The Met's permanent collection is curated by seventeen separate departments, each with a specialized staff of curators and scholars, as well as six dedicated conservation … See more

Each curatorial department maintains a library, most of the material of which can be requested online through the libraries' catalog. Two of the libraries may be accessed without … See more

19th century
The New York State Legislature granted the Metropolitan Museum of Art an Act of Incorporation on … See more

Governance
Daniel Weiss was the President and CEO of the Met, replacing Emily K. Rafferty, who served as … See more

The museum regularly hosts notable special exhibitions, often focusing on the works of one artist that have been loaned out from a variety of other museums and sources for the duration of the exhibition. These exhibitions are part of the attraction that draw people … See more

After negotiations with the City of New York in 1871, the Met was granted the land between the East Park Drive, Fifth Avenue, and the 79th and 85th Street transverse roads in See more

The Met has always deaccessioned works to improve the collection by using the proceeds to purchase better or more appropriate works. As noted above, it has deaccessioned nearly two-thirds of the founding purchase of Old Master paintings made in 1871. As … See more