NY's Met Museum to Take over Neue Galerie
The deal will add 13 paintings and a $200 million endowment to the combined museums, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Metropolitan Museum and the Neue Galerie New York announced they will merge in 2028, creating a partnership that renames the Fifth Avenue institution 'The Met Ronald Lauder Neue Galerie.'
- Metropolitan Museum Director and CEO Max Hollein, who served on the Neue Galerie's board for 20 years, said the merger strengthens the Metropolitan Museum's collection by adding 'icons of art history' from early 20th-century Austria and Germany.
- Ronald Lauder and his daughter, Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer, are donating 13 paintings and a substantial gift toward a $200 million endowment to ensure the long-term preservation of the Neue Galerie.
- The Neue Galerie will operate as a branch of the Metropolitan Museum, though it will close on May 27 for planned infrastructure renovations before the 2028 merger takes effect.
- Hollein noted the partnership preserves the distinctive character of the institution, ensuring the mansion at 86th Street and Fifth Avenue continues to offer visitors a chance to 'travel in time.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Is Merging With One of New York’s Most Beloved Museums
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Neue Galerie New York announced plans to merge in 2028, combining the Met's vast holdings with the Neue's celebrated collection of Austrian and German art, anchored by Gustav Klimt's iconic Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I.
The New York Metropolitan Museum is one of the most prestigious in the world. The Neue Galerie has many famous German and Austrian exhibits to show. What does the merger mean for art fans?
In New York, the renowned Metropolitan Museum and the Neue Galerie are merged.
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