The museum received the largest donation in its history, $ 125 million from Chinese-American businessman Oscar Tang and his wife, Agnes Hsu-Tang.
The Metropolitan Museum of New York (Met) announced on Tuesday that it had received the largest donation in its history, an amount of 125 million dollars from the Chinese-American businessman Oscar Tang and his wife, Agnes Hsu-Tang, funds that will be used for the renovation of the modern art wing.
“With this gift, the Met advances towards the new design of the presentation of modern and contemporary art in the Museum, creating 80,000 square feet (about 7,400 square meters) of galleries and public spaces,” the institution explains in a statement.
The text recalls that the museum has sought to renovate this area for more than a decade, and that Tang has been a member of the Met’s board of directors for more than thirty years.
“The foundation of the Met was built in precisely this way, with the support of extraordinary individuals who have the vision and passion to make it possible for all New Yorkers, as well as visitors from around the world, to view works of art from 5,000 years of history. the history of humanity, “said the museum’s president and CEO, Daniel Weiss.
Other gifts from Tang to the Met in recent years include twenty exceptional paintings of Chinese art dating from the 11th to the 18th centuries, in addition to the 10th century masterpiece of the Song Dynasty. Riverbank.
For his part, Tang underscored the fact that he came to the US when displaced during the 1949 Chinese communist revolution, and that the country gave him “refuge, plus education, and opportunities to succeed.”
“I joined the board of the Met almost 30 years ago and wanted to share the richness of my Chinese heritage with the US and the world,” he said. (AND)
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