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The Met chucks Momo and the Muslim World
Mon, Jan 11 | from New York Press
Censorship bureaus in many of the world’s Islamic republics black out the Venus de Milo’ boobies in textbooks. It’s tit for tat at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, currently moving to wipe Islam out of the annals of history to please conservatives in the Muslim American community.
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Damaged Picasso in N.Y. to be restored
New York -- A Picasso painting damaged when a woman lost her balance and fell on the canvas last week will be repaired in time for an exhibition of the artist's works in April, the Metropolitan Museum of Art said this week.
Wed, Jan 27 | from DetNews.com
Early Picasso work suffers 6-inch tear
Since 1952, The Actor -- a rare "Rose Period" Picasso -- has hung prominently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, along with other examples of early paintings by the Spanish master.
Wed, Jan 27 | from Columbus Dispatch
Picasso to be repaired, shown in Met exhibit
This image provided by the Metropolitan Museum of Art shows "The Actor," a painting from Picasso's rose period. The museum said the large painting was accidentally damaged by a visitor on Friday Jan 22, 2010, but will be repaired in time for its exhibition of the artist's works on April.
Tue, Jan 26 | from Greenwich Time
Survey suggests New Yorkers a tad ignorant about hometown tourism
NEW YORK -- Forty-one percent of New Yorkers incorrectly think that Top of the Rock is on top of the Empire State building, and only 28 percent know that the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History are on opposite sides of Central Park, according to a survey.
Tue, Jan 19 | from Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Opening: The Drawings of Bronzino
From Wednesday 20, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Mon, Jan 18 | from Art Newspaper
Met Museum Removes Ancient Images Of Muhammad
The Metropolitan Museum of Art quietly pulled images of the Prophet Mohammed from its Islamic collection and may not include them in a renovated exhibition area slated to open in 2011." A spokesperson says that the three images, which date from before visual representation of the Prophe...
Thu, Jan 14 | from The Future of Classical Music?
Adam Green — "Give Them A Token"
Adam Green finishes a painting in the video for "Give Them A Token" before heading to New York's Metropolitan Museum Of Art to compare his work with some of the most famous pieces ever produced. Instead of trying to get it a place at the gallery, he opts to leave it in a park instead.
Tue, Jan 12 | from Chart Attack
Metropolitan Museum pulls Mohammed images
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York said several images of the Prophet Mohammed were removed from a collection and are "under review."
Sun, Jan 10 | from United Press International
Survey suggests New Yorkers a tad ignorant about hometown tourism
Forty-one percent of New Yorkers incorrectly think that Top of the Rock is on top of the Empire State building, and only 28 percent know that the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History are on opposite sides of Central Park, according to a survey.
Sun, Jan 10 | from The Olympian
