Editing Metropolitan Museum of Art (section)

=== Head of a Griffin ===
In February 2025, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced the return of a 2,700-year-old bronze griffin head to Greece. The artifact, dating to the 7th century B.C., had been in the museum’s collection since 1950. An internal investigation, prompted by new information from Greek authorities and independent researchers, confirmed that the piece had been looted from an archaeological site before reaching the museum through a private collector.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bowley |first=Graham |date=2025-02-24 |title=Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/arts/design/met-museum-return-greek-griffin-head.html |access-date=2025-02-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==== Collecting practices ====
In response to many controversies, the museum issued a statement on [https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collecting-practices collecting practices]. The statement encompasses all 1.5 million works of art held by the Met.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collecting Practices |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collecting-practices |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=The Metropolitan Museum of Art |language=en}}</ref> Referencing research, transparency, and collaboration, this statement is a clear redefining of the Met's outlook on looted art and artwork with unknown histories. "As a pre-eminent voice in the global art community, it is incumbent upon the Met to engage more intensively and proactively in examining certain areas of our collection," stated Max Hollein, the director of the museum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Officer |first=Max Hollein <br> Marina Kellen French Director and Chief Executive |title=How We Collect: Research, Transparency, and Collaboration |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/articles/2023/3/how-we-collect |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=The Metropolitan Museum of Art |date=March 13, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> The Met hired a manager of provenance research with a team of three staff to assist the already-employed curators and historians.