nytimes June 9, 2021 8:01pm Stuart Silver, Designer of Museum Blockbusters, Dies at 84 #silverstuart19372021 #deathsobituaries #metropolitanmuseumofart #art #museums #design #hovingthomas #artanddesign #news Stuart Silver, Designer of Museum Blockbusters, Dies at 84 He helped reinvigorate the Metropolitan and made its exhibitions into crowd-pleasing spectacles, providing a model for other fine-art museums across the country.