Donald J. La Rocca, Curator, Arms and Armor
Posted: Wednesday, January 2, 2013
One hundred years ago, on October 28, 1912, the Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art officially created the Department of Arms and Armor. From relatively modest beginnings, the department rapidly developed into one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of its type in the world.
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Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO
Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2012
I am thrilled to announce that Thomas Hart Benton's epic mural America Today—a sweeping panorama of American life, has been donated by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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