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Research

Below are links to research guides and Met-specific Watsonline searches to help you get started with your research.


General Guides

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Finding Information on Objects in The Met – A Quick Guide (PDF)

 

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Researching Met History (PDF)

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Guide to Freely Available Resources for Remote Research (PDF)


Subject-Specific Guides

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African-American Perspectives in Art History (PDF)

 

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Art Research (PDF)

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Auctions & Appraisals (PDF)

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Fashion Resources (PDF)

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Genealogy Research (PDF)

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Guide to Biographical Research (PDF)

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Indigenous American Art Research (PDF)

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Latine and Hispanic American Art Research Guide (PDF)

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Medieval Art Research (PDF)

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Paper Legacy Collection

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Provenance Research (PDF)

 

Watson Library Artist Indexes

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Index of Black Artists of North America

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Index of Asian American and Pacific Islander Artists

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Index of Indigenous and Native American Artists

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Index of Latine and Hispanic American Artists

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Index of LGBTQIA+ Artists

 

Met Exhibition- and Collection-Related Material (Watsonline Searches)

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Met Exhibitions 1870-2022 (PDF)

 

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Met Collection Catalogs

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Archival Finding Aids

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Museum Archives

See this page for additional Met history-related finding aids and information.