Store founded by Kelleher, which is located in the main lobby of the museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a nonprofit institution so it is not required to pay taxes to the Internal Revenue Service on the sale of merchandise that have a proven cultural or educational function to the museum. This applies to items sold at the Met Store and the museum's smaller gift shops. Thus the Met Store and its merchandise has become a major source of income for the Met. Bradford Kelleher was a frequent defender of the museum's nonprofit sales operations. Death Bradford Kelleher died on October 31, 2007, in Riverhead, New York. He was survived by his wife, Mary. The couple resided in both Manhattan and Cutchogue, New York. Kelleher's death was announced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he had worked for almost 60 years. References External links The Met Store The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York Times: Bradford Kelleher, Creator of Met’s Store, Dies at 87 Boston Globe: Bradford Kelleher, 87; turned museum gift shop into model Newsday: Bradford Kelleher, Met Museum vice president, dies Oral history interview with Bradford Kelleher, 1994 July 21- Aug. 17 from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives, New York. 1920 births 2007 deaths People associated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art United States Army personnel of World War II Yale University alumni People from Worcester, Massachusetts People from Cutchogue, New York