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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Art, Design and How We Learn

Agnes Gund | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Art, Colin Powell, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jamaica, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, Moma, Museum of Arts and Design, Corona, New York News
Agnes Gund

We know, when we are inside MoMA or the Met, that we are experiencing art; no doubt about it. What is less clear is that we are also experiencing art when we wander the avenues and alleys.

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Carnegie Hall's Chinese Culture Festival Extends Beyond the Music World and West 57th Street to Chelsea Galleries

Jane Levere | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

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Jane Levere

Athough Carnegie Hall is the presenter of the current "Ancient Paths Modern Voices" festival (http://www.carnegiehall.org/chinafestival/) in New York,...

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Astoria Characters: The Madcap Moviemaker

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 11.02.2009 | New York

Read More: Anastasios Makedon, Queens Film Festival, Astoria, Apartment From Hell, Affordable Apartment, Maximum Exposure Films, Greek, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vivendi Universal, Cbs, New York News, Athens, Greek Patriarch Bartholomew, NBC Universal, Bmw, Toilet of Tomorrow, Mel Gibson, Astoria Apartments, Miramax, Basile, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

When the DVD starts, so does the laughter. Anastasios Makedon must have watched his first film a million times. But every time he sees it again, it cracks him up.

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Great Houses of New York: River House, the Best Address, Part II

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

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Michael Henry Adams

Another trip to the fabulous River House overlooking the East River.

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How Helpful Is Cultural Diplomacy? Very Helpful!

Margaret Ayers | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Islam, Cultural Diplomacy, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library, Middle East, Foreign Affairs, Muslim Voices, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Asia Society, Bam, Public Diplomacy, New York News
Margaret Ayers

Muslim Voices: Arts and Ideas exemplifies how cultural exchange can promote dialogue that elevates discussion and understanding of our shared aspirations.

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Astoria Characters: The Frame-O-Phile

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: White House, Astoria, Washington Crossing the Delaware, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Emanuel Leutze, Matthew Brady, Picture Frame, Smithsonian, Christie's, Sotheby's, New York News, Marc Chagall, Eli Wilner, Modigliani, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Astoria-based Eli Wilner has become the framer of choice for the Smithsonian, Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses and the White House. "I want to frame the whole world," he says.

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"Young Archer": Michelangelo Statue To Be Acquired By Metropolitan Museum Of Art

AP | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Michelangelo, Met, Nyc Art, Art, Young Archer, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York News

NEW YORK — A marble statue widely attributed to Michelangelo is being loaned to New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art by the French governm...

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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

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Metropolitan Museum Of Art Reattributes Painting To Velazquez

AP | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

Read More: The Met, Met, Velazquez, The Met Velazquez, Portrait of a Man, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Velazquez Portrait of a Man, New York News

NEW YORK — New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has reattributed a painting in its collection to the 17th-century Spanish master Velazquez...

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Francis Bacon at the Met: A Postscript

Mark Mennin | Posted 09.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Francis Bacon, Artworld, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Museums, Frank Auerbach, Francis Bacon Abstract Expressionism, Lucien Freud, Francis Bacon at the Met, Abstract Expressionism, Edvard Munch, Graham Sutherland, Francis Bacon Exhibition, Francis Bacon Studies, Style News
Mark Mennin

The Francis Bacon show was a demonstration of how an already relevant painter can become even more relevant in the years following his death. This was a mega-show about a mega-life.

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Kathleen "K.C." Neill Arrested While Posing Nude For Zach Hyman At The Met (VIDEO)

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — It seems the only nudes allowed at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art are the ones in the collection. Police say they arrest...

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Police Crack Down On Food Vendors Outside The Met

New York Times | Sewell Chan and Joel Stonington | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Fifth Avenue, Met, Street Carts, New York, Food Vendors, Street Vendors, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York News

In what appeared to be a coordinated crackdown on the proliferation of food vendors - many of them disabled veterans - outside the Metropolitan Museum...

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Vermeer's "Milkmaid" Coming To The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AP | Posted 09.12.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece "The Milkmaid" is coming to New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art for a special exhibition on the...

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Hot Dog Vendor Evicted From Steps Of Metropolitan Museum of Art

AP | By Adam Lisberg | Posted 09.08.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Homeowners aren't the only ones in hot water over overpriced real estate. A New York City hot dog vendor has been evicted from his...

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The Art of Back-Scratching

Michael Gross | Posted 08.31.2009 | New York

Read More: The Met, Thomas Campell, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museums, New York News
Michael Gross

It's been almost eleven months since the Metropolitan Museum named Thomas Campbell its new director. His choice of where to give interviews sends a strong message: the museum is only interested in publicity it can control.

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Culture in NYC ? Bring Lots of Cash

David Jones | Posted 08.08.2009 | Local

Read More: Poverty, Natural History Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, US Poverty, Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, Local News
David Jones

Cultural institutions which used to be free or very low cost have increased their admission fees to make it virtually impossible for anyone but the upper middle class and wealthy from attending them.

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Tips On Finding And Dating French Folks In New York City

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 08.01.2009 | New York

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Andrea Chalupa

It turns out New York and Paris are sister cities, or rather, in a long, hot love affair-- the stuff of Aries and Aphrodite.

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American Renaissance At The Met

Nicolaus Mills | Posted 07.31.2009 | New York

Read More: Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Diana, American Art, Engelhard Court, New York, Michelle-Obama-Metropolitan-Museum, New York News
Nicolaus Mills

This May, in a ceremony presided over by Michelle Obama, the Met opened a series of new period rooms, plus a renovated Charles Englehard Court, and next year the entire American Wing will be accessible to the public.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Slashes Staff

Crain's New York Business | Miriam Kreinin Souccar | Posted 07.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Met Job Loss, Metropolitan Museum of Art Job Loss, Metropolitan Museum Staff Cuts, Metropolitan Museum of Art Staff Cuts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Met Staff Cuts, Metropolitan Museum of Art Layoff, New York, New York News

After imposing a hiring freeze on January 1, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has cut its staff by 14%, or 357 positions, in response to the economic cr...

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Hidden Treasure: Art By Public School Kids At Met

Agnes Gund | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Young Artists Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Public Schools, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art, New York, Art Public Schools, New York News
Agnes Gund

The arts throughout our educational systems are being threatened and pulled out of our children's lives.

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If You're So Rich, How Come You're Not Smart?

Michael Gross | Posted 06.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Annette De La Renta, The Daily Beast, Rogues Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Media News
Michael Gross

Annette de la Renta may be rich, but like anyone who thinks they can stop the free flow of ideas, she may not be so smart.

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Annette de la Renta v. Michael Gross: Can A Socialite Kill A Book?

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 06.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Annette De La Renta, Michael Gross, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oscar De La Renta, Media News
Jesse Kornbluth

Michael Gross plays fair. He always requests the cooperation of his subjects and then, unfazed by their refusal, goes on to unearth their social misdemeanors and felonies. Snark? To him, it's just journalism.

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Embrace For Impact: Doug Jaeger Discusses the MoMA Subway Vandalism Debacle

Jeremy Abelson | Posted 05.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Moma Vandalism, HappyCorp, Mta, Subway, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Doug Jaeger, Poster Boy, Atlantic Avenue, Vandalism, Moma, Media News
Jeremy Abelson

When does negative press actually become bad press? I posed that question to Jaeger, whose branding company was lambasted by the press for vandalizing its own MoMA subway campaign.

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Poster Boy & Aakash Nihalani Remix the MoMA Collection

Dan Gould | Posted 03.27.2009 | Entertainment

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Dan Gould

Yesterday morning, on the way to the office, we noticed something was pleasantly different about the Museum of Modern Art's temporary display inside the Atlantic Avenue subway station in Brooklyn.

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Mis-leading Ladies

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wasilla, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Edwin Schlossberg, Politico, Barack Obama, Condoleezza Rice Vice President, Columbia, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee, Class, Sarah Palin, Caroline Kennedy, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

Governor Patterson would be wise to give Caroline Kennedy the opportunity to complete the remaining two years of Hillary Clinton's term in the Senate.

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