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An ancient Egyptian temple in New York inspires a Lebanese American musician

For nearly 50 years, the Temple of Dendur, an ancient Egyptian monument, has famously made its home at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The temple is also an inspiration for musicians and ...
Untapped Cities

10 Major Art Heists at the Metropolitan Museum

It’s not easy to steal from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. There hasn’t been a major robbery at the museum in 40 years. Thanks to its guard force of over 500 people and its hi-tech security systems, ...
The New York Times

He’s a Security Guard at the Met. Now His Work Is Showing There.

How the dream of a lifetime became reality for a sculptor from Egypt. A new wooden sculpture on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has a fascinating back story.Credit...Graham Dickie/The New ...
NBC New York

New York's Metropolitan Museum will return stolen ancient sculptures to Cambodia and Thailand

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art said Friday that it will return more than a dozen pieces of ancient artwork to Cambodia and Thailand after they were tied to an art dealer and collector accused ...
New York Post

Inside NYC’s legendary Met Museum’s intrigue-filled past — and glorious future

In 1866, a group of New York’s finest decided that their fair city needed a museum. It would be a big museum. An important museum. A “national” museum that would bring great art and art education to ...
The New York Times

At the Met, an Ancient Balm for the Depths of Winter

A centuries-old Buddhist model of the universe has new meaning for the shortest of days and longest of worries. By Holland Cotter The Metropolitan Museum of Art is, in these darkest days of midwinter, ...