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Photo collage of two paintings, with the words Manet/Degas overlaid on top; Left of boy wearing pink shirt and hat sitting on a red couch with a dessert; Right: Two people wearing tan and black sitting at a table against a tan wall.

Manet/Degas

Through January 7, 2024
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Mosaic in the shape of a map with a title in yellow that reads "Africa & Byzantium"

Africa & Byzantium

Through March 3, 2024
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The Great Hall Commission: Jacolby Satterwhite, A Metta Prayer

Through January 7, 2024
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Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism

Through January 21, 2024
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Nairy Baghramian exhibition structure built

The Facade Commission: Nairy Baghramian, Scratching the Back

Through May 28, 2024
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Collection of nine unique Pueblo ceramics on a light blue background with the text, "Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery"

Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery

Through June 4, 2024
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Women Dressing Women

Through March 3, 2024
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Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room

November 5, 2021–Ongoing
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A large white canvas with dripping, vertical indigo lines spaced closely together. The indigo color is concentrated at the top of the canvas then trails off as it makes its way down.

Lineages: Korean Art at The Met

Through October 20, 2024
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The African Origin of Civilization

December 14, 2021–Ongoing
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Michael Lin: Pentachrome

August 15, 2022–Ongoing
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Learning to Paint in Premodern China

Through January 7, 2024
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Picasso: A Cubist Commission in Brooklyn

Through January 14, 2024
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Anxiety and Hope in Japanese Art

Through July 14, 2024
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Portrait of a Black teenage boy and three white children positioned against a Louisiana landscape.

Bélizaire and the Frey Children

October 12–Ongoing
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Fabergé from the Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation Collection

November 22, 2011–Ongoing
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The Good Life: Collecting Late Antique Art at The Met

Through January 7, 2024
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Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche

Through January 7, 2024
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Card featuring a man holding a baseball bat

Baseball Cards from the Collection of Jefferson R. Burdick

Through January 23, 2024
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Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit

Through February 4, 2024
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Victorian Masterpieces from the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico

October 8, 2022–February 2024
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Samurai Splendor: Sword Fittings from Edo Japan

March 21, 2022–Ongoing
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Ganesha: Lord of New Beginnings

Through June 16, 2024
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New York Art Worlds, 1870–1890

Through July 21, 2024
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A Passion for Jade: The Bishop Collection

Through January 4, 2026
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Embracing Color: Enamel in Chinese Decorative Arts, 1300–1900

Through January 4, 2026
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Painting of two figures in metal armor, figure on left rides a horse draped in orange and red fabric, figure on right is facing down, falling off of a horse draped in blue fabric.

The Jousting Armor of Philip I of Castile

Through April 1, 2026
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Layered Narratives: The Northern Renaissance Gallery

October 3–Ongoing
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Locations and Hours

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Over 5,000 years of art from around the world.
Hours: Sunday–Tuesday and Thursday: 10 am–5 pm
Extended Hours: Friday and Saturday: 10 am–9 pm
Closed: Wednesday
Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, January 1, and the first Monday in May.
View of The Bonnefont Cloister Herb Garden at The Met Cloisters photographed by John M. Hall

The Met Cloisters

Art, architecture, and gardens of medieval Europe.
Hours: Thursday–Tuesday: 10 am–4:30 pm
Closed: Wednesday
Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1
The Met's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts gallery filled with visitors.

Introducing Africa in Focus

Met director Max Hollein reflects on the Museum’s wide range of exhibitions, partnerships, and programs centered on African art.

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Holidays at The Met

Celebrate the holiday season with festive displays, special performances, exclusive offerings, and more.

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Catalyst Quartet Plays Met Instruments

On Saturday, December 9, join the group as they play Nineteenth Century instruments from The Met's Musical Instruments collection.

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Dialogues: Modern Artists and the Ottoman Past

Explore the works on view in the Department of Islamic Art's new installation celebrating 100 years of Turkish art and culture.

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Membership at The Met

Met Members enjoy a rich variety of specialized benefits— from free guest passes to Member Preview Days for new exhibitions—all while supporting our mission.

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