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        <ExplanationTxt>FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016, THE MUSEUMS DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THOMAS CAMPBELL, AND THE MUSEUMS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, DANIEL WEISS, FLEW FIRST CLASS DOMESTICALLY ON AN EXCEPTIONAL BASIS WHERE THE AIRLINES DID NOT OFFER BUSINESS CLASS. THIS TRAVEL WAS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. PERSONAL HOUSING FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016, THE MUSEUM PROVIDED A HOUSING ALLOWANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, DANIEL WEISS. THIS ALLOWANCE WAS TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016, THE MUSEUM PROVIDED THE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THOMAS CAMPBELL, WITH A RESIDENCE THAT HE WAS REQUIRED TO LIVE IN AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE MUSEUM. THE VALUE OF THIS HOUSING WAS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE FOLLOWING PERSONS RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2016: OLENA PASLAWSKY - $492,816 JO PROSSER - $211,150 CYNTHIA ROUND - $203,919 KEN WEINSTEIN - $223,441 SREE SREENIVASAN - $155,000</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE FOLLOWING PERSONS PARTICIPATED IN OR RECEIVED PAYMENTS FROM A SUPPLEMENTAL NON -QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN IN CALENDAR YEAR 2016: THOMAS CAMPBELL - $90,000 DANIEL WEISS - $66,500 BARBARA BOEHM - $708,048</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THOMAS CAMPBELL AND DANIEL WEISS WERE EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2016. THOMAS CAMPBELL WAS DIRECTOR AND CEO OF THE MUSEUM UNTIL FEBRUARY 2017, AND DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM UNTIL JULY 2017.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE MUSEUM PERFORMS A DETAILED PRIVATE BUSINESS AND UNRELATED USE CALCULATION. THE MUSEUM CALCULATED ITS PRIVATE BUSINESS AND UNRELATED USE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 TO BE NEARLY 0% IN TAX EXEMPT BOND FINANCED SPACE. THIS ANALYSIS EXCLUDES COST OF ISSUANCE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Business transactions involving interested persons: Whale Rock Flagship Fund Ltd. (the "Fund") is an entity controlled by the son of Trustee Bonnie J Sacerdote. The Museum is invested with the Fund and pays fees to the Fund. Trustee Philip Maritz is a Managing Director of Broadreach Capital Partners. The Museum is invested in two funds sponsored by Broadreach and pays fees to the funds.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE AMOUNTS SHOWN IN PART I, COLUMN (B) FOR "NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS" REPRESENTS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND NOT NECESSARILY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The museum may, from time to time, sell art works acquired as non-cash contributions through third parties such as public auction houses, private dealers, or individuals. In each case, the Museum enters into a contract or agreement with the third party conducting or participating in the sale and adheres to its own published policy regarding such sales as well as applicable IRS laws and standards of accounting.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>In accordance with FASB's SFAS 116, the Museum does not treat donations of property of the types described in Part I of Schedule M as revenue or capitalize its collections because they are used to support its non -profit educational mission, and, should the property be sold, proceeds from such sale would be used solely to acquire other items for the collection. These accounting standards are also endorsed by the American Alliance of Museums and the Association of Art Museum Directors, of which organizations the Museum is a member.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM SERVICES</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MISSION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART WAS FOUNDED ON APRIL 13, 1870, WITH A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE THAT HAS GUIDED IT FOR OVER 140 YEARS: "TO BE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING IN SAID 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." ON JANUARY 13, 2015, THE TRUSTEES OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART REAFFIRMED THE ABOVE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND SUPPLEMENTED IT WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF MISSION: "THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTS, STUDIES, CONSERVES, AND PRESENTS SIGNIFICANT WORKS OF ART ACROSS ALL TIMES AND CULTURES IN ORDER TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO CREATIVITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND IDEAS." THE MUSEUMS COLLECTION AND ITS STAFF SET THE WORLD STANDARD FOR EXHIBITIONS, SCHOLARSHIP, CONSERVATION, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. RECORD-HIGH ATTENDANCE IN FISCAL YEAR 2017 - SEVEN MILLION VISITORS ACROSS OUR THREE LOCATIONS - WAS A TESTAMENT TO THIS AS WELL AS TO THE STRENGTH, RELEVANCE, AND ENDURANCE OF THE METS MISSION. THE YEAR SAW A RANGE OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING A SUCCESSFUL FIRST full YEAR OF PROGRAMMING AT THE MET BREUER, WHERE WE EXPANDED OUR EXPLORATION OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART WITH GROUNDBREAKING EXHIBITIONS OF BOTH CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ARTISTS AND ARTISTS REPRESENTING OTHER PARTS OF THE GLOBE. ATTENDANCE MUSEUM ATTENDANCE IN FISCAL YEAR 2017 WAS THE HIGHEST IN THE METS RECORDED HISTORY, WITH SEVEN MILLION VISITORS ACROSS OUR THREE LOCATIONS: THE MET FIFTH AVENUE, THE MET CLOISTERS, AND THE MET BREUER. THE INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR, WHICH SAW 6.7 MILLION VISITORS, WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE INFLUX OF VISITORS TO THE MET BREUER, WHICH HAD A TOTAL OF 505,590 VISITORS THIS YEAR. THE MUSEUM ALSO CONTINUED TO BE NEW YORK CITYS MOST VISITED TOURIST ATTRACTION FOR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2017, INTERNATIONAL VISITORS ACCOUNTED FOR THIRTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF THE MUSEUMS ATTENDEES. THIRTY PERCENT OF VISITORS CAME FROM THE FIVE BOROUGHS, AND AN ADDITIONAL TWELVE PERCENT CAME FROM THE TRISTATE AREA, AFFIRMING THAT THE MET CONTINUES TO BE A POPULAR DESTINATION FOR LOCAL VISITORS. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY IN FEBRUARY WE STRENGTHENED OUR COMMITMENT TO BRINGING OUR ENCYCLOPEDIC RESOURCES TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF AN OPEN ACCESS POLICY. UNDER THE NEW POLICY, ALL IMAGES OF PUBLIC DOMAIN ARTWORKS IN THE MUSEUMS COLLECTION ARE NOW AVAILABLE on the museum's website FOR FREE AND UNRESTRICTED USE. ALSO CENTRAL TO THE METS MISSION IS WORKING BEYOND THE WALLS OF OUR THREE LOCATIONS. IN APRIL THE MUSEUM WAS SELECTED BY THE WILLIAM R. KENAN, JR. CHARITABLE TRUST TO BE AN ANCHOR ORGANIZATION, ALONGSIDE THE TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, IN AN INITIATIVE THAT EXPLORES HOW ARTS-BASED ORGANIZATIONS CAN SERVE AS POSITIVE, RELEVANT, AND INSPIRING FORCES IN THE DAILY LIVES OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. IN SEPTEMBER 2016 WE WERE PRIVILEGED TO COSPONSOR A SYMPOSIUM ON PROTECTING CULTURAL HERITAGE WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. THE EVENT, "TODAYS STRUGGLE TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF RELIGIOUS MINORITIES," WAS A CALL TO STRENGTHEN THE WORLDS COMMITMENT TO CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND INCLUDED A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH LEADING EXPERTS. IN NOVEMBER, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, THE MUSEUM HELD ITS SECOND CULTURAL HERITAGE WORKSHOP IN AMMAN, JORDAN, FOR IRAQI AND SYRIAN MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS. TO COMPLEMENT THIS INITIATIVE, STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN ART AND THE IMAGING DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A TRAINING PROGRAM IN PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION FOR STAFF OF REGIONAL MUSEUMS, AND PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED A KIT TO CARRY OUT THIS IMPORTANT PROCESS AT THEIR OWN INSTITUTIONS. ALSO LAST FALL, WE REAFFIRMED OUR LONG-TERM COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA THROUGH A NEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. THE AGREEMENT IS A FIVE-YEAR RENEWAL OF THE ESTABLISHED TWO-WAY PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE MUSEUM AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA FOR SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN CONSERVATION, EXHIBITIONS, ACADEMIC RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLICATIONS, AND MORE. IN FEBRUARY THE MET HOSTED THE FIRST GERMAN/AMERICAN PROVENANCE RESEARCH EXCHANGE PROGRAM (PREP), WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER MUSEUM AND RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS FROM BOTH COUNTRIES WHO SPECIALIZE IN HOLOCAUST-ERA PROVENANCE PROJECTS. THE PROGRAM AT THE MET WAS THE FIRST OF SIX EXCHANGES OVER THREE YEARS IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS WILL COMPARE METHODOLOGIES, ASCERTAIN RESOURCES, AND CONNECT WITH OTHER EXPERTS. COLLECTION AND ACQUISITIONS THE MET PRESENTS OVER 5,000 YEARS OF ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD AT ITS MAIN BUILDING ON FIFTH AVENUE, AT THE MET BREUER, AND AT THE MET CLOISTERS. THE MET HAS ALWAYS ASPIRED TO BE MORE THAN A TREASURY OF RARE AND BEAUTIFUL OBJECTS. EVERY DAY, ART COMES ALIVE IN THE MUSEUMS GALLERIES AND THROUGH ITS EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS, REVEALING BOTH NEW IDEAS AND UNEXPECTED CONNECTIONS ACROSS TIME AND ACROSS CULTURES. THE MUSEUMS COLLECTION CONTINUED TO EVOLVE INTELLECTUALLY AND CULTURALLY WITH A NUMBER OF MAJOR ACQUISITIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2017, KEEPING US A VIBRANT AND RELEVANT INSTITUTION. EACH WORK OF ART ADDS NEW STORIES, OFFERS NEW PERSPECTIVES, AND POSES NEW QUESTIONS for US. KEY ACQUISITIONS INCLUDED A HELMET, CUIRASS, AND GREAVE (SHIN GUARD) ENSEMBLE THAT EXEMPLIFIES THE QUALITIES OF FORM AND DECORATION OF THE GREATEST ARMORS MADE IN ETRURIA DURING THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (CA. 490300 B.C.); AN EXTRAORDINARY SIXTEENTH-CENTURY NETHERLANDISH CARVING IN THE FORM OF THE LETTER P THAT OPENS TO REVEAL THE ACTION-PACKED LEGEND OF SAINT PHILIP; A MONUMENTAL CREST MASK MADE OF WOOD BY A BAMILEKE MASTER IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; A QUARTET OF GUITARS BY ONE OF THE PREMIER GUITAR MAKERS OF THE LATE TWENTIETH AND EARLY TWENTY-FIRST CENTURIES, JOHN MONTELEONE; A HANGING SCROLL FROM THE TENTH CENTURY ATTRIBUTED TO LANDSCAPE PAINTER DONG YUAN AND A SMALL ALBUM BY THE FIGURE PAINTER GAI QI (17731829), BOTH FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN ART; 174 SINGLE-CHANNEL VIDEOS BY ONE OF VIDEO ARTS GREAT PRACTITIONERS, AMERICAN ARTIST WILLIAM WEGMAN (BORN 1943), REPRESENTING THE ENTIRETY OF WEGMANS WORK IN VIDEO TO DATE (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMMISSIONED WORKS); AND, FOR THE AMERICAN WING, A GROUNDBREAKING COLLECTION OF NINETY-ONE MASTERPIECES OF NATIVE AMERICAN ART, RANGING FROM THE SECOND TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, INCLUDING PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, SCULPTURE, CERAMICS, AND DRESS, THAT ENCOMPASSES NORTH AMERICAS EARLIEST AND MOST ENDURING ARTISTIC HERITAGE AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE THE MET A CONVENING SPACE FOR THIS CULTURAL AREA.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART III - CONTINUED</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>CURATORIAL, CONSERVATION, AND RESEARCH THE MUSEUMS CURATORIAL PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS SERVICES AND RESOURCES. THE DEPARTMENTS OF PAINTINGS, PAPER, OBJECTS, TEXTILE, AND PHOTOGRAPHS CONSERVATION ALONG WITH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PREPARE AND REVIEW EVERY ARTWORK SELECTED FOR AN EXHIBITION OR LOAN. THE METS CONSERVATION EFFORT RANKS WITH THE BEST OF THE WORLDS MAJOR MUSEUMS. THE THOMAS J. WATSON LIBRARY HOUSES VALUABLE RESEARCH MATERIAL AVAILABLE TO THE STAFF AND PUBLIC FOR CURATORIAL, EDUCATION, AND PUBLICATION PROJECTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2017, 9,027 VISITS WERE MADE BY OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS, AND 2,079 NEW OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS WERE REGISTERED. THE MUSEUM LIBRARIES CIRCULATED 47,929 ITEMS TO READERS. ELEVEN WEEKLY SESSIONS OF STORY TIME IN NOLEN LIBRARY REACHED OVER 17,525 CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. THE LIBRARY CONTINUED TO DIGITIZE RARE COLLECTION MATERIALS, BOTH PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT, AND TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE ONLINE, CONTINUING TO AVERAGE MORE THAN 97,400 PAGE HITS PER MONTH. THE MET IS ONE OF THE WORLDS PREEMINENT ART-BOOK PUBLISHERS, AND IN FISCAL YEAR 2017 OUR PUBLICATIONS AND EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT PRODUCED TWENTY-FOUR NEW TITLES. AMONG THESE WERE EXHIBITION CATALOGUES FOR MANY OF THE YEARS EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING THOSE ON ANCIENT CHINA, MEDIEVAL JERUSALEM, THE MODERNIST PAINTINGS OF MAX BECKMANN AND MARSDEN HARTLEY, AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF IRVING PENN. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PUBLISHED PRINT CATALOGUES ON THE MUSEUMS COLLECTIONS OF ROMAN PORTRAITS, ITALIAN MAIOLICA, AND MASTERPIECE PAINTINGS, AND A DIGITAL CATALOGUE OF CYPRIOT TERRACOTTAS. THE YEAR SAW AN OVERALL INCREASE IN SALES INCOME OF TWENTY-TWO PERCENT OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. NINE OF OUR TITLES WON AWARDS, AND THIRTEEN WERE TRANSLATED INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES. THE GROUNDBREAKING METPUBLICATIONS, A PORTAL TO OUR COMPREHENSIVE PUBLISHING PROGRAM WITH MORE THAN 1,500 ONLINE AND PRINT PUBLICATIONS FROM THE LAST FIVE DECADES, ATTRACTED NEARLY A MILLION VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. EXHIBITIONS THE MUSEUMS WORLD-CLASS SCHOLARSHIP WAS REFLECTED THIS YEAR IN SIXTY EXHIBITIONS FROM SMALL, FOCUSED INSTALLATIONS TO LARGE INTERNATIONAL SHOWS. THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS WERE AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2017: "JERUSALEM 10001400: EVERY PEOPLE UNDER HEAVEN "VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE: BEYOND CARAVAGGIO "FRAGONARD: DRAWING TRIUMPHANT WORKS IN NEW YORK COLLECTIONS "MAX BECKMANN IN NEW YORK "NATIVE AMERICAN MASTERPIECES FROM THE CHARLES AND VALERIE DIKER COLLECTION "THE MYSTERIOUS LANDSCAPES OF HERCULES SEGERS "SEURATS CIRCUS SIDESHOW "SARA BERMANS CLOSET "AGE OF EMPIRES: CHINESE ART OF THE QIN AND HAN DYNASTIES (221 B.C.A.D. 220) "IRVING PENN: CENTENNIAL "THE ROOF GARDEN COMMISSION: ADRIN VILLAR ROJAS, THE THEATER OF DISAPPEARANCE "REI KAWAKUBO/COMME DES GARCONS: ART OF THE IN-BETWEEN "AMERICAN INDIAN ART FROM THE FENIMORE ART MUSEUM: THE THAW COLLECTION "JAPANESE BAMBOO ART: THE ABBEY COLLECTION "KERRY JAMES MARSHALL: MASTRY"KERRY JAMES MARSHALL SELECTS" (THE MET BREUER); "DIANE ARBUS: IN THE BEGINNING" (BREUER); "MARISA MERZ: THE SKY IS A GREAT SPACE" (BREUER); "LYGIA PAPE: A MULTITUDE OF FORMS" (BREUER); "MARSDEN HARTLEYS MAINE" (BREUER); AND "SMALL WONDERS: GOTHIC BOXWOOD MINIATURES" (THE MET CLOISTERS). EDUCATION THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FURTHER MAXIMIZED CREATIVE PROGRAMMING, SHOWCASED SCHOLARLY EFFORTS, AND INCREASED AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT LAST FISCAL YEAR - ACHIEVEMENTS THAT WERE MADE POSSIBLE BY NEWLY DEFINED DEPARTMENT PRIORITIES, AN ALIGNED WORKFLOW, AND AN ARTICULATED EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY CONNECTED TO OVERALL INSTITUTIONAL VALUES. THE DEPARTMENTS FIVE PRIORITIES REFINE STAFF ORGANIZATION AND CONTINUE TO INVEST IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOLIDIFY THE DEPARTMENT AS A LEADER AND INFLUENCER IN THE FIELD; MAKE THE MET RESPONSIVE AND RELEVANT, SERVING AS A PLATFORM FOR TIMELY ISSUES; DEEPEN THE MUSEUMS PRESENCE AND IMPACT OUTSIDE ITS PHYSICAL LOCATIONS INTO COMMUNITIES; AND ESTABLISH OUR GALLERIES AND OTHER SPACES AS ACTIVE LABORATORIES FOR SCHOLARS, ARTISTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLICHAVE FOSTERED GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG COLLEAGUES THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM AND WITH PARTNERS ACROSS THE CITY, COUNTRY, AND WORLD. IN FISCAL YEAR 2017, MORE THAN TEN PERCENT OF THE MUSEUMS VISITORS WERE DIRECTLY SERVED BY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND MORE THAN THIRTY THOUSAND EVENTS DREW MORE THAN 740,000 PARTICIPANTS. CONTINUING OUR SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH PRACTICING ARTISTS, WE SELECTED SOUND ARTIST NATE DIMEO, CREATOR OF THE POWERFUL PODCAST THE MEMORY PALACE, AS THE YEARS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE. DURING HIS RESIDENCY, DIMEO PRODUCED A SINGULAR EXPLORATION OF THE AMERICAN WING IN TEN REVELATORY PODCAST EPISODES AND A SERIES OF LIVE EVENTS. ANOTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHT WAS THE SYMPOSIUM "KERRY JAMES MARSHALL A CREATIVE CONVENING," A DAYLONG EXPLORATION OF RADICAL CREATIVITY INSPIRED BY THE IDEAS, PRACTICE, AND WORK OF CHICAGO-BASED VISUAL ARTIST KERRY JAMES MARSHALL. DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MARSHALL, THE SYMPOSIUM BROUGHT TOGETHER THOUGHT LEADERS AND CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS AROUND THE ROLE OF INNOVATION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND IMAGINATION IN ART. THE EVENT WAS WIDELY CELEBRATED, AND AS A RESULT THE PROCEEDINGS WILL BE MADE INTO A PUBLICATION. VISITORS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, INTERESTS, AND ABILITIES ENJOYED AN ENORMOUS RANGE OF PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. METFRIDAYS: NEW YORKS NIGHT OUT, EVENINGS OF DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING CONCEIVED AROUND A THEME, ENGAGED LOCAL RESIDENTS AND SERVED AS A CATALYST FOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEW YORK CITYS CREATIVE COMMUNITIES, ATTRACTING MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS. EACH EVENING, SUCH AS ONE CELEBRATING GAY PRIDE, FOSTERED CULTURAL LEARNING AND SENSITIVE DIALOGUE AND OFTEN DREW A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF YOUNG ADULTS AGED EIGHTEEN TO THIRTY-FOUR. LARGE-SCALE FESTIVALS MARKED LUNAR NEW YEAR, NEW YORKS ANNUAL MUSEUM MILE FESTIVAL, AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME, WORLD CULTURE. WITH FREE-WITH-ADMISSION LIVE-ARTS PERFORMANCES IN THE GALLERIES, THESE EVENTS ATTRACTED MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE. OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO ENGAGE NEW AND DIVERSE YOUTH AUDIENCES AGAIN INCLUDED TWO LARGE-SCALE TEENS TAKE THE MET! EVENTS, WHICH INVOLVED MORE THAN 120 ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS PRESENTING A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES: ART MAKING, MUSIC, GALLERY EXPERIENCES, INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMMING, 3-D PRINTING, DANCE CLASSES, AND MORE. MANY OF THE APPROXIMATELY 5,500 PARTICIPATING TEENS WERE VISITING THE MET FOR THE FIRST TIME (FIFTY-TWO PERCENT AT THE FALL EVENT, AND THIRTY-ONE PERCENT IN THE SPRING). THE MET CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A RICH RESOURCE FOR K12 TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS. LAST FISCAL YEAR, 232,630 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN 6,677 GUIDED AND SELF-GUIDED SCHOOL GROUP VISITS TO THE METS THREE LOCATIONS, AND 2,187 TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS TOOK PART IN PROGRAMS ON INTEGRATING ART INTO CLASSROOM TEACHING. NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR, OUR ASTOR EDUCATOR PROGRAM HAS SERVED FORTY-FIVE TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE CITY. WORKING WITH TEACHERS TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING IN AND THROUGH THE ARTS, THE PROGRAM FOCUSES LESS ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED AND MORE ON TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO OFFER ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE FIELD, GRANTING SIXTY-TWO FELLOWSHIPS TO LEADING SCHOLARS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>DIGITAL THE MET HAS EMERGED AS A GLOBAL LEADER IN BOTH ITS DIGITAL PRACTICES AND REACH. THE MUSEUMS WEBSITE ENDED FISCAL YEAR 2017 WITH A TOTAL OF 31 MILLION VISITS, THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT OF WHICH WERE INTERNATIONAL. THE METS ONLINE COLLECTION AND THE HEILBRUNN TIMELINE OF ART HISTORY CONTINUE TO DRAW THE MOST VISITS, WITH 8.3 MILLION AND 10.4 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY. AS OF JUNE 30 OUR NEW OPEN ACCESS POLICY WHICH MADE OVER 375,000 ONLINE COLLECTION IMAGES AVAILABLE FOR FREE AND UNRESTRICTED USE HAD RESULTED IN 94,000 DOWNLOADS SINCE THE POLICY WAS ANNOUNCED IN FEBRUARY, AN INCREASE OF 128 PERCENT OVER THE PREVIOUS FIVE-MONTH PERIOD. THE MUSEUMS SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING HAS GROWN: THE NUMBER OF FOLLOWERS ON OUR TWITTER FEED MORE THAN DOUBLED TO 3.3 MILLION (FORTY-SEVEN PERCENT INTERNATIONAL); OUR WEBBY AWARDWINNING INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT GREW TO MORE THAN TWO MILLION FOLLOWERS (SIXTY-EIGHT PERCENT INTERNATIONAL); AND OUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT HAD MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION (SIXTY-SEVEN PERCENT INTERNATIONAL) IN FISCAL YEAR 2017. THE MET 360" PROJECT WHICH PRESENTS VIDEOS THAT ALLOW THE EXPLORATION OF ICONIC OBJECTS AND SPACES IN THE MUSEUM FROM NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PERSPECTIVES HAS PROVEN TO BE EXTREMELY POPULAR. THE PROJECT HAS WON BOTH A WEBBY AND A SHORTY AWARD, AND AS OF JUNE HAD GARNERED 11.5 MILLION VIEWS AND 451,000 INTERACTIONS, INCLUDING 22,000 COMMENTS. CAPITAL PROJECTS THE FIRST PHASE OF A MAJOR RENOVATION AND REINTERPRETATION OF THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS GALLERIES, WHICH BEGAN IN SPRING 2016, WAS COMPLETED IN JULY OF THIS YEAR WITH THE REOPENING OF THE GALLERY DEVOTED TO BRASS INSTRUMENTS. WORK ON THE OTHER GALLERIES CONTINUES. AN AMBITIOUS PROJECT TO RENOVATE TEN GALLERIES, INCLUDING THREE HISTORIC INTERIORS, DEVOTED TO BRITISH DECORATIVE ARTS AND SCULPTURE OF THE EARLY SIXTEENTH THROUGH THE NINETEENTH CENTURY BEGAN LAST FALL. ESTABLISHED IN THE 1980S, THE GALLERIES INCLUDE SOME 11,000 SQUARE FEET OF DISPLAY SPACE, AND WHEN THEY REOPEN IN WINTER 201819 THEY WILL PROVIDE OUR VISITORS WITH A NARRATIVE-RICH EXPERIENCE OF BRITISH DESIGN. AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THE MUSEUM WAS PREPARING TO BEGIN WORK ON ITS LARGEST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT TO DATE REPLACING THE SKYLIGHTS OVER THE EUROPEAN PAINTINGS GALLERIES, WHICH WERE INSTALLED IN THE 1930S. THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED IN PHASES OVER APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS, WITH THE FIRST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULED TO START IN JUNE 2018. THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART IS A REMARKABLE COMMUNITY WHOSE PRESENCE IN THE WORLD IS WELCOMING TO ALL AND A POWERFUL CIVILIZING FORCE, CHAMPIONING THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENTS IN ART FROM ALL CULTURES. AS WE APPROACH OUR 150TH ANNIVERSARY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CREATING PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE MET TO SHINE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>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 (A) FILL VACANCIES IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR IN ANY COMMITTEE; (B) AMEND OR REPEAL THE BY-LAWS OR ADOPT NEW BY-LAWS;(C) AMEND OR REPEAL ANY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHICH BY ITS TERMS SHALL NOT BE SO AMENDABLE OR REPEALABLE; (D) ELECT OR REMOVE TRUSTEES OR OFFICERS; (E) APPROVE A MERGER OR PLAN OF DISSOLUTION; (F) ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACTION ON THE SALE, LEASE, EXCHANGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL THE ASSETS OF THE MUSEUM; OR (G) APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>TWO TRUSTEES OF THE MUSEUM, HAMILTON E. JAMES AND J. TOMILSON HILL, HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOTH ARE OFFICERS OF THE BLACKSTONE GROUP.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE MUSEUM MADE SOME CHANGES TO ITS BY-LAWS, WHICH WERE APPROVED AT THE JUNE 13, 2017 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE REVISIONS WERE MADE TO UPDATE THE RESPECTIVE DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR AND The PRESIDENT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>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.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE MUSEUM'S FORM 990, INCLUDING REQUIRED SCHEDULES AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, IS INITIALLY COMPILED BY THE MUSEUM'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT 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 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.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE MUSEUM REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING ONGOING DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, REVIEW OF SUCH DISCLOSURES, AND RECUSAL BY CONFLICTED INDIVIDUALS WHEN WARRANTED. SPECIFICALLY, 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 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 POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT HE OR SHE OR A MEMBER OF HIS OR HER FAMILY, OR AN ENTITY IN WHICH ANY OF THEM HAVE A MATERIAL OWNERSHIP INTEREST, MAY HAVE. THE STATEMENTS ARE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE. WHEN POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARISE, THEY ARE INITIALLY EVALUATED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL IF NECESSARY. ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE RESOLVED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MUSEUM'S 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 AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DETERMINED TO EXIST, THE INDIVIDUAL IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. A SUMMARY OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSED BY THE TRUSTEES ARE PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE EACH YEAR. A SUMMARY OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSED BY SENIOR STAFF IS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT EACH YEAR.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("THE COMMITTEE") OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PROGRAMS FOR THE MUSEUM'S OFFICERS, AND FOR ENSURING THAT THE COMPENSATION POLICIES OF THE MUSEUM ARE CONSISTENT WITH AND IN SUPPORT OF THE MUSEUM'S MISSION, VALUES AND LONG-TERM GOALS. THE INTENT OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO PROVIDE A TOTAL COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR THE OFFICERS THAT PROMOTES THE MUSEUM'S LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES, AND IS REASONABLE APPROPRIATE, AND FAIR. ANNUALLY, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT AND THE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF EACH OFFICER OF THE MUSEUM. THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF EACH OFFICER, AND THE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE MADE WITH REFERENCE TO COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE ROLES AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS PRESENTED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT AND THE COMMITTEE ALSO CONSIDER OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM'S MISSION AND GOALS, THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH OFFICER, AND THE MARKET FOR EXECUTIVE TALENT. THE COMMITTEE COMPLIES WITH THE "REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION" PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING THAT COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958. DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>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.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS 1,758,078 UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES ON 2015 BOND PROCEEDS 13,399,180 NET RECLASSIFICATIONS, FEES, AND OTHER 296,889 PENSION - RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN NPPC 28,627,226 CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS 14,075,168 PARTNERSHIP UBIT 17,654,525 ---------- TOTAL 75,811,066</ExplanationTxt>
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