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Philippe De Montebello

  1. beef
    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
  2. gossipmonger
    Diddy Really Does Want You to Get Home Safe on New Year’s EveHe’s not just faking it in that cheesy Ciroc PSA! Plus, Frederick Fekkai went to the dentist on Christmas? Weird. In the gossip roundup.
    By Tim Murphy
  3. Thomas P. Campbell Named Director of the Met — But Is He Snooty Enough?We consult the Vulture Snootometer!
    By Lane Brown
  4. the take
    Snootometer Update: Gary Tinterow Makes His Move!The New Yorker fingers a Met curator as Philippe’s heir.
  5. the take
    A Fellow Museum Director Remembers Working for Philippe de Montebello: ‘Lose the Earring’“Working at the Met under Philippe was like having been a minor courtier in the palace of Louis XIV.”
  6. the take
    Jerry Saltz on What the Met’s Losing in De Montebello and What It Needs From Its Next DirectorThe ruby-throated voice of Patrick Stewart, the even-handed temperament and patrician air of a seasoned diplomat, and the ideals and ethics of a philosopher.
  7. the take
    Who’s Snooty Enough to Replace Philippe de Montebello?Introducing Vulture’s Snootometer™!