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Thomas Hoving
new york beginnings
Dec. 6, 2017
The Director and the Pharaoh: How Thomas Hoving Created the Museum Blockbuster
When King Tut became a celebrity.
By
Boris Kachka
obit
Dec. 11, 2009
Remembering Thomas Hoving, Visionary (and Wonderfully Vulgar) Met Director
Hoving was a madman, and of a specific type: the utterly fearless, patrician vulgarian.
By
Christopher Bonanos
beef
Apr. 10, 2009
Met Director Fight!
According to a new book, ex-Met-director Philippe de Montebello didn’t always get along with his predecessor — and their clashes were every bit as explosive as you might expect.
By
Lane Brown