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Metropolitan Opera considers selling multi-storey Chagall murals, valued at $55m

Despite a promised $200m deal with Saudi Arabia, the largest performing arts organisation in the US is taking drastic ...
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Decoding the Visual Poetry of the Met Opera’s Beloved Chagall Murals

Each of the works is painted across six rolls of canvas. Chagall painted the works in Paris, subsequently installing and ...

Cash-strapped Met considers selling $55M murals to raise badly needed funds — but buyer won’t get to keep them

The Metropolitan Opera is planning a garage sale to stay alfloat. In a desperate attempt to raise some badly needed cash, the ...

Despite Drastic Financial Steps, Met Opera Turns to Layoffs and Cuts

The largest performing arts organization in the country will lay off workers, cut salaries and reduce its offerings. It may ...
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Financially strapped Met Opera may sell its prized Marc Chagall paintings (but keep them in place)

The New York institution also entered into a deal with Saudi Arabia.

The Met Opera Wants to Sell You Its Chagalls. There’s a Catch

The company has proposed a unique scheme to ease its financial woes without depriving New Yorkers of its iconic murals.
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Chagall Murals Face Sell Off As Lincoln Centre Weighs Its Future

Lincoln Centre Plaza, home to the Metropolitan Opera, is in financial dire straits, and the scale of its response now risks reshaping the Centre itself. Among the measures under consideration is the ...