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Exhibition Playlists

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Graphic of seven distinct paintings, each composed of strips that reveal the eyes, with text overlay that says "Look Again: European Paintings 1300—1800"
Curious how European Paintings relate to contemporary concerns? Listen to Met experts share their observations and respond to questions from viewers like you, including a psychoanalyst, food historian, photographer and poet.
Ongoing
This audio guide highlights the traditions and techniques on display in the collection of Native American art.
July 14, 2023–Ongoing
Classic outline of wood chair, beside wood dresser
Hear contemporary artists describe the challenge and joy of working with different types of wood, plus reflections from a former Met intern on teenage apprentices in furniture workshops. Narrated by Danielle Parker.
Ongoing
Golden statue of a woman, getting ready to strike with a bow and arrow.
Behind every artwork in the American Wing are often surprising stories of identity, time, and place. Hear historians, artists, poets, and community leaders from diverse backgrounds offer perspectives on various works. Narrated by Danielle Parker.
November 8-Ongoing

Featured Audio

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View of the façade and front steps of The Met Fifth Avenue
The Met Fifth Avenue
The text “Spotlight One Met Icon New Perspectives” appears atop a bright yellow ovular spotlight shape against a warm grey background.
New perspectives on a single work from The Met collection each month.

Tour the Collection

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Two young children stand in front of the entrance of a stone Egyptian temple. The child on the right is pointing up to the structure.
The Met Fifth Avenue
Promotional image for The Met's British Galleries, featuring an array of teapots.
The Met Fifth Avenue
The Met Fifth Avenue
Detail view of a marble sculpture in which we see a hand grasping another piece of flesh
The Met Fifth Avenue

Past Exhibitions

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“Woman in Blue” by William H. Johnson
Hear artists and scholars reflect on key works in the exhibition
Mosaic in the shape of a map with a title in yellow that reads "Africa & Byzantium"
Hear experts illuminate northern Africa’s key role in the Roman and Byzantine worlds.
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.
Explore the legacy of Manet and Degas's complicated relationship.
Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE-400CE
Unpack the symbolism and stories of early Buddhist art
Juan de Pareja, Afro-Hispanic Painter
Hear scholars of Afro-Hispanic life in seventeenth-century Spain discuss the career and legacy of Juan de Pareja
Lives of the Gods Divinity in Maya Art
Learn about the mythical lives of the ancient Mayan gods.
Listen to artists, historians, and an archeologist discuss the work of David Drake and other enslaved potters from Edgefield.
The Tudors Art and Majesty in Renaissance England
Hear about the portraits of some of the most famous Tudor figures alongside the superb decorative arts of this period.
This audio guide highlights works by the American artist Winslow Homer.
Hear an insider’s perspective from Angela Lansbury and others who made the Disney classic Beauty and the Beast.
Hear from a dynamic cast of artists, curators, donors, and other key figures in this tour narrated by Steve Martin.
In Praise of Painting: Dutch Masterpieces at The Met
The Audio Guide for this exhibition explores the enduring appeal of Dutch paintings of the seventeenth century. Hear from experts in diverse fields about how these artworks inspire them.
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