"The Met will own the Neue Galerie’s Beaux-Arts mansion, renaming it the Met Ronald S. Lauder Neue Galerie-or the Met Neue Galerie, for short-while preserving its museum experience. The news arrives ahead of the Neue Galerie's 25th anniversary, as well as its renovations, slated to take place from May 27 through August 2026."
"“The merger with the Met in 2028 will preserve and strengthen the Neue Galerie's legacy in perpetuity,” Neue Galerie founder Ronald S. Lauder wrote in a letter related to the announcement. A source at the Met told me that Lauder was inspired by how the museum manages its Cloisters satellite, further uptown."
"As it stands, the Neue Galerie is slated to continue existing as usual. Its staff will remain on board, its collection on view, and its cafe open. The Met's arrival, however, will supplement the Neue Galerie's programs and research capacities and expand its audience, predominantly through digital initiatives and collaborative programming."
"Major fundraising is underway to support the merger, which, in turn, significantly boosts the Met's holdings of Austrian and German art. The Neue Galerie's current endowment will head to the Met, with further gifts from Lauder and his"
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Neue Galerie will merge in 2028. The Met will own the Neue Galerie’s Beaux-Arts mansion and rename it the Met Ronald S. Lauder Neue Galerie, while preserving the museum experience. The change is scheduled ahead of the Neue Galerie’s 25th anniversary and renovations planned from May 27 through August 2026. The merger aims to preserve and strengthen the Neue Galerie’s legacy. The institutions have long collaborated through Ronald S. Lauder’s relationship with Met director Max Hollein and through major donations, including European arms and armor. The Neue Galerie will continue operating with its staff, collection, and cafe, while the Met adds research and program capacity and expands audiences through digital initiatives and collaboration. Fundraising supports the merger and increases the Met’s holdings of Austrian and German art.
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