Aaron De Groft, Museum Director Accused in Fake Basquiat Scheme, Dies at 59
In Orlando, he staged a blockbuster exhibit of works said to be newly discovered paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat. He was fired when the paintings turned out to be forgeries.
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Meet Frida Escobedo, the CDMX architect transforming the Met’s modern art wing
Mexico City's Frida Escobedo, a fast-rising star of the global architecture world, is also helping design Paris' Pompidou Centre renovation.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art launches Art Links blockchain game
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has launched a short game, Art Links, that invites players to identify common threads among works of art.
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The Met Ventures Onto the Blockchain With Its First Web3 Game
The Met has launched its first Web3 experience, where players have the chance to delve into its collection and win NFTs in a series of games.
The Cultural Currency Of Gaming Is Being Embraced By The Met Museum
The Met Museum has unveiled new blockchain-powered smart phone game Art Links to boost engagement using gaming as cultural currency.
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Museum commissioned copies of paintings of Kickapoo people
The Historical Society hired an art student a century ago to reproduce historic portraits of Indigenous people at the Smithsonian.