When visitors enter the Great Hall of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art this month, they will be greeted with something unusual: a pair of monumental history paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman.

Discover the greatest little-known facts about the famous museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by G. Scott Segler, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. For ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened in 1872, but it was at the turn of the 20th century that it found its voice. Reaping the immense wealth in the hands of philanthropists, the museum began to ...

Robin Givhan on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibit, “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations” Plus, read our interview with Miucci Prada herself. “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible ...

A petition to cease displaying a provocative painting by a major artist on the walls of New York’s Metropolitan Museum has struck a raw nerve at a moment when US society is publicly, painfully ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the most iconic museums in the world. Nestled into the eastern side of Central Park, it epitomizes uptown grandeur while showcasing a world-class art ...

Patrick Bringley knows his way around The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bringley spent a decade of his life roaming the halls of this iconic institution as a museum guard, collecting stories and ...

Stars shine bright as they walk the red carpet at the 2024 Met Gala celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday, May 6, 2024 in New York City.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art stretches over 2.2 million square feet and houses more than 1 million objects. Though there are so many items spread out over so much space, the Met guards its treasures ...

The heads of the Metropolitan Museum of Art enjoyed high incomes even as the museum was forced to execute mass layoffs in 2020. Newsday via Getty Images The money-hemorrhaging Metropolitan Museum’s ...