NYC’s Met is sued by heirs of Jewish family claiming museum’s Van Gogh painting was looted by Nazis

The heirs of a Jewish family are suing the Metropolitan Museum of Art, claiming a Vincent van Gogh oil painting it sold was ...

Jewish Heirs Sue the Met, Saying a van Gogh It Sold Was Nazi Loot

The museum says it had no idea at the time, but the heirs say the Met curator who bought and sold the work, a former U.S.
Hyperallergic

Met Museum Sued Over Van Gogh Allegedly Looted by Nazis

The heirs of a Jewish collector say the museum and the Goulandris foundation were aware of the work’s provenance.
Yahoo

One of the world’s finest guitar collections has been kept under wraps for decades – now it's been donated in full to the Met

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has received a landmark donation of historic electric guitars and acoustic guitars, which will be the lifeblood of a new permanent gallery that underscores the impact ...
The Forward

The Met will start policing its collections for looted art. Holocaust restitution paved the way

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is taking steps to police its collection for stolen and looted art and artifacts. It’s a move that comes after pressure from law enforcement and the art world, as well ...
Observer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Acquired a Collection of Indian Works Previously Rejected Over Questionable Provenance

A 1645 work from Hodgkin’s collection. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired a collection of Indian art previously belonging to late British artist ...
Artnet

The Met Lands a Historic Trove of Surrealist Artworks

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has considerably enlarged its holdings of Dada and Surrealist art following the gift of 188 avant-garde works from the collection of John Pritzker. Pritzker, a Met ...
Mainebiz

Farnsworth Art Museum hires chief advancement officer with experience at Met, Frick

Rowan Moody will lead Farnsworth’s advancement team and will guide strategies to grow philanthropic engagement and sustain ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Celebrating 150 Years of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Left, 19th century visitors view Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851) by Emanuel Leutze; right, 21st- century visitors gaze upon the same work. Metropolitan Museum Archives / Roderick Aichinger / ...
The Washington Post

The Met plans to use money from art sales to help it survive the pandemic. Critics say it’s a dangerous precedent.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art approved a policy last week that allows proceeds from the sale of works from its collection to be used for salaries and overhead costs associated with the collection’s ...