art
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Met Unveils Glory of Mexican Art From Flourishing, 18th Century Era (Photos!)

Keith GirardApril 25, 2018May 6, 2023
The Met is under pressure to remove 'Therese Dreaming' a painting by Balthus. (Photo: Met)
  • Art
  • MUSEUMS

Met Stands Fast Against Creeping Fascism Over Balthus Painting (Photo)

Keith GirardDecember 6, 2017May 7, 2023
  • Art
  • MUSEUMS

Art Museums Create Plan to Safe Harbor Art Objects Threatened by War

Keith GirardOctober 2, 2015May 7, 2023
  • Art
  • MUSEUMS

Met Museum ‘Strongly Condemns’ Mosul Antiquities Destruction

Keith GirardFebruary 26, 2015May 7, 2023
  • CRIME

Jeff Koons Whitney Exhibit Graffiti Vandal Caught on Video (watch!)

Keith GirardOctober 19, 2014
  • Art
  • MUSEUMS

George Clooney’s Monuments Men in Real Life Featured at The Met

Keith GirardFebruary 11, 2014May 7, 2023
  • Art
  • MUSEUMS

C.F. Martin, Father of ‘American’ Guitar, Featured at Met Museum

Keith GirardJanuary 10, 2014May 7, 2023
  • Art
  • MUSEUMS

Persia’s Cyrus the Great May Not Have Been So Hot After All

Keith GirardJune 20, 2013May 7, 2023
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Art

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Music

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Show

  • Shakespearean actor Jonathan Judge-Russo has found himself in an unlikely place... country music. (Photo: Laura Rose)From Shakespeare to Country Music, Jonathan Judge-Russo Finds His Voice in Off-Broadway’s ‘Music City’

Film & TV

  • Australian actor Jacob Elordi stars in Ridley Scott's new film 'Dog Stars.' (Photo: ScreenCap)Ridley Scott Peers Into Future, Again, and Sees an Apocalypse in New Film ‘Dog Stars’ (Video!)

Fashion

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Events

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Dining

  • he arrival of the new Populares Mexican Restaurant & Bar on Avenue B on the Lower East Side should spice up the competition.Populares Mexican Restaurant Spices Up East Village With Twist on Traditional Mexican Fare

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