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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 ...
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Egyptian art in the age of the pyramids

Catalogue of an exhibition to be held at the Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, Apr. 6-July 12, 1999, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sept. 16, 1999-Jan. 9, 2000, and the Royal Ontario Museum ...
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Keeping the Lights on at the Met Museum Is an Art in Itself

A look behind the scenes at the illumination of the pieces on display. The so-called lampers strike a delicate balance between accentuating the art and protecting it from the effects of light. At the ...