Che bello quando gli americani fanno festa a chi va in pensione (qua da noi gli diamo pedate nel sedere e via)

PRESS PREVIEW INVITATION

The Philippe de Montebello Years:

Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions

PRESS PREVIEW

Monday, October 20

10 a.m. – noon

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY  10028-0198

The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions

October 24, 2008–February 1, 2009

In honor of Philippe de Montebello—soon to retire after 31 years as the Metropolitan Museum's eighth and longest-serving director—this exhibition proposed and conceived by the curators brings together, for the first time, well over 250 masterpieces acquired by the

Metropolitan during the director's tenure. All of the Museum's curatorial departments are represented by works ranging through the centuries from ancient prehistory to today and across the globe from Europe to Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Acquired by purchase

and donation, singularly and in groups, these works demonstrate how the de Montebello years have dramatically enhanced the Museum's encyclopedic collections and encouraged public access to the world's artistic treasures.