Patron of the Metropolitan, Max Hollein evokes the future of the museum which celebrates its 150 years, closed doors

On Thursday, February 27, as much to say a century ago, Max Hollein, director of the prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art since August 2018, was in Paris to present his project " About time " at the Musée d'Orsay, in front of the little world of fashion, just back from Milan Fashion Week. An express conference, set at 8 a.m. to respect Paris Fashion Week. It was not yet time for the official catastrophe. No masks or social distancing supported, even if everyone kept their distance. The wave of the epidemic still seemed to be an Asian phenomenon and little by little Italian. France was perplexed. America seemed far from the virus, on the other side of the Atlantic.

Anxious but charming, the Viennese of New York, Max Hollein, 50 years old and a handsome person, was focused on this battle plan that is a successful communication: the 150 years of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2020, a year that should be d 'be historic. The idea of ​​creating the museum dates back to 1870,

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