Aleksandr Gelfand, Intern, Museum Archives
Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2012
One hundred and thirty-seven years ago this weekend, on November 24, 1875, the American businessman and philanthropist William Backhouse Astor died. Just three years earlier, Astor had been responsible for a milestone in Metropolitan Museum of Art history: donating to the newly established institution its first work of art made by an American, the marble statue California by Hiram Powers.
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Aleksandr Gelfand, Intern, Museum Archives
Posted: Friday, October 26, 2012
October 28, 2012, marks the centennial of the election of Edward S. Harkness as Trustee and Fellow for Life of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A lifelong philanthropist estimated to have donated one hundred million dollars to charity, Harkness spent twenty-eight years working on the Museum's behalf. A number of his gifts are among the most beloved and visited works of art within the Met's exhibition galleries.
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Anna Bernhard, Archives Assistant, Museum Archives
Posted: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
One hundred and forty years ago today, on March 20, 1872, the City of New York's Department of Public Parks designated the site between 79th and 84th Streets in Central Park for the future Metropolitan Museum of Art building.
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James Moske, Managing Archivist, Museum Archives
Posted: Friday, February 17, 2012
One hundred and forty years ago, on February 20, 1872, The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened its doors to the public for the first time.
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Robyn Fleming, Assistant Museum Librarian, Thomas J. Watson Library; and Dan Lipcan, Assistant Museum Librarian, Thomas J. Watson Library
Posted: Thursday, January 5, 2012
Julie Tran Lê, Library Associate, The Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library
Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Rebecca Weintraub, Intern, Museum Archives
Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Melissa Bowling, Assistant Archivist, Museum Archives
Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011
Jonathan Bloom, Intern, Museum Archives
Posted: Friday, July 1, 2011
Melissa Bowling, Assistant Archivist, Museum Archives
Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2011
One hundred and twenty years ago today, on May 31, 1891, The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened to the public on a Sunday for the first time in its history.
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