The Metropolitan Museum of Art news

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has launched a new short-session game, Art Links, that invites players to identify common threads and intriguing ... More

A free planning toolkit to help museums develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects has been launched by The Museums + AI Network – a group of ... More

It has been another momentous year in the attractions industry, and Attractions Management has been there reporting the big news, good and bad, all the ... More

Museum Hack, the alternative private museum tour company that emphasises entertainment alongside education, has hinted at international expansion and further ambitious plans, following its sale ... More

Cultural heritage has become the latest focus for Microsoft in its AI for Good portfolio – a five-year commitment to using artificial intelligence to tackle ... More

Temporary exhibitions and geopolitical changes continue to serve as key attendance drivers for museums in Europe, which remains the global market leader for attendance in ... More

The winners of the Museums + Heritage Awards were announced in London last night (15 May), with museums large and small being honoured and Sir ... More

London practice Serie Architects have revealed new images of their design for the Jameel Arts Centre (JAC) in Dubai and confirmed the facility will open ... More

Thomas H Campbell, director of New York’s Museum of Metropolitan Art, has resigned following reports that trustees and colleagues had become “disillusioned” with his leadership ... More

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has adopted a new digital policy – making all images of public-domain artworks in the New York institution’s collection available ... More

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation’s deputy director is to step down from his role in order to launch a new independent design studio ... More

Acclaimed British artist Cornelia Parker has taken inspiration from the paintings of Edward Hopper and the ominous Bates mansion from Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho to ... More

New York’s iconic Met Breuer building re-opens today (18 March) following a period of renovation to recreate Hungarian architect Marcel Breuer’s original vision for the ... More

Nick Gray, founder and CEO of Museum Hack, has said the most important thing about educating a millennial audience in museums and galleries is to ... More

Oil billionaire David Koch has resigned from the board of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) amid pressures from environmental advocates, who have urged ... More

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has chosen David Chipperfield Architects to design and oversee the gutting and rebuilding of its new south-west ... More

Renzo Piano’s dramatic new building for the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York’s Meatpacking District has entered the final phase of construction, with ... More

Bloomberg Philanthropies – the charitable arm of Michael Bloomberg’s business empire – has announced that it has granted US$17m (€13.1m, £10.5m) in funding for digital ... More

Image: The Met's visitor numbers hit a record high The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, welcomed 6.28 million people during the 12 ... More

Image: New York's Met is taking part in the initiative More than 1,600 attractions across the US will offer free admission to serving armed forces ... More

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, is planning a comprehensive revamp of the four-block-long plaza alongside its iconic Fifth Avenue facade in ... More

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, is to officially open a new-look suite of 15 galleries that houses its collection of Islamic ... More

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has suggested that free museums and galleries throughout the UK should consider a policy of voluntary visitor charging to address ... More