27 Did you know that... It was the purchase of the collection of Cypriot antiquities illegally exported in 1872 by Luigi Palma di Cesnola that established the reputation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York as a major Museum of classical antiquities. Soon after the acquisition, Cesnola became its first director. the Cesnola Collection of Cypriot antiquities at the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York was one of the first acquisitions by the Museum?
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