Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization |
(ii) EIN |
(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) |
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? |
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 202,625,071 | 159,035,838 | 153,972,180 | 192,790,476 | 193,652,342 | 902,075,907 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 14,583,235 | 15,823,383 | 13,738,289 | 15,369,185 | 16,151,301 | 75,665,393 |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | 217,208,306 | 174,859,221 | 167,710,469 | 208,159,661 | 209,803,643 | 977,741,300 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 977,741,300 | |||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 217,208,306 | 174,859,221 | 167,710,469 | 208,159,661 | 209,803,643 | 977,741,300 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 45,044,372 | 29,463,640 | 29,308,975 | 38,736,504 | 29,759,757 | 172,313,248 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | 7,847,634 | 7,847,634 | ||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 1,157,902,182 | |||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




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| PART III | MISSION AND PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | THE MISSION OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, STUDY, EXHIBIT, AND STIMULATE APPRECIATION FOR AND ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF WORKS OF ART THAT COLLECTIVELY REPRESENT THE BROADEST SPECTRUM OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF QUALITY, ALL IN THE SERVICE OF THE PUBLIC AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART WAS FOUNDED ON APRIL 13, 1870 BY A GROUP OF CIVIC LEADERS, ART COLLECTORS, AND PHILANTHROPISTS. THE PREMISE ON WHICH THE MUSEUM WAS FOUNDED IS "FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING IN NEW YORK CITY A MUSEUM AND LIBRARY OF ART, OF ENCOURAGING AND DEVELOPING THE STUDY OF THE FINE ARTS, AND THE APPLICATION OF ARTS TO MANUFACTURE AND PRACTICAL LIFE, OF ADVANCING THE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF KINDRED SUBJECTS, AND, TO THAT END, OF FURNISHING POPULAR INSTRUCTION." THE MUSEUM HAS SINCE BECOME THE PREEMINENT CULTURAL INSTITUTION IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, SERVING A PUBLIC THAT EXTENDS FAR BEYOND NEW YORK CITY TO ALL THE UNITED STATES AND, INDEED, THE WORLD. IT RANKS AS NEW YORK'S PREMIER TOURIST ATTRACTION, WITH FIFTY-NINE PERCENT OF ITS NEARLY 6.28 MILLION ANNUAL VISITORS (INCLUDING THE CLOISTERS MUSEUM AND GARDENS) FROM OUTSIDE THE TRI-STATE AREA. FISCAL 2012 WAS A PIVOTAL YEAR FOR THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. ATTENDANCE IN FISCAL YEAR 2012 WAS THE HIGHEST RECORDED IN OVER FORTY YEARS DRIVEN BY THE FINAL WEEKS OF THE "ALEXANDER MCQUEEN: SAVAGE BEAUTY" EXHIBITION ALONG WITH THE LANDMARK OPENING OF NEW GALLERIES FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF ISLAMIC AND AMERICAN ART, AND MANY OTHER EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS. THE MUSEUM SERVES ALL AGE GROUPS, FROM PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN TO SENIOR CITIZENS, AND MAINTAINS A BROAD RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. |
| PART III (CONTINUED) | THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS COMPRISE WORKS OF ART FROM ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL, AND MODERN TIMES AND FROM ALL AREAS OF THE WORLD. THEY OFFER A SURVEY OF ART FROM ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA, AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA, THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, EGYPT, THE NEAR EAST, AND GREECE AND ROME, TO THE PRESENT TIME. THE MUSEUM ALSO POSSESSES COLLECTIONS OF EUROPEAN PAINTINGS, MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE, ARMS AND ARMOR, PRINTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DRAWINGS, COSTUMES, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ISLAMIC ART, EUROPEAN SCULPTURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS, AND AMERICAN ART. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ART AND ARCHITECTURE LIBRARIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE COLLECTIONS ARE MAINTAINED FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO ENHANCE THE COLLECTIONS THROUGH KEY ACQUISITIONS IN A NUMBER OF AREAS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2012, THE MUSEUM ACQUIRED MANY OBJECTS OF DISTINCTION, INCLUDING A MARBLE HEAD OF ZEUS AMMON, CA A.D. 120-60; AN EXQUISITE BRONZE FIGURE BY THE RENAISSANCE ARTIST KNOWN AS ANTICO ENTITLED SPINARIO (BOY PULLING A THORN FROM HIS FOOT); AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND MONUMENTAL DOUBLE-SIDED PANEL BY THE GERMAN RENAISSANCE ARTIST HANS SCHUFELEIN THE ELDER, ONE OF ALBRECHT DRER'S MOST GIFTED PUPILS; AN ALBUM OF LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS BY SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ARTIST ZHENG MIN ENTITLED EIGHT VIEWS OF MOUNT HUANG; A MAJOR PAINTING BY LOUIS-LOPOLD BOILLY OF THE PUBLIC VIEWING DAVID'S "CORONATION" AT THE LOUVRE (1830); 9 PORTRAIT DRAWINGS BY THE GREAT 19-CENTURY FRENCH DRAUGHTSMAN JEAN-AUGUSTE-DOMINIQUE INGRES; AND 36 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER WILLIAM EGGLESTON. | |
| PART III (CONTINUED) | THE CURATORIAL PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS SERVICES AND RESOURCES. THE DEPARTMENTS OF PAINTINGS, PAPER, OBJECTS AND TEXTILE CONSERVATION PREPARE AND REVIEW EVERY ARTWORK SELECTED FOR A NEW INSTALLATION, SPECIAL EXHIBITION OR LOAN. THIS CONSERVATION EFFORT RANKS WITH THE BEST OF THE WORLD'S MAJOR MUSEUMS. THE THOMAS J. WATSON LIBRARY HOUSES VALUABLE RESEARCH MATERIAL AVAILABLE FOR CURATORIAL, EDUCATION, AND PUBLICATION PROJECTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2012, OVER 7,400 VISITS WERE MADE BY OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS (3,000 MORE THAN IN FY 2011) AND OVER 34,000 ITEMS WERE CIRCULATED TO READERS. NOLEN LIBRARY'S STORYTIME PROGRAM REACHED 5,250 CHILDREN AND HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO 8 TIMES A WEEK. THE LIBRARY ALSO MAKES RARE MATERIALS AVAILABLE ONLINE, INCLUDING ALL MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS FROM THE FOUNDING TO 1923. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO BE A LEADING MUSEUM PUBLISHER IN THE WORLD AND AGAIN PRODUCED AN IMPRESSIVE NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS, WITH MOST TITLES SELLING EITHER AT OR ABOVE PROJECTION, AND MANY TITLES RECEIVING EXCELLENT REVIEWS OR WINNING PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2012, THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT PUBLISHED TWENTY FIVE PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING TWELVE EXHIBITION CATALOGUES, SEVEN COLLECTION AND OTHER SCHOLARLY CATALOGUES, TWO GUIDEBOOKS, AND FOUR BULLETINS. IN FISCAL 2012 MET PUBLICATION SALES CONTINUED TO BE BOLSTERED BY A RECORD NUMBER OF COPIES SOLD OF ALEXANDER MCQUEEN: SAVAGE BEAUTY (CLOSE TO 211,000 COPIES SOLD BETWEEN MAY 2011 AND THE END OF FISCAL 2012). A COMPLETELY RECONCEIVED AND REWRITTEN METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART GUIDE WAS PUBLISHED IN 2012, THE FIRST NEW EDITION IN ALMOST THREE DECADES. WITH NEARLY 600 MASTERPIECES, IT REPRESENTS THE FULL SCOPE OF THE MUSEUM'S ENCYCLOPEDIC COLLECTION AND BY JANUARY 2013 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SIX LANGUAGES. | |
| PART III (CONTINUED) | THE MUSEUM'S SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS PROGRAM IS EXCEPTIONALLY DIVERSE, PRESENTING ABOUT 35 EXHIBITION AND COLLECTION ROTATIONS PER YEAR FOCUSING ON A WIDE RANGE OF THEMES, PERIODS, AND INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS. THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS WERE AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS THIS YEAR: "INFINITE JEST: CARICATURE AND SATIRE FROM LEONARDO TO LEVINE"; "HEROIC AFRICANS: LEGENDARY LEADERS, ICONIC SCULPTURES"; "'WONDER OF THE AGE': MASTER PAINTERS OF INDIA, 1100-1900"; "STIEGLITZ AND HIS ARTISTS: MATISSE TO O'KEEFFE"; "THE GAME OF KINGS: MEDIEVAL IVORY CHESSMEN FROM THE ISLE OF LEWIS" (THE CLOISTERS); "STORYTELLING IN JAPANESE ART"; "THE COE COLLECTION OF AMERICAN INDIAN ART"; "DUNCAN PHYFE: MASTER CABINETMAKER IN NEW YORK"; "THE RENAISSANCE PORTRAIT FROM DONATELLO TO BELLINI"; "CHINESE ART IN AN AGE OF REVOLUTION: FU BAOSHI (1904-1965)"; "SPIES IN THE HOUSE OF ART: PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM, AND VIDEO"; "REMBRANDT AND DEGAS: PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN"; "THE STEINS COLLECT: MATISSE, PICASSO, AND THE PARISIAN AVANT-GARDE"; "BYZANTIUM AND ISLAM: AGE OF TRANSITION"; "NAKED BEFORE THE CAMERA"; "DRER AND BEYOND: CENTRAL EUROPEAN DRAWINGS IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, 1400-1700"; "THE DAWN OF EGYPTIAN ART"; "THE PRINTED IMAGE IN CHINA, 8TH-21ST CENTURY"; "SCHIAPARELLI AND PRADA: IMPOSSIBLE CONVERSATIONS"; "TOMS SARACENO ON THE ROOF: CLOUD CITY"; "DESIGNING NATURE: THE RINPA AESTHETIC IN JAPANESE ART"; AND "ELLSWORTH KELLY PLANT DRAWINGS". THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS CONTINUE TO BE ENHANCED BY A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. LAST YEAR THE MUSEUM ORGANIZED SOME 25,283 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS REACHING 693,116 PEOPLE. AT THE MAIN BUILDING AND THE CLOISTERS, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED 6,021 SCHOOL CLASSES, REPRESENTING 217,850 STUDENTS. TEACHER TRAINING, THROUGH ONSITE AND ONLINE WORKSHOPS, AS WELL AS PRINTED AND WEB-BASED TEACHER RESOURCES, WHICH ARE FREE UPON REQUEST FOR ALL NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND AVAILABLE IN PDF FORM FOR SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE, ENABLE K-12 EDUCATORS TO MORE FULLY UTILIZE THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS IN THEIR CURRICULA. | |
| PART III (CONTINUED) | DURING THE YEAR 46,083 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN FAMILY PROGRAMMING AND MANY MORE WERE ABLE TO ENRICH THEIR VISITS THROUGH PRINTED FAMILY GUIDES. FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN MAY ALSO DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THESE GUIDES AT HOME IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR MET VISIT. THE MUSEUM OFFERS SPECIALLY DESIGNED PROGRAMS FOR A DEDICATED TEEN AUDIENCE: 2,080 VISITORS (AGED 11 THROUGH 18) TOOK PART IN THESE PROGRAMS. FOR GENERAL VISITORS, THE MUSEUM OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF LECTURES, GALLERY TALKS, AND GUIDED TOURS IN NUMEROUS LANGUAGES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, MOST OF WHICH ARE FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION. LAST YEAR, 110,326 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN GALLERY TALKS AND GUIDED TOURS, AND 37,984 ATTENDED LECTURES. THE MUSEUM IS COMMITTED TO REACHING OUT TO POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT THE NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITY WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM ALSO OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF PROGRAMS FOR VISITORS WITH VISION, HEARING, LEARNING, AND MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS, AS WELL AS FOR THOSE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. IN FISCAL 2012, 6,392 SUCH VISITORS PARTICIPATED IN 367 PROGRAMS. DESPITE THE EVER-INCREASING CHALLENGE TO MEET OPERATING NEEDS, THE MUSEUM IS COMMITTED TO FINDING WAYS TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE INTERESTS OF ITS AUDIENCE. IN ORDER TO SERVE OUR MANY AUDIENCES MORE EFFECTIVELY, THE MUSEUM CONDUCTS QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF VISITORS, POLLING INDIVIDUALS AS THEY ENTER THE BUILDING TO DETERMINE GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN, AGE, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, ETHNICITY, INCOME AND PROFESSION. NUMEROUS OTHER SURVEYS AND STUDIES EVALUATE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 36% OF VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM WERE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. THUS, AS THE NUMBER OF NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING VISITORS INCREASES, PROVIDING SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS BECOMES EVER MORE IMPORTANT. THE MUSEUM OFFERS A FOREIGN VISITORS INFORMATION DESK; A MUSEUM MAP AND INFORMATION BROCHURE IN ELEVEN LANGUAGES; AND MULTI-LINGUAL WALKING TOURS, GALLERY TALKS, AND VISITOR INFORMATION ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. | |
| PART III (CONTINUED) | FISCAL YEAR 2012 SAW THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART'S DIGITAL MEDIA DEPARTMENT AT THE FOREFRONT OF SEVERAL OF THE MUSEUM'S DEFINING ACHIEVEMENTS AND INITIATIVES. FORMED IN FY 2011, THE DEPARTMENT IS CHARGED TO BOLSTER THE MUSEUM'S EFFORTS TO EXPAND ITS AUDIENCES THROUGH THE USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA, LEADING THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, PRESENTATION AND DISSEMINATION OF MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT BOTH WITHIN THE GALLERIES AND ONLINE. IN JANUARY 2011, THE MUSEUM COMPLETED THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF ALL CATALOGUED WORKS. THE DATABASE WAS A KEY COMPONENT IN THE LAUNCH OF THE MUSEUM'S EXPANDED AND REDESIGNED WEBSITE IN SEPTEMBER 2011. WITH COMPLETE LISTINGS OF THE MUSEUM'S CATALOGUED COLLECTIONS, AN INTERACTIVE MAP OF THE BUILDINGS, AND AN ARRAY OF EASILY ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES, THE NEW WEBSITE IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE. IT PROVIDES A SEAMLESS CONNECTION BETWEEN LEARNING ABOUT THE MUSEUM AND ITS COLLECTIONS ONLINE AND ENCOUNTERING FACE-TO-FACE THE MAGNIFICENT WORKS AND PROGRAMS IN OUR GALLERIES. IN FY 2012, THE MUSEUM COMPLETED ITS TWO-YEAR EFFORT TO REBUILD AND RELAUNCH THE WEBSITE. USING A NEW TRACKING TOOL, THE MUSEUM DETERMINED THAT VISITS TO THE SITE EQUALED APPROXIMATELY 46 MILLION IN FY 2012, WHICH REPRESENTS A 27% INCREASE COMPARED TO COMPARABLE VISITS IN FY 2011. AS PART OF THE NEW WEBSITE, THE CONSTANTLY EVOLVING HEILBURUNN TIMELINE OF ART HISTORY BECAME MORE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE SITE. LAUNCHED IN 2000, THE TIMELINE REMAINS A FAVORITE ONLINE FEATURE AMONG SCHOLARS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ALIKE, WITH 1.5 MILLION VISITS PER MONTH. THE TIMELINE CONTINUES TO EXPAND IN SCOPE AND DEPTH, REFLECTING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE SCHOLARSHIP AND EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF ART AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS. | |
| PART III (CONTINUED) | CONNECTIONS, ANOTHER WEB FEATURE THAT RECEIVED ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE CAME TO A CLOSE THIS YEAR AFTER ONE HUNDRED EPISODES. BY EXPLORING THE COLLECTIONS THROUGH THEMES THAT WERE PERSONAL TO MET STAFF, CONNECTIONS TAUGHT OUR AUDIENCE TO LOOK AT WORKS OF ART WITH FRESH EYES. NOVEMBER 2011 SAW THE LAUNCH OF THE MET AROUND THE WORLD, A NEW WEBSITE FEATURE THAT OUTLINES THE MUSEUM'S GLOBAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREAS OF EXHIBITIONS, LOANS, CONSERVATION, EXCAVATIONS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND OTHER COLLABORATIONS. THE NEW SECTION CONSOLIDATES ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES AND ALLOWS VISITORS TO SEARCH THEM BY LOCATION OR CATEGORY. AS PART OF A BROADER EFFORT TO SUPPORT ITS COMMITMENT TO ADD ONLINE VISITORS AND BUILD AND ENCOURAGE ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, THE MUSEUM ALSO OPERATES EMAIL-MARKETING AND SOCIAL-MEDIA PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE CONTENT AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES. THE EMAIL MARKETING PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES BOTH ENGAGEMENT AND FUNDRAISING MESSAGES, REACHED 600,000 ONLINE SUBSCRIBERS AND MEMBERS IN FISCAL YEAR 2012. COLLECTIVELY THE MUSEUM REACHED MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR E-MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS, WHICH INCLUDES FACEBOOK, TWITTER, FLICKR, ARTBABBLE, AND YOUTUBE. THE MUSEUM ALSO MADE STRIDES IN ITS DIGITAL PUBLISHING EFFORTS, PRODUCING A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR MOBILE DEVICES AS WELL AS BLOGS AND OTHER ONLINE PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCES. A NEW DIRECTOR'S TOUR AUDIO GUIDE, THE FIRST SINCE 1999, WAS ALSO RELEASED. IT OFFERS-IN EIGHT LANGUAGES-A BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE MET AS WELL AS COMMENTARY ON SELECTED WORKS OF ART AND STORIES FROM THE HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM. THIS INTERPRETIVE TOOL SITS ALONGSIDE A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE VISITORS WITH WORKS OF ART IN NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS. | |
| PART III (CONTINUED) | THE MUSEUM AND ITS PERMANENT COLLECTIONS ARE CONTINUOUSLY ENHANCED THROUGH NEW INSTALLATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE OPENING IN NOVEMBER 2011 OF THE NEW GALLERIES FOR THE ART OF THE ARAB LANDS, TURKEY, IRAN, CENTRAL ASIA, AND LATER SOUTH ASIA WAS HISTORIC FOR THE MUSEUM, TRACING THE FULL COURSE OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION OVER A SPAN OF FOURTEEN CENTURIES. THE RENOVATION OF THESE FIFTEEN GALLERIES INCLUDED THE CONSERVATION AND REINSTALLATION OF THE DAMASCAS ROOM AND THE SPANISH CEILING, AS WELL AS INSTALLATION OF THE STONE FLOOR. THE JANUARY OPENING OF THE NEW AMERICAN WING GALLERIES FOR PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, AND DECORATIVE ARTS CONCLUDED A TEN-YEAR PROJECT TO RENOVATE THE ENTIRE AMERICAN WING. THE NEW INSTALLATION PROVIDES VISITORS WITH AN UNRIVALED HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART FROM THE EIGHTEENTH THROUGH THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY IN TWENTY-SIX RENOVATED AND ENLARGED GALLERIES ON THE WING'S SECOND FLOOR. IN ADDITION, CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN JANUARY 2012 ON A BRAND-NEW MEMBERS LOUNGE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE GREAT HALL BALCONY AND WAS COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 2012. A PROJECT TO RENOVATE AND INSTALL THE MUSEUM'S WORLD-RENOWNED EUROPEAN PAINTINGS GALLERIES COMMENCED AND THE GALLERIES ARE EXPECTED TO REOPEN IN SPRING 2013. RENOVATION OF THE GALLERIES, LIBRARY, CONSERVATION SPACE, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF THE COSTUME INSTITUTE BEGAN LAST FALL AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN SPRING 2014. CONSTRUCTION ON A COMPREHENSIVE REDESIGN OF THE METROPOLITAN'S FOUR-BLOCK-LONG PLAZA- INCLUDING THE CREATION OF NEW FOUNTAINS AS WELL AS SEASONAL LANDSCAPING, IMPROVED ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM, AND NEW LIGHTING - BEGAN IN FALL 2012 AND WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-THREE MONTHS TO COMPLETE. | |
| PART VI, LINE 1A | GOVERNING BODY DELEGATED AUTHORITY | IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUSEUM'S BY-LAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DURING INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OTHER THAN THE POWERS TO (1) PURCHASE, SELL, MORTGAGE OR LEASE REAL PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF THE MUSEUM; (B) FILL VACANCIES IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR IN ANY COMMITTEE; (C) AMEND OR REPEAL THE BY-LAWS OR ADOPT NEW BY-LAWS; AND (D) AMEND OR REPEAL ANY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHICH BY ITS TERMS SHALL NOT BE SO AMENDABLE OR REPEALABLE. |
| PART VI, LINE 6 | GOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENT | THE MUSEUM DOES NOT HAVE "MEMBERS" AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO FORM 990. HOWEVER, THE MUSEUM USES THE TERM "MEMBERS" IN CONNECTION WITH DUES, FEES, GOODS, BENEFITS, PRIVILEGES AND SERVICES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE MUSEUM FROM TIME TO TIME. |
| PART VI, LINE 11B | PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION USES TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 | THE MUSEUM'S FORM 990, INCLUDING REQUIRED SCHEDULES AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, IS INITIALLY COMPILED BY THE MUSEUM'S CONTROLLER'S OFFICE PRIMARILY RELYING ON THE MUSEUM'S GENERAL LEDGER, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. THE MUSEUM'S CONTROLLER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND EXTERNAL TAX ADVISORS PARTICIPATE IN A SERIES OF DETAILED REVIEWS OF THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE MUSEUM'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM'S DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND EXTERNAL LEGAL COUNSEL. A COMPLETE COPY IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. THE MUSEUM'S EXTERNAL TAX ADVISORS FILE THE FORM 990 ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| PART VI, LINE 12C | CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY | ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE MUSEUM SEEKS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY SENDING RELEVANT WRITTEN POLICIES TO SENIOR STAFF, TRUSTEES AND ADVISORY MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. EACH POLICY IS SENT WITH A STATEMENT, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED, SIGNED AND RETURNED TO THE MUSEUM'S SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL. THE STATEMENT REQUIRES EACH INDIVIDUAL TO CONFIRM THAT HE OR SHE HAS (I) RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY, (II) READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY AND (III) AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. THE INDIVIDUAL IS ALSO ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY SITUATION OR AREAS OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT HE OR SHE OR A MEMBER OF HIS OR HER FAMILY MAY HAVE. THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE ENSURES ALL STATEMENTS ARE COMPLETED AND RETURNED. WHEN POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARISE, THEY ARE INITIALLY EVALUATED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL IF NECESSARY. CONFLICTS ARE RESOLVED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MUSEUM'S DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT (FOR STAFF) AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE LEGAL COMMITTEE OF THE MUSEUM'S BOARD (FOR TRUSTEES, INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR AND THE PRESIDENT). IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DETERMINED TO EXIST, THE INDIVIDUAL IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTIONS. |
| PART VI, LINES 15A AND 15B | COMPENSATION REVIEW | ANNUALLY, THE MUSEUM OBTAINS A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT AND THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE TOTAL REMUNERATION OF ALL THE MUSEUM'S OFFICERS. |
| PART VI, LINE 19 | PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF OTHER DOCUMENTS | THE MUSEUM'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. THE MUSEUM MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| PART VIII, LINE 8 | FUNDRAISING EVENTS | NOTE THAT THE $3,075,910 LOSS ON LINE 8(C) DOES NOT INCLUDE THE $16,525,916 OF CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A NET GAIN FROM THESE EVENTS OF APPROXIMATELY $13.5 MILLION. |
| PART VIII, LINE 10 | GROSS SALES LESS RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES | NOTE THAT THE GROSS PROFIT REPORTED ON LINE 10(C) DOES NOT INCLUDE EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 25. |
| PART XI, LINE 5 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES | UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS $(128,776,248); CHANGE IN THE FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE AGREEMENTS AND EFFECT OF INTEREST RATE SWAPS $(23,289,703); RECLASSIFICATIONS, FEES AND OTHER $(15,903,061); CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENT $(7,459,630); PENSION RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NPPC $(47,587,557); ADDITIONAL RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION $(4,273,368); PARTNERSHIP UBI $1,059,866; ROUNDING $(11) TOTAL PART XI, LINE 5 $(226,229,712). |
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