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NYC Legionnaires Outbreak Kills Two as Cases Climb to 72; Guggenheim and Met Cooling Towers Test Positive

Two people have died in NYC's Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak. Cases have risen to 72, with bacteria found at the Guggenheim and Met cooling towers. Here's what you need to know.

Medical Daily · Jul 21

How the invention of glassblowing changed everyday life in ancient Rome

We see glass objects every day, and often don’t think much about them. Mass-produced glass has become so cheap we barely think about the things it allows us to do.

The Conversation · Jun 8

Lauren Sánchez Bezos cozies up with Anna Wintour to unveil Met’s new Costume Art exhibit amid gala backlash

The Met’s embrace of the Bezoses has led to backlash from anti-capitalist campaigners

The Independent UK · May 4

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Why are so many statues naked? An art historian explains this tradition’s ancient roots

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The Conversation · Mar 2

Dress to impress! 2026 Met Gala appoints style council for 'fashion is art' theme

The annual Met Gala has set 'Fashion is art' as its theme for this year's extravagant event with Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams co-chairing the star-studded fundraiser in May for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Euronews · Feb 24

How Kendall Jenner Went from a Flower Crown–Wearing Coachella Teen Bopper to Master of Quiet Luxury Minimalism

From Coachella flower crowns and body gems to head-to-toe The Row

Marie Claire · Dec 13, 2025

Signatures meant more in Mesopotamia than they do now − what cylinder seals say about ancient and modern life

The earliest form of the signature came from ancient Iraq in the form of cylinder seals.

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2025

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If Trump’s East Wing demolition shocks you, check out what he did to priceless works meant for the Metropolitan Museum of Art

A young Trump took on development of a historic Art Deco building on Fifth Avenue in the late 1970s

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

Rihanna’s Style Evolution: From Island Girl to Fashion Vanguard

All of her best looks from over the years

Marie Claire · Oct 4, 2025

This Year's Met Gala Beauty Looks Delivered Elevated Extravagance and Too Many Hair Transformations to Count

Everything I've been waiting for.

Marie Claire · May 5, 2025

Archaeologists discover surprising origins of ancient Egypt’s favourite board game

Findings suggest Caspian coast was culturally connected to wider region via this game than previously thought

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024

From the Hudson River School to the 1980s East Village – how Samsung’s The Frame TV turns your living room into an art gallery

The latest generation of The Frame TVs is more advanced than ever, and the Samsung Art Store has some great new additions to display on them.

TechRadar · Jul 14, 2024

2024 Met Gala Red Carpet: Looks we love

Monday is the Met Gala, known as fashion's grandest event, where celebrities from various realms come together at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate fashion and each other.

WEKU · May 6, 2024

Met Gala: Annual Fundraiser For Costume Institute At The Met

Explore the history and evolution of the prestigious Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a unique blend of art, fashion, and philanthropy.

US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia

New York district attorney accuses two prominent art dealers of the illegal trafficking of antiquities worth $3m.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 21, 2023

NY Met to let French make 3D copies of two 16th-century sculptures

Two 16th-century sculptures, jewels of French Renaissance art, have been on display since 1908 at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. But thanks to modern technology and an unusual agreement, precise 3D copies will be made and installed in the French castle where the originals long resided.

Bangkok Post · Feb 20, 2023

NY Met to let French make 3D copies of 16th-century sculptures

NEW YORK: Two 16th-century sculptures, jewels of French Renaissance art, have been on display since 1908 at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Tribune News Service · Dec 18, 2022

Oakland woman claims New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art secretly sold her grandma’s Nazi-stolen van Gogh

SAN JOSE, Calif. — An Oakland woman last week sued the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, claiming it bought then secretly sold a Vincent van Gogh painting the Nazis stole from her grandmother.

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Roll Call · Nov 21, 2022

Ethics office raps Rep. Carolyn Maloney over alleged Met Gala solicitation

New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney may have violated House ethics rules by seeking a ticket to the Met Gala, an ethics office report says.

Zenger · Nov 13, 2022

Elon Musk Reassures Twitter Advertisers In A Virtual Town Hall In A New Vision

Twitter CEO Elon Musk spoke to the more than 2,900 advertising partners of the social media platform on Wednesday

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2022

Renaming California's Hastings law school sparks $1.7 billion legal fight that shows how hard it is to ditch donors' names

Six descendants of Serranus Clinton Hastings, California’s first chief justice, and a group that says it represents alumni are suing the state of California over its decision to rename a nearly 150-year-old law school. The University of California, Hastings College of the Law, will become UC College of the Law,…

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022

Karl Lagerfeld to be honoured for 2023 Met Gala theme

The late German designer’s creations will be put on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2022

Winslow Homer: Force of Nature; MK Čiurlionis: Between Worlds – review

Life hangs in the balance in the work of the great sea dog of American art, Winslow Homer. Elsewhere, the imaginary landscapes of a Lithuanian visionary

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2022

New York museums to disclose artwork looted by Nazis

Museums in New York that exhibit artworks looted by Nazis during the Holocaust are now required to let the public know about that dark history through signs or placards put on display with the stolen objects

WEKU · Sep 10, 2022

A kidnapped goddess returns home, after prosecutors expose art thieves

The antiquities hailed from Italy and Egypt, and were returned after the Manhattan District Attorney enacted search warrants.

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