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is the most visited art museum in the United States and welcomes more than 5.5 million
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
The Museum has an annual operating budget of approximately $300 million and an endowment
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of the 13th century The Tomb of Socrates Jack Whitten 2009 One of the “One Million
Our research takes advantage of Museum resources and a collection that spans 5,000 years of world history. We welcome an international community of students and scholars.
Collecting Practices and Provenance Research The Met collection has more than 1.5 million
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content Curatorial Curatorial departments study, exhibit, and care for over two million
Chief Digital Officer Loic Tallon discusses the Museum’s move to Open Access, an important and exciting milestone in The Met’s digital evolution.
The Met has an incredible encyclopedic collection: 1.5 million objects spanning 5,000
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Museum is very large, spanning the length of four city blocks and covering over two million
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Skip to main content The Department of Drawings and Prints boasts more than one million
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Skip to main content The Department of Drawings and Prints boasts more than one million
