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Metropolitan Museum und Neue Galerie in New York fusionieren

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Neue Galerie in New York are merging. Starting in 2028, the Neue Galerie will operate as a satellite of the Met, renamed "The Met Ronald S. Lauder Neue Galerie." Founded in 2001 by cosmetics entrepreneur and art collector Ronald Lauder, the Neue Galerie houses a renowned collection of German and Austrian art, including Gustav Klimt's "Adele Bloch-Bauer I." Met director Max Hollein announced the merger, which also includes a donation of 13 works from Lauder and his daughter Aerin, plus an endowment for ongoing operations.

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A New York il Metropolitan museum ingloba la Neue Galerie: ovvero la più importante collezione d’arte austriaca e tedesca fuori dall’Europa

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Neue Galerie in New York have announced a merger set for 2028. The Neue Galerie, founded by collector Ronald S. Lauder, will become The Met Ronald S. Lauder Neue Galerie, absorbing the most significant collection of early 20th-century Austrian and German art outside Europe, including Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I." Lauder and his daughter Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer will donate thirteen major works from their private collection, and a fundraising campaign has been launched to support the integration.

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