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Research from The American Wing

Tall glass display cases showing object storage for the American Wing
Study Room
The Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art
The American Wing’s open-storage and installation space, features wide-ranging collections not on view in the main galleries. The research opportunities afforded by this display make the Luce Center a focal point for education in the American Wing.
Three individuals discuss textile pieces displayed on a table in a conservation lab with a computer setup and other equipment in the background.
Study and Storage Center
Antonio Ratti Textile Study and Storage Center
Antonio Ratti Textile Center provides the environmental conditions necessary for the long-term preservation of textile works of art at The Met, as well as study and research facilities for Museum staff and the general public.

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Washington Crossing the Delaware: Then and Now
On view in the American Wing Gallery 767 through spring 2023 is a special display, Crossings, that explores ongoing resonances between past and present artistic expressions—specifically, modern and contemporary responses to Emmanuel Leutze’s epic Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851).
Sylvia Yount
November 22, 2022