List of Directors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

There have been nine directors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art:

• 9. Thomas P. Campbell 2009 to present
• 8. Philippe de Montebello 1977 to 2008
• 7. Thomas Hoving 1967 to 1977 ^[1]
• 6. James Rorimer 1955 to 1966
• 5. Francis Henry Taylor 1940 to 1955
• 4. Herbert Eustis Winlock 1932 to 1939
• 3. Edward Robinson 1910^[2] to 1931
• 2. Caspar Purdon Clarke 1904 to 1910^[2]
• 1. Luigi Palma di Cesnola 1879 to 1904

References

1. Randy Kennedy (December 11, 2009). "Thomas Hoving, Who Shook Up the Met, Dies at 78". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-09-17. Thomas Hoving, the charismatic showman and treasure hunter whose tenure as director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1967 to 1977 fundamentally transformed the institution and helped usher in the era of the museum blockbuster show, died on Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 78.
2.  Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). "Robinson, Edward". Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P.F. Collier & Son Company.