Philippe de MontebelloPhilippe de Montebello is the longest-serving director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in its history. His retirement in 2008 was described as the end of an era "in the cultural life of the city, the state, the nation, and the worl." He is a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur and has a worldwide influence on cultural policies, often in an advisory capacity. He is now Fiske Kimball Professor in the History and Culture of Museums at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York. Read More Read Less