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Current Press Releases—News from the Met

Metropolitan Museum Announces Picasso Exhibition Drew 700,000 Visitors in 17 Weeks
Next "Met Holiday Monday" on Labor Day, September 6
Metropolitan Museum Concerts
September 2010
Director Thomas P. Campbell Announces Curatorial and Conservation Appointments at Metropolitan Museum
Important Roman Sculpture Joins Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum Announces 5.24 Million Annual Attendance, Highest Since 2001, as Fiscal Year Ends
Ringo Starr's Gold Drum on View at Met Museum in
Celebration of the Musician's 70th Birthday

Metropolitan Museum Partners with Berg Publishers to Make Costume Institute Images Available
Metropolitan Museum Announces Departure of Concerts & Lectures General Manager Hilde Limondjian
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces 2010-2011 Concert Season
Spring and Summer Attractions in the Gardens at The Cloisters
Metropolitan Museum Announces New Schedule of "Met Holiday Mondays"
Jennifer Russell to Rejoin Metropolitan Museum As Associate Director for Exhibitions
The Honorable W. L. Lyons Brown, Jr., Elected an Honorary Trustee at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments Reopen March 2 at Metropolitan Museum
Important Antiquities Lent by Republic of Italy on View at Metropolitan Museum
Statement by The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Accident Involving Picasso's The Actor
Meissen Snuffbox Returned to Heirs of Munich-based Art Gallery
Metropolitan Museum Exhibitions Create $593 Million Economic Impact for New York
Gallery of Late Gothic Art Reopens at The Cloisters
Galleries for the Arts of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia
DENIS P. KELLEHER ELECTED A TRUSTEE AT METROPOLITAN MUSEUM
Istanbul-Based Vehbi Koç Foundation Funds New Galleries for Ottoman Art at Metropolitan Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art Returns a Granite Fragment to Egypt
Painting in Metropolitan Museum's Collection Reattributed to Spanish Master Velázquez
Director Thomas P. Campbell Announces New Senior Staff Appointments at Metropolitan Museum
Carrie Rebora Barratt Named Associate Director for Collections and Administration at Metropolitan Museum
Keith Christiansen to Chair European Paintings Department at Metropolitan Museum
Sheila R. Canby Elected to Head Metropolitan Museum's Department of Islamic Art
Peggy Fogelman Elected to Lead Metropolitan Museum's Educational Programs and Initiatives
Alejandro Santo Domingo Elected a Trustee at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Fund New Gallery for Persian Art at Metropolitan Museum
New American Wing Galleries

Opened May 19, 2009

Promised Gift of American Ceramics Transforms Metropolitan Museum's Art Pottery Collection
Esteemed Photographer Helen Levitt Honored with Endowment Fund and Promised Gift of Photographs to Metropolitan Museum
Message from James R. Houghton, Chairman, Board of Trustees, The Metropolitan Museum of Art - February 2009
Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Elected a Trustee at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum's Collection Management Policy (Revised November 2008)
Brooklyn Museum Announces Landmark Costume Collection Partnership with Metropolitan Museum
Metropolitan Museum's Summer Exhibitions J. M. W. Turner, Jeff Koons on the Roof, and Superheroes Generated $610 Million Economic Impact on New York
David H. Koch Elected a Trustee at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum Audio Guide Introduces Costume: The Art of Dress Narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker
Costume Institute Collection Database Available on Metropolitan Museum Website
Endowment Ensures Continuation and Growth of Met Museum's Online Timeline of Art History
Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Recipients of 2009-2010 Fellowships for Research, Travel, and Study