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Portrait of Anita Reinhard in front of the Temple of Dendur

Anita Reinhard: A Trailblazing Curator of Arms and Armor

One of the first women curators in an American museum, Reinhard was a pioneer in her field.
John Byck March 17
Crop from a page of Berenice Abbott's New York Album from 1929, which depicted snapshots of New York City in black and white photography.

Mapping Berenice Abbott’s New York

New research charts the photographer’s many excursions across Manhattan in 1929.
Mia Fineman March 15
Headshot of actress Lili Taylor

Honor, an Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra starring Lili Taylor

Watch artist Suzanne Bocanegra present Honor, a stage work that masquerades as an artist lecture about one of The Met's most important 16th-century tapestries.

Suzanne Bocanegra March 13

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A wide shot of a paintings conservator working on three panels from an Italian altarpiece depicting three religious figures on a gold background.
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