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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Assistant Swindled Elderly Art Collectors Out of $2M: Suit

TAKEN FOR A RIDE

Raphael and Jane Bernstein hired the part-time assistant in 2018 to help them handle email and “other computer/technology-related issues,” according to a new lawsuit.

Emily Shugerman | Published Apr 02, 2024

How Jim Crow Era Fueled the Harlem Renaissance

‘WE BUILD OUR TEMPLES’

A new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art shows artists from the Harlem Renaissance taking ownership of Black history.

Brooke Leigh Howard | Published Feb 29, 2024

Bring World-Class Art Into Your Home With Samsung x The Met

MEET ME AT THE MET

The Frame TV owners can now bring world-class art pieces from The Met Museum into their homes.

Mia Maguire | Published Sep 25, 2023

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Juan de Pareja Was Velázquez’ Slave. Then He Became a Star

COLOR CODED

A Met exhibit of Juan de Pareja's work reveals how a 17th-century Black artist navigated society when the racial climate was beginning to oppress anyone designated as “other.”

Brooke Leigh Howard | Published Apr 13, 2023

The Harney & Sons x Met Museum Tea Collab Is a Masterpiece

PINKIES UP

Art-adorned collectible tea tins, infuser mugs, and sets all make fabulous Mother’s Day gifts for tea enthusiast or art history buff.

Erica Radol | Published Feb 03, 2023

At 2023’s Met Gala, Expect ‘A Night of a Thousand Karls’

TO THE MAX

Karl Lagerfeld is the inspiration for this year’s Met Gala. Fashion insiders are already pondering how celebrities will pay homage—dressed as him, or in gowns created in his honor.

Helen Holmes | Published Jan 20, 2023

Nearly 2 Dozen Looted Artifacts Seized From Met Donor’s Home

YIKES

White and her late husband Leon Levy donated $20 million to the Met to expand their Greek and Roman art wing.

Helen Holmes | Published Dec 02, 2022

The Met Museum Store’s Fabulous Holiday Catalog Is On Sale

I ART NY

For (early) Black Friday, the Met Store is offering 25% off the holiday catalog right now.

Erica Radol | Published Nov 21, 2022

The Met Museum Store Holiday Collection Is Here to Dazzle

MET MOMENT

The Met Store's 2022 Holiday catalog is available now: support America’s greatest art heritage institution while scoring amazing unique gifts, cards, holiday decor, and jewelry.

Erica Radol | Published Nov 08, 2022

How King Tut Reinvented the Museum Gift Shop

MUMMY DEAREST

In 1972, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrated the 50th anniversary of the opening of King Tut’s tomb. Along the way it invented the blockbuster museum exhibit.

Bob Brier | Published Nov 04, 2022

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