Angle resolved photoemission study of the strongly correlated metal V$_2$O$_3$*

V$_2$O$_3$ is often considered as the textbook example for the Mott metal-insulator transition. It has been the playground for multiple theoretical approaches and attempts to describe its metallic ground state for half a century. However, the experimental electronic structure is still unknown because of difficulties related to the three-dimensional character of the Fermi surface and the inhomogeneous cleavage of single crystals. Here we reveal for the first time the band structure of V$_2$O$_3$ using angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Direct comparison with theory is presented highlighting the important role of electron correlation for the physics of this material.