The stretch of Fifth Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side known as Museum Mile earned its name for the concentration of museums and cultural institutions dotted along that route. Once a year, in June ...

The art and museum worlds have traditionally shied away from museums selling off pieces from their permanent collections -- a process known as "deaccessioning." Tristan Fewings The art world is up in ...

Originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Stepping into the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Shyanne Beatty was eager to view the Native American works ...

It’s not easy to steal from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. There hasn’t been a major robbery at the museum in 40 years. Thanks to its guard force of over 500 people and its hi-tech security systems, ...

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 ...

Education is part of the mission of most art museums. Programs usually help kids learn things like how to look at a painting, how to draw or the biographies of certain artists. But the Metropolitan ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York released the first renderings of its revamped wing for modern and contemporary art, a $550-million project spanning around 126,000 square feet and designed ...

A recent memoir by Patrick Bringley about his time working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art illustrates the intimate knowledge guards possess of the pieces they protect. Ad Policy A security guard ...