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The Mission: Two Million Square Feet
Two million square feet. That’s about three MoMAs, or slightly more than ten Whitney Museums. Perhaps more impressive, the Met is almost 14 times the…
May 31, 2025
Politically Incorrect Porcelain
This week I continued making my way through the European Decorative Arts galleries, vacillating between fascination and fatigue (so much gilt bronze!
Jan 15
From Office Supplies to Old Masters
Another American fortune spent on European art
Jan 8
"Après moi, le déluge"
Or, how an Oklahoma oilman’s wife spent his money
Jan 1
Thank you!
And happy holidays
Dec 23, 2025

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Helene Schjerfbeck - Finland’s greatest export since the sauna
Dec 18, 2025
See the pyramids along the Nile,
...watch the sunrise on a tropic isle*
Dec 9, 2025
The MatM Holiday Gift Guide!
Black Friday is over and Giving Tuesday is tomorrow - so I declare today Met Monday
Dec 1, 2025
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