An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  • @flashflame4952
    @flashflame4952 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The Met is my most favorite museum! Been there many, many times and yet....never have seen every piece there!!

  • @RobertaFierro-mc1ub
    @RobertaFierro-mc1ub 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Mr. Montebello IS The Metropolitan Museum of Art! There is no rival.when it comes to.the collection in The Met. The traveling shows are always a treat.

  • @corgeousgeorge
    @corgeousgeorge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the craftsmanship of the conservationists is incredible!

  • @brendanbang6636
    @brendanbang6636 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Priceless pieces and a real treasure troves for humanity....we are all awakened and enriched by the collective experiences.

  • @mona2242
    @mona2242 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    « This is not the work of only one man, .... » The Met has the good fortune of receiving masterpieces as well as $$$ from generous patrons in order to bring the best art to the public . Thank you for this wonderful video . 👏👏👏

    • @unbroken1010
      @unbroken1010 ปีที่แล้ว

      Too bad none of you give us living artist money to work

  • @supremereader7614
    @supremereader7614 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    True genius director focused on quality first, knows a great thing when he sees it and also willing to listen to experts and not fads.

    • @TheLearox
      @TheLearox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thats what they want you to believe!!!!!

    • @unbroken1010
      @unbroken1010 ปีที่แล้ว

      And not give a penny to any of us living artist

  • @jppagetoo
    @jppagetoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I could live in the Met. I have spent weeks and weeks inside those walls. It is a place I will always return to. To see these works in person is what the Met is all about.

    • @PhDLeeM
      @PhDLeeM 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Min

  • @408Magenta
    @408Magenta 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I come back to this most enjoyable video at least once every year. It's a treat each time. Everytime I return, I do so with as many and even more questions than the previous year. Either I'm failing or I am not trying hard enough.

    • @chowcollection
      @chowcollection 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too! I'm trying to collect a range of art with this kind of diversity and I keep coming back to this video to see what I'm missing out on :)

    • @venkateshaiahs5717
      @venkateshaiahs5717 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@408Magenta sillylalli

    • @408Magenta
      @408Magenta 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Without fail Magenta. It's time again.

  • @davidhogan-o3x
    @davidhogan-o3x ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you , excellent , food for the soul !

  • @jethrojackson2524
    @jethrojackson2524 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Truly breathtaking! Thank you.

  • @joycefroney6162
    @joycefroney6162 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Talent, technology, size and money combine to make this institution the best.
    I miss it.,

  • @Yvonne2214
    @Yvonne2214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't usually care much for Rubens for whatever reason, but the one shown here just makes my heart swell. You can feel the adoration Rubens has for his wife and her maternal nature.

  • @benediktmorak4409
    @benediktmorak4409 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When i heard the mentioning of the prices for that van Gogh or the little Icon, it came to my mind that indeed - man does not live by bread alone -

  • @artieash6671
    @artieash6671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the subtitle that says "Peter the Crate drove the Sweets out of Russia"... or how Brooke Astor becomes "broadcaster" .... really robots just can't cut it when it comes to subtitles.

  • @hori166
    @hori166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One thing that I got out of this, other than a chance to get a "drive-by" view of these works and to see the individual players, is how we all inhabit different spheres. The people who are involved with "art" at this level are a closed society--they walk, talk, dress, and live differently. An invitation to the farewell party for de Montebello would be akin to dinner with Elizabeth II. I was first filled with admiration and awe. But then I reflected, "What would it be like to a part of this world with all its intrigue, glamour, and distraction? Or should I be content to be able to go about my life unencumbered and free to live in such a way that my current resources allow?" Is it not a luxury "..to sit quietly in a room alone."?
    I hope to visit the MMA if the post CV-19 world allows it...

    • @unbroken1010
      @unbroken1010 ปีที่แล้ว

      They could Care about us living artists

  • @nlahunter
    @nlahunter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Amazing collection of humanity and it's history. Would love to know the story and life of each artist but thier contribution still endures.

  • @gdhse3
    @gdhse3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would love to visit that place! It's a little far from Arizona.

    • @valeria-militiamessalina5672
      @valeria-militiamessalina5672 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol, people travel from Europe and Asia to visit and you’re complaining about it being far from Arizona

  • @frodenorge
    @frodenorge 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sigh...I really have to travel to New York one time; to visit the Metropolitan Museum Of Art...Unbelievable; these videos are such an eye-opener!

    • @SankofaNYC
      @SankofaNYC 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope you made it... Everyone should visit here

  • @BintonSukses
    @BintonSukses 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love art, i am collector. i am from indonesia

  • @JC1533-g7n
    @JC1533-g7n 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Having seen "The Art of The Steal (2009)", it's hard to watch Montebello praise the Annenberg's 'love of art'.

  • @deannawoody9621
    @deannawoody9621 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful art

  • @Arts-Love
    @Arts-Love 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Artistically and informative. Art is truly timeless 🖼

  • @user-zf7zu9tt6d
    @user-zf7zu9tt6d ปีที่แล้ว +1

    유용한 정보 감사드려요.

  • @stephanebelizaire3627
    @stephanebelizaire3627 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bravo !

  • @nms6431
    @nms6431 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My faviorte place in ny, plus a carriages ride through central park afterwards , to this day 8s my faviorte thing to do in ny.

  • @Nonamearisto
    @Nonamearisto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Someone needs to open a Museum dedicated to Museums.

  • @GreatMuseums
    @GreatMuseums  12 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Not sure - he wanted to know what his expert curators thought, part of the collaborative process of acquisition. Thanks for asking!

  • @MsLinda165
    @MsLinda165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you close your eyes, the voice of Mr. de Montebello sounds precisely like Gregory Peck.

  • @frankdalla
    @frankdalla 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If only the people of the world we live on could work together as an open minded collection of diversity...

  • @8nansky528
    @8nansky528 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I ADORE READING

  • @stavokg
    @stavokg 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful video, great, great director. But what happened to the face of the restored drawing at 28:32?? Cringeworthy!

  • @mollyrosesuth
    @mollyrosesuth 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    hi mr. philippe de montebello. i love you :)

  • @izzy1563
    @izzy1563 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The MET and the NYPL define world class institutions. Hope the MET is able to quickly overcome their current issues.

  • @ธนวรรณชาดาช
    @ธนวรรณชาดาช 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to start a collection.

  • @urbaradhikari1539
    @urbaradhikari1539 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    💘

  • @ramelep
    @ramelep 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved this!!
    What is that picture at 12:07

    • @w.urlitzer1869
      @w.urlitzer1869 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thomas Struth, San Zaccaria, Venice, 1995.

  • @jacekpokrak9258
    @jacekpokrak9258 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Regards for all lovers of Compmaturism Jacek Pokrak

  • @marioriospinot
    @marioriospinot 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice.

  • @dbag96
    @dbag96 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    legend

  • @TheSvemirka
    @TheSvemirka 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks:)

  • @apriljoymagic
    @apriljoymagic 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great

  • @tofetbulayama1426
    @tofetbulayama1426 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    💙

  • @rickeycooper2201
    @rickeycooper2201 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think the mesopotamian figure would be a interesting thinkmatter for a concept car.R.C.

  • @opticalmixing23
    @opticalmixing23 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    exactly!!

  • @cliffdariff74
    @cliffdariff74 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have trouble believing that Demon a figure is 5000 years old! It can’t be, it’s too surreal... the wooden Russian looks Barisnokov

  • @ScottPothan
    @ScottPothan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yet de Montebello epitomises the century of acquisition over custodianship, of design focussed exhibitions over palpable community engagement of venue-of-excellence ethos over poignant ordinary-ness of connoisseurship over the quotidian of the encyclopaedic over true indigeneity. He is masterful himself in his self-perceived inclusivity. But really what he represents are the values of Wall Street. What of that tentative human visitor, whose first language maybe Swahili for instance, would feel remotely comfortable, let alone ancestrally connected, walking through that gallery of art from Africa. A place of a thousand cultures in itself. Yet displayed as encyclopaedic objects “we own” (and by one upmanship inference NOT owned by the Louvre or the Prado) cos look ...... billionaires.

  • @user-mv6he6gl8m
    @user-mv6he6gl8m 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hmm, makes you wonder how big his acqusition budget really is...

  • @unbroken1010
    @unbroken1010 ปีที่แล้ว

    They barely support us living artist unless it comes from someone special or a auction

  • @jamesanonymous2343
    @jamesanonymous2343 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ALL FROM THE BENEFIT OF THE MAKERS EYE, & HAND.

  • @gforceeatingcorrect
    @gforceeatingcorrect 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh ...pleeze !!!

  • @xyzllii
    @xyzllii 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's urgently needed that women get much more involved in the choices and decision making of Museums like the Met. and not be present merely as commentators!

  • @monicaregina82
    @monicaregina82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this man from this palace rouber als artistic fromm egipto!

  • @valeria-militiamessalina5672
    @valeria-militiamessalina5672 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    16:51/16:52/16:53 Sour face/ Laughs awkwardly/ Sour face

  • @ohmyblindman
    @ohmyblindman 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ever since the "suggested" donation turned into an enforced admission price, the Met is dead to me. Admission should be free will offering, period. I will never darken its door again.

    • @gdhse3
      @gdhse3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Met is no longer pay-what-you-wish for some visitors. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has changed its pay-what-you-wish ticket policy - but only for some visitors. ... New York residents can still pay what they wish, as the museum is located on state-owned land. Admission for children under age 12 remains free.Jan 4, 2018

    • @gdhse3
      @gdhse3 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      www.metro.us/the-met-is-no-longer-pay-what-you-wish-for-some-visitors
      The pay-what-you-wish policy has been in place since 1970, but the number of visitors paying the full suggested admission has fallen by 73 percent since 2004, according to the museum.

    • @xxkissmeketutxx
      @xxkissmeketutxx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You wouldn't expect to see a film, musical or sporting event for free, why would anyone begrudge contributing to immersion in priceless pieces?

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The daily running costs of the museum, it's collection, staff, security, insurance, etc. are immense and they have to come from somewhere. The donations that the Met gets from its trustees and board members are usually earmarked for new acquisitions. All major museums in the rest of the world charge admission and those that don't are heavily subsidized by their governments (as in the UK).

    • @ohmyblindman
      @ohmyblindman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MTMF.london Acquisitions? You do mean donations, as the tax breaks for donating are immense, and many collections are donated through wills and estates. The "door" is roughly 17 percent of the budget. As they are on public land, pay no real estate taxes, and were chartered to have no fixed admission, I stand by my original comment. Museums should serve the people.

  • @parishermes9834
    @parishermes9834 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very colonial egocentric documentary.

    • @mjmatteo
      @mjmatteo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He once remarked that the security guards at the Met were a “necessary evil.” That’s probably because he couldn’t fire them at will due to their collective bargaining contract. No love lost between Aristocrats and Unions.

  • @abnormallyfunny
    @abnormallyfunny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    American arrogance. Making claims they don't know to be true.
    e.g. "the only Egyptian temple in the western hemisphere" - not true. There is one in Madrid.

    • @nicholasturner7931
      @nicholasturner7931 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      abnormallyfunny Madrid Spain if I’m not mistaken is in the northern hemisphere. And in fact I’m not mistaken it is so yeah America one some random guy zero.✌🏻🇺🇸✌🏻🇺🇸

    • @MsLeenite
      @MsLeenite 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The continent of Europe (including Madrid, Spain) is in the Eastern Hemisphere.

    • @nicholasturner7931
      @nicholasturner7931 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      MsLeenite wrong answer it’s in the northern and Western Hemisphere

    • @MsLeenite
      @MsLeenite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nicholasturner7931 Go look it up. The Western Hemisphere contains (mostly) North and South America. Its eastern boundary is the Greenwich Meridian. Madrid is east of the Greenwich Meridian. It is in the Eastern Hemisphere.
      You're right about the United States and Spain both being in the Northern Hemisphere, but abnormallyfunny didn't write anything about the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, just seemed to think that Spain was in the Western Hemisphere. So I made no mention of north or south, just corrected what he/she *did* write.
      Sheesh.

    • @charlesfenwick6554
      @charlesfenwick6554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your ignorance. Spain is not in the Western Hemisphere.

  • @michaelboylan5308
    @michaelboylan5308 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You say,,an art work worthy enough to be added to the Met collection, Gosh,,how that must have preyed on the mind of Botticelli ,,,,how it must have inspired Simone Martini to paint his Annunciation, Is the Met worthy of these artists,,,no, Does art civilise,,,no,,,,Goering loved Vermeer, America collects great art,,,it cant make it, Have art collections helped America, maybe it was better that the Homestead children were well fed and educated

    • @jeffr4169
      @jeffr4169 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Met also has an American Wing, filled with American art. You should check it out sometime.

    • @mona2242
      @mona2242 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Michael Boylan actually what did prey on Botticelli’s mind was the Catholic Church and the Medici. Does art civilize? It should , but art absolutely should educate its public.

  • @MrDelvoye
    @MrDelvoye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the way they talk is very fake and snobish

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Um, no. They just have different backgrounds, education and outlook from you.

    • @MrDelvoye
      @MrDelvoye 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MTMF.london why you know me?!

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MrDelvoye And you know them?

    • @MrDelvoye
      @MrDelvoye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MTMF.london is not your business

  • @JC1533-g7n
    @JC1533-g7n 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Having seen "The Art of The Steal (2009)", it's hard to watch Montebello praise the Annenberg's 'love of art'.