curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	museum curatorial division system → organizational unit collection →
collaboratesWith	Conservation departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Education department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Exhibition design teams of the Metropolitan Museum of Art →
contributesTo	museum publications → online collection records → scholarly catalogues →
employs	assistant curators → collection managers → curators → research staff →
engagesIn	collection-based teaching and public programs → provenance research →
governedBy	museum-wide curatorial policies →
hasPurpose	presenting the museum’s collections to the public → preserving the museum’s collections → researching the museum’s collections →
hasScope	diverse artistic fields → diverse historical fields →
includesDepartment	Department of African, Oceanic, and Ancient American Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of American Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of Arms and Armor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of Asian Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of Drawings and Prints of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of Egyptian Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of European Paintings of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of Greek and Roman Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of Islamic Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of Modern and Contemporary Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of Musical Instruments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of Photographs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → Department of The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art →
locatedIn	The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City →
oversees	collection rotations → permanent collection displays → temporary exhibitions →
partOf	The Metropolitan Museum of Art →
reportsTo	Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art →
responsibleFor	collection care → collection display → collection documentation → collection interpretation → collection research →
supports	acquisitions program of the Metropolitan Museum of Art → loan exhibitions program of the Metropolitan Museum of Art →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ("Department of American Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art") → curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ("Department of European Paintings of the Metropolitan Museum of Art") → curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ("Department of African, Oceanic, and Ancient American Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art") → curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ("Department of Arms and Armor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art") →	includesDepartment
collections or acquisitions committee of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art →	worksWith