Max Hollein
Met director defends move to consider deaccessioning for collections care rather than art purchases
Max Hollein argues that more art will not necessarily be sold, although proceeds can now go to other purposes amid the pandemic financial crisis
Rumbles of dissent emerge over Met’s proposal to expand deaccessioning
As museum mulls art sales to finance collections care, critics worry that its example could open the floodgates for US art institutions
‘Shameful vandalism and desecration’ : Met leaders condemn right-wing crowd's assault on US Capitol
Museum joins other institutions in assailing protestors' rampage and hate-inspiring imagery as a threat to democracy and equality
Met lays off 81 staff members in response to projected budget shortfall
Cuts affect employees in visitor services and retail departments, and more job losses are expected
Met anticipates a $100m shortfall and remaining closed until July—and smaller museums in the US could be hurt even more by pandemic
“Everyone is really whipsawed,” says the New York institution’s president Daniel Weiss, who expects staff reductions
The Met looks back at Max Hollein’s first 100 days as director—and forward to its 150th birthday
The museum will mark its anniversary in 2020 by launching a renovation of the Rockefeller Wing and celebrating its permanent collection
Met plans to leave Breuer building, making way for the Frick
The Brutalist structure will house Frick’s historic collection during expansion of its 70th Street home