YANNIS COSTOPOULOS

COSTOPOULOS--Yannis. The Trustees and staff of The Metropolitan Museum of Art mourn the passing of Yannis Costopoulos, Benefactor and Honorary Trustee. Mr. Costopoulos championed Greek art and culture throughout his life. He and the Ioannis F. Costopoulos Foundation provided key support to the renovation of The Met's Greek and Roman galleries, and the Stavros and Danae Costopoulos Gallery and the Spyros and Eurydice Costopoulos Gallery were named in honor of the foundation and his family. They also created an ongoing fund for the publication of the Cesnola Collection of Ancient Cypriot Art. In his role as Chairman of the Alpha Bank, he helped sponsor the exhibitions "The Glory of Byzantium" (1997) and "Byzantium: Faith and Power" (2004). The Museum is grateful for his support and for his commitment to promoting Greek art around the world. We send our deep condolences to his family. Candace Beinecke, Co-Chair; Hamilton E. James, Co-Chair; Daniel H. Weiss, President and CEO; Max Hollein, Marina Kellen French Director