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Porcelain figurine depicting an 18th-century scene with a servant holding a tray of cups and a seated aristocratic woman in floral attire, against a blue background.
But What of His Fashionability, His Beauty, His Blackness?
How did eighteenth-century European art subtly obscure Black labor and promote subjection?
Adrienne L. Childs
July 1
A young girl poses with a stoic face and a hand on her hip. Her dress and hair are accented with flowers.
PRIMA
“Look at her, a bright new fire swiveling to life.”
Deborah Landau
July 14
Photograph of reflecting stone sculptures, medieval armor, a round shield, and Museum patrons in the sunlit Engelhard Court.
A World of Reflections
Photographer Harvey Wang describes capturing a dialogue between space, art, and visitors in The Met’s Engelhart Court.
Harvey Wang
July 9
A woman in a black outfit sits in a bright studio, smiling softly. Beside her, a vibrant portrait shows a woman's face in red and blue tones.
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Meet the Artist—Lorna Simpson: Source Notes
Go behind the scenes with Lorna Simpson as she prepares for her landmark painting exhibition at The Met.
June 27
Two women caress each other while a dark gray bird and babies watch from the background.
Oh, Diana!
“I wanted to be that commanding huntress, to live among a fleet of adoring nymphs and hounds and transform any man who crossed me.”
Melissa Febos
June 12

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Woman holding a camera and filming a child in dancing attire, with text at the top reading "Africa's Cultural Landmarks"
Africa’s Cultural Landmarks
Short documentaries direct a local lens on some of Africa’s most notable cultural landscapes.
A chalk-line illustration of an art detective points her magnifying glass at a microscope; hands reach towards the microscope while a crew of bugs and a fingerprint ghost look on
MetKids Microscope
See the science behind the art (and the art behind the science!) at The Met.
A black-and-white still from the 1928 film Behind the Scenes: The Working Side of the Museum, which depicts the superimposed image of an old-fashioned time-card machine over the face of a wall clock
From The Vaults
Audiovisual materials from the Museum’s extensive archive.

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Explore stories and inclusive interpretations from Disabled and Deaf artists, educators, and visitors at The Met.

A Self-Portrait painting by the African American Painter Horace Pippin. A Black man sits against a blue background from his shoulders up looking directly towards us with deep brown eyes. He is wearing a black suit, off-white yellowish suit, and a striped tie with brown and a golden-mustard yellow.
Considering Horace Pippin
How has art history overlooked the crucial role disability played in Pippin's painting?
Bryan Martin
July 26, 2023
Close-up of the marble statue of Nydia, The Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii, made by Randolph Rogers, from her above her shoulders showing a young girl with closed eyes and a hand cupped around her right ear in a gesture suggesting it aids her hearing. Nydia’s face is directly facing the camera. The sculpture is in the American Wing Engelhard Sculpture Court at The Met, a skylit space with direct, dramatic natural light.
Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii
"No place for a blind girl in a city of ash."
Georgina Kleege
July 10, 2023
Sculpture of a right ear with the canal indicated by a circular hole, traces of red paint, and five syllabic signs carved into the lobe
Celebrating Disability at The Met
Disabled and Deaf artists reflect on work from the Museum's collection.
Victoria Martinez
July 1, 2022

From the Archives

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Articles, images, and film from The Met's 150-year history.

Archival image of model figures examining technology displays and floorplans at The Met.
Video
From The Vaults
Metropolitan Overview, 1975
June 18
Black-and-white photo sheet of objects from around The Met
From The Vaults
Reimagining The Met with Charles and Ray Eames
The Eames-designed visual display at The Met was primed for all types of visitors to understand the relationships between time, place, culture, and artistic value.
Kelsey Rose Williams
June 18
A child holds up a multicolored paper ornament in a fuzzy image
Video
From The Vaults
Scraps, 1973
March 21

In Circulation

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Read articles and the latest news about The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Libraries' collections, activities, and research related to the history of art.

Black and white image of a man yelling through cupped hands
Fair Game
A glimpse inside Watson’s acquisitions from the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.
Raymond Lei
June 18
Colorful record featuring portrait of a woman
Turn Up the Volumes
Books with audio elements.
Ellie Ngo
March 19
Bronze Benin sculpture with a figure holding a book. The background is adorned with floral motifs
Benin Art in Auction Catalogs
Watson Library’s contribution to the Digital Benin project via the Internet Archive.
Amy Hamilton
February 19
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