Department of Asian Art
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The Department of Asian Art is a curatorial division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art responsible for collecting, researching, and exhibiting artworks and artifacts from diverse Asian cultures and historical periods.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Asian Art Department | 1 |
| Department of Asian Art canonical | 1 |
| Department of Asian Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4000 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Asian Art Context triple: [Metropolitan Museum of Art, hasDepartment, Department of Asian Art]
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Department of Islamic Art
The Department of Islamic Art is the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s curatorial division dedicated to the collection, research, and exhibition of artworks and material culture from Islamic civilizations across a wide geographic and historical span.
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Department of Greek and Roman Art
The Department of Greek and Roman Art is a curatorial division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that oversees and presents its collection of ancient Mediterranean artworks, including sculpture, pottery, jewelry, and architectural fragments from classical antiquity.
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Department of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Department of Modern and Contemporary Art is the division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art responsible for collecting, researching, and exhibiting artworks from the late 19th century to the present.
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Faculty of Archaeology
The Faculty of Archaeology is a specialized academic division of Cairo University dedicated to the study, research, and preservation of ancient civilizations and material heritage.
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Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the museum’s principal governing body, composed of leaders who oversee its strategic direction, financial health, and institutional policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Asian Art Target entity description: The Department of Asian Art is a curatorial division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art responsible for collecting, researching, and exhibiting artworks and artifacts from diverse Asian cultures and historical periods.
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A.
Department of Islamic Art
The Department of Islamic Art is the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s curatorial division dedicated to the collection, research, and exhibition of artworks and material culture from Islamic civilizations across a wide geographic and historical span.
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B.
Department of Greek and Roman Art
The Department of Greek and Roman Art is a curatorial division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that oversees and presents its collection of ancient Mediterranean artworks, including sculpture, pottery, jewelry, and architectural fragments from classical antiquity.
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C.
Department of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Department of Modern and Contemporary Art is the division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art responsible for collecting, researching, and exhibiting artworks from the late 19th century to the present.
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D.
Faculty of Archaeology
The Faculty of Archaeology is a specialized academic division of Cairo University dedicated to the study, research, and preservation of ancient civilizations and material heritage.
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E.
Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the museum’s principal governing body, composed of leaders who oversee its strategic direction, financial health, and institutional policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
curatorial department
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museum department ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
cultural institutions in Asia
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external scholars ⓘ other departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| employs |
collection managers
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conservators ⓘ curators ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| field |
Asian art
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art history ⓘ museum curation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Asian ceramics
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Asian metalwork ⓘ Asian painting ⓘ Asian sculpture ⓘ Asian textiles ⓘ ancient Asian art ⓘ art from Central Asia ⓘ art from East Asia ⓘ art from Islamic Asia ⓘ art from South Asia ⓘ art from Southeast Asia ⓘ art from the Himalayan regions ⓘ early modern Asian art ⓘ medieval Asian art ⓘ traditional Asian decorative arts ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
archaeological artifacts
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artworks ⓘ historical objects ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization | Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/curatorial-departments/asian-art ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | New York City ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| locatedInState | New York ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programs
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permanent collection displays ⓘ scholarly publications ⓘ temporary exhibitions ⓘ |
| partOf | Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
collecting Asian artworks
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exhibiting Asian artworks ⓘ researching Asian artworks ⓘ stewardship of Asian art collections ⓘ |
| sector | nonprofit cultural sector ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Asian Art Description of subject: The Department of Asian Art is a curatorial division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art responsible for collecting, researching, and exhibiting artworks and artifacts from diverse Asian cultures and historical periods.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Asian Art Department
curatorial departments of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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includesDepartment
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Department of Asian Art
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this entity surface form:
Department of Asian Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art