![]() ![]() “This is one of the most exciting digital projects we’ve been involved with at the Met. “Khan Academy is changing the world for the better, so we are absolutely delighted to partner with colleagues there,” add Sree Sreenivasan, the Museum’s Chief Digital Officer. ![]() The Metropolitan Museum of Art has produced and shared some extraordinary content by leading experts in their fields which give insight into human creativity from the earliest cave art to contemporary performance art.” “We couldn’t ask for better partners in helping us to achieve our mission of offering a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. “Museums are the keys to much of our world’s history and culture and help us understand how to contextualize and see ourselves,” said Khan Academy founder and Executive Director Sal Khan. I want the Met’s audience to reflect the global breadth of our collection, and this collaboration will bring us significantly closer to achieving that goal.” Together we can build on the Met’s robust program of online content to engage a worldwide community. Campbell said, “Khan Academy is an impressive, forward-thinking partner with an extraordinary vision to reach learners everywhere. ![]() This extensive content will complement and broaden Khan Academy’s existing art history content significantly. The topics and tutorials from the Metropolitan Museum that have been posted today on Khan Academy’s website include commentary, by a range of the Museum’s experts, that is presented in the context of its world-renowned, encyclopedic collection of works of art. It offers lessons in a variety of subjects, including math, science, and the humanities, and features lectures from noted educators. Khan Academy seeks to provide free, high-quality education to anyone anywhere. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Sal Khan, founder and Executive Director of Khan Academy, announced today the launch of a partnership that will provide expanded access for visitors around the world to the Metropolitan Museum’s online resources through Khan Academy. ![]()
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