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The New American Wing: Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture,  and Decorative Arts
The Renaissance Portrait
Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York
New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia
Chinese Art in an Age of Revolution: Fu Baoshi (1904–1965)
The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen from the Isle of Lewis
Storytelling in Japanese Art
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Displaying Islamic Art at the Metropolitan: A Retrospective Look

Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2012, by Rebecca Lindsey

This illustrated essay describes the evolution of the display of Islamic art at the Met—from the first largely visual exhibitions to the present scholarly organization by style, material, and civilization.

This Weekend's Highlights: February 3–5

Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2012

Love at the Met: Historic Valentines and Paper Kisses

Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, by Femke Speelberg

"Pity my life and be my wife."

A selection of the Met's historic valentines and papers kisses is on view in the current rotation in the Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Gallery.