Category: New York City Museums
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission – Wikipedia
The preservation movement in New York City dates to at least 1831, when the New York Evening Post expressed its opposition to the demolition of a 17th-century house on Pearl Street in Lower Manhattan. Before the LPC’s creation, buildings and structures were preserved mainly through advocacy, either from individuals or from groups. Numerous residences were saved this way, including the Andrew …
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New York museums to disclose artwork looted by Nazis
In 2018, New York City’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum returned an Ernst Ludwig Kirchner painting titled “Artillerymen” to the family of Jewish art dealer Alfred Flechtheim, who was forced to …
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The Met 360° Project | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
On March 18, 2016, The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened The Met Breuer, its new space was dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Whether you’re a recent or longtime fan of the building’s classic modernist design, or have just been struck by its bold form at Madison Avenue and 75th Street–here’s your chance to enjoy a 360° perspective on architect Marcel Breuer’s landmark 1966 creation.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/met-360-project
François Boucher | The Toilette of Venus | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Osaka. Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts. “European Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,” November 13, 2021–January 16, 2022. Tokyo. National Art Center. “European Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,” February 9–May 30, 2022. [Antoine Nicolas Dézallier d’Argenville].
Cubism | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of …
Cubism was one of the most influential visual art styles of the early twentieth century. It was created by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) and Georges Braque (French, 1882–1963) in Paris between 1907 and 1914. The French art critic Louis Vauxcelles coined the term Cubism after seeing the landscapes Braque had painted in 1908 at L’Estaque in emulation of Cézanne.
New Kingdom – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, fig. 9. Vandier, Jacques 1958. Manuel d’archéologie égyptienne: Les grandes époques: La statuaire, 3. Paris, 301. Hayes, William C. 1959. Scepter of Egypt II: A Background for the Study of the Egyptian Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Hyksos Period and the New Kingdom (1675-1080 B.C …
Washington Crossing the Delaware 1851 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Leutze began his first version of this subject in 1849. It was damaged in his studio by fire in 1850 and, although restored and acquired by the Bremen Kunsthalle, was again destroyed in a bombing raid in 1942. In 1850, Leutze began this version of the subject, which was placed on exhibition in New York during October of 1851.
A Goldsmith in his Shop – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 5, The Renaissance in the North. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (Spanish) … New York, NY 10028; Phone: 212-535-7710; The Met Cloisters. 99 Margaret Corbin Drive; Fort Tryon Park; New York, NY 10040; Phone: 212-923-3700; About The Met;
Should Art Museums Always Be Free? There’s Room for Debate
Finally, the Brooklyn Museum, the Seattle Art Museum and the Detroit Institute of Arts are among the encyclopedic big-city museums that, like the Met, have pay-what-you-wish policies, with …
New York City Department of Education – Wikipedia
The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city’s public school system. The department covers all five boroughs of New York City, and has an annual budget of $38 billion. The department is run by the Panel for Educational Policy and New York City Schools Chancellor.The current chancellor is David C. Banks
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