Department of Photographs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Department of Photographs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the museum’s curatorial division dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying, and exhibiting photographic works from the medium’s origins to the present.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2696789 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Photographs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Context triple: [curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, includesDepartment, Department of Photographs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art]
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Department of Drawings and Prints of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Department of Drawings and Prints of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the museum’s curatorial division dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting works on paper, including drawings, prints, and illustrated books from across periods and cultures.
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curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art are specialized divisions responsible for researching, preserving, and presenting the museum’s collections across diverse artistic and historical fields.
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Département des Estampes et de la photographie
The Département des Estampes et de la photographie is a major curatorial and research department of the Bibliothèque nationale de France specializing in the collection, preservation, and study of prints, engravings, and photographic works.
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Conservation departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Conservation departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art are specialized units responsible for preserving, studying, and restoring the museum’s collections across diverse materials and time periods.
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Prints and Photographs Division
The Prints and Photographs Division is a major research unit of the Library of Congress that preserves and provides access to an extensive collection of visual materials, including photographs, prints, drawings, and other graphic works.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Photographs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Target entity description: The Department of Photographs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the museum’s curatorial division dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying, and exhibiting photographic works from the medium’s origins to the present.
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A.
Department of Drawings and Prints of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Department of Drawings and Prints of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the museum’s curatorial division dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting works on paper, including drawings, prints, and illustrated books from across periods and cultures.
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B.
curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art are specialized divisions responsible for researching, preserving, and presenting the museum’s collections across diverse artistic and historical fields.
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C.
Département des Estampes et de la photographie
The Département des Estampes et de la photographie is a major curatorial and research department of the Bibliothèque nationale de France specializing in the collection, preservation, and study of prints, engravings, and photographic works.
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D.
Conservation departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Conservation departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art are specialized units responsible for preserving, studying, and restoring the museum’s collections across diverse materials and time periods.
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E.
Prints and Photographs Division
The Prints and Photographs Division is a major research unit of the Library of Congress that preserves and provides access to an extensive collection of visual materials, including photographs, prints, drawings, and other graphic works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
curatorial department
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museum department ⓘ |
| collectionIncludes |
19th-century photography
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20th-century photography ⓘ 21st-century photography ⓘ albumen prints ⓘ architectural photography ⓘ art photography ⓘ color photographs ⓘ contemporary photography ⓘ daguerreotypes ⓘ digital photographs ⓘ documentary photography ⓘ experimental photography ⓘ gelatin silver prints ⓘ landscape photography ⓘ photographic albums ⓘ photographic books ⓘ photographic negatives ⓘ portrait photography ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
art history
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conservation of photographs ⓘ museum curation ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType | art museum photography collection ⓘ |
| hasPart |
conservation lab
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curatorial offices ⓘ digital photography collection ⓘ exhibition galleries ⓘ photographic album collection ⓘ photographic negative collection ⓘ photographic print collection ⓘ study collection ⓘ study room ⓘ |
| hasRole |
collecting photographs
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exhibiting photographs ⓘ organizing photographic exhibitions ⓘ preserving photographs ⓘ publishing research on photography ⓘ studying photographs ⓘ supporting scholarly access to photographic collections ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Manhattan
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New York State ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location |
1000 Fifth Avenue, New York
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New York City ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| partOf | Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| website | https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/curatorial-departments/photographs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Photographs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Description of subject: The Department of Photographs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the museum’s curatorial division dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying, and exhibiting photographic works from the medium’s origins to the present.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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includesDepartment
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Department of Photographs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Conservation departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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hasPart
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Department of Photographs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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this entity surface form:
Department of Photograph Conservation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Conservation departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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hasPart
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Department of Photographs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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this entity surface form:
Department of Photograph Conservation – The Met