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THE MET AND VERIZON LAUNCH “REPLICA,” A DIGITAL APP EXPERIENCE FOR ART LOVERS

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Verizon are rolling out Replica, a first-of-its-kind AR app experience. On August 1st, the two organizations announced the platform, which allows visitors at The Met to scan artwork and bring digital elements into the Roblox platform. Downloads for Replica began on August 2nd, with visitor access opening the next…

NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPENS FALL EXHIBIT “NOTORIOUS RBG”

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. New-York Historical Society, NY October 1, 2021 – January 23, 2022 Following the one year anniversary of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, the New-York Historical Society has opened an exhibit honoring the late cultural icon’s life. The collection is entitled, Notorious RBG: The Life…

THE MET RELEASES “IN AMERICA: A LEXICON OF FASHION” VIRTUAL PRESS PRESENTATION GIVING VIEWERS A GLIMPSE AT THE UPCOMING EXHIBITION

The Costume Institute is returning with its next major exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This year, the exhibition is coming in two different parts - In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, from September 18, 2021 to September 5, 2022, and In America: An Anthology of Fashion, from May 5, 2022 to September 5, 2022. The…

NYC MUSEUMS GRAPPLE WITH DELAYED REOPENING

As New York City moves into phase four of its reopening plan, Governor Cuomo announced that museums and other large indoor cultural spaces will remain closed indefinitely. While zoos and outdoor gardens have been permitted to open at a lowered capacity, indoor attractions pose a higher risk for the spread of COVID-19. Mr. Cuomo recently…

DIVERSITY IN THE ART WORLD: WHERE ARE WE AT NOW AND WHAT’S BEING DONE?

As long as the art world has been bastion for self-expression and radical system-challenging, the structures that make it up have often been exclusionary and narrow-minded. Part of the work of the current fight against injustice is to examine the country’s most enduring fixtures- like art museums- and force the systemic hang-ups that’s baked into them…

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART ANNOUNCES COSTUME INSTITUTE EXHIBIT + MET GALA THEME FOR 2020

About Time: Fashion and Duration On view: May 7th - September 7th, 2020 The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 5th Ave. New York, NY The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the theme for their Costume Institute exhibition coming in 2020, called About Time: Fashion and Duration. A century and a half of fashion history will…

THE MET DISPLAYS HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING AT RENAISSANCE OF ETCHING EXHIBIT

The Renaissance of Etching On view: October 23, 2019–January 20, 2020 The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue, NYC This winter The Metropolitan Museum of Art will showcase a new exhibition that highlights the history of early printmaking and the art of etching. The new exhibit, titled "The Renaissance of Etching," will cover six…

INTERNATIONAL ANTI-SACKLER PROTESTS RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT CONTROVERSIAL ART FUNDING

Protesters travelled to Paris and demanded The Louvre Museum no longer bear the name of a family they feel is complicit in the opioid epidemic: the Sackler family. The Sacklers are a British-American family primarily known for founding and owning the massive pharmaceutical company, Purdue Pharma. While many large pharmaceutical companies have come under fire…

THE MET COMMISSIONS OLIVER BEER FOR FIRST EVER SOUND-BASED EXHIBITION

Oliver Beer: Vessel Orchestra On View: July 2nd - August 11th, 2019 The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY The Met has commissioned a sound-based exhibition for the first time, complete with live performances from a diverse group of artists. Oliver Beer, a conceptual and installation artist from England, is presenting…

FIRST MAJOR EXHIBITION ABOUT ART AND CONSPIRACY TO OPEN AT THE MET BREUER THIS FALL

"Everything Is Connected: Art and Conspiracy" September 18th, 2018 – January 6th, 2019 The Met Breuer, New York City The Met Breuer will open, "Everything is Connected: Art and Conspiracy," the first major museum exhibition about art and conspiracy on September 18th. The collection of 70 multimedia works introduces an alternative narrative for the history of…

SEPTEMBER EXHIBITS AT THE MET NOT TO BE MISSED: DELIRIOUS + RODIN

DELIRIOUS: ART AT THE LIMITS OF REASON 1950-1985 The Met Breuer, NYC September 13, 2017-January 14, 2018 945 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10021 The exhibit “Delirious”, has been derived from the delirium taking place in the art world at the time. Between 1950 and 1980 the world exploded in conflicts, whether it was military, social, or…

THE MET PRESENTS THE ULTIMATE IRVING PENN EXHIBIT – OPENING APRIL 24

Irving Penn: Centennial The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028 April 24 - July 30, 2017 The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present a major retrospective of the photographs of Irving Penn to mark the centennial of the artist’s birth. Over the course of his nearly 70-year career, Irving Penn…

2016 APOLLO CIRCLE BENEFIT @ THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

November 9th proved to be another lively night for The Met Apollo Circle. Black-tie suited donors rushed to The Temple of Dendur in The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the thirtieth annual Apollo Circle Benefit in support of the The Met Apollo Circle Fund for Art Conservation. The evening was filled with fresh cocktails, treats and dancing to DJ Grandmaster Flash.…

MASTERWORKS: UNPACKING FASHION @ THE MET MUSEUM – NYC – NOV 18 – FEB 5

“Masterworks: Unpacking Fashion” The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Met Fifth Avenue, Anna Wintour Costume Center, NYC November 18, 2016 - February 5, 2017 The Costume Institute's Fall 2016 exhibition, "Masterworks: Unpacking Fashion," on view in the Anna Wintour Costume Center from November 18, 2016, through February 5, 2017, will feature…

MUSEUM MILE FESTIVAL ON FIFTH AVENUE – NYC – JUN 14 – 6-9 PM

Museum Mile Festival Fifth Avenue, 82nd – 105th Streets Tuesday, June 14th | 6-9PM The Museum Mile festival began during the 1970s fiscal crisis as a way to increase support and develop a larger audience for the arts. Museum Mile since then has continued to promote public awareness, accessibility and attendance, and celebrate the cultural diversity…

P.S. ART 2016 CELEBRATES CREATIVE NYC KIDS @ THE MET – JUN 14 – OCT 23

P.S. Art 2016: Celebrating the Creative Spirit of NYC Kids The Met Fifth Avenue 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028 June 14 - Oct 23 For its ninth year, The Met will exhibit P.S. Art 2016: “Celebrating the Creative Spirit of NYC Kids”. The exhibition will feature 89 works and 90 student artists from public…

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