Max Hollein, the director of the Met, told Gothamist the museum plans to hire four people tasked with researching the provenance of artworks, including a new manager of provenance research, who would help the institution respond to evidence.

Source: https://gothamist.com/news/the-met-in-ny-says-it-has-a-plan-to-root-out-looted-art-from-its-collection

The Met will hire additional “provenance” researchers to study some of the museum’s 1.5 million works of art, director Max Hollein told staff in a letter published on the institution’s website.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/new-york-met-museum-probe-provenance-possibly-looted-art.1030868