Metropolitan Museum of Art: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Official Site of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. | Jul 03, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 07, 2025 | ||
| Revised captions. | Apr 21, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | May 03, 2024 | ||
| Added discussion about the Costume Institute and its fundraising event, the Met Gala. | Apr 30, 2024 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). | Jul 16, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Nov 15, 2018 | ||
| Updated to reflect the museum's 2016 rebranding and mentioned "The Met Breuer," "The Met Cloisters," and "The Met Fifth Avenue." | Mar 17, 2016 | ||
| Added information about the Met Breuer, the 2016 expansion of the Modern and contemporary art collections and programs. | Jul 15, 2015 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 19, 2013 | ||
| William Morris Hunt changed to Richard Morris Hunt. Also added mention of the newly renovated galleries of Islamic art. | Jan 06, 2012 | ||
| Added a photograph of a chapel in The Cloisters. | Jan 06, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of James Russell Lowell. | Feb 13, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 20, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 12, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 11, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. | Jun 29, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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