Estamos trabajando para traducir esta página lo antes posible. Gracias por su comprensión.
Writer Fran Lebowitz sits in The Met’s Paintings Conservation Lab in front of Rembrandt’s Aristotle with a Bust of Homer painting.

Meet Me at The Met

Take a walk through the galleries with notable guests and see The Met collection through their eyes.

Meet Me at The Met invites notable guests to share memories, stories, and their personal response to their favorite objects in The Met collection. Visit the galleries with them and see the collection through their eyes.

A woman thoughtfully gazes at a painting in a gallery. The painting depicts a lady in a blue skirt and white bonnet pouring liquid by a window.
Video
Join Ana Gasteyer, actress, comedian, and singer, for a look at one of her favorite Met objects.
April 23
An older, smiling woman gestures in front of herself. In the background is a blurred Arms and Armor gallery.
Video
New York artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the memorable impression made by a fifteenth-century mail shirt in the Arms and Armor galleries.
October 2, 2025
A woman seated at a table holds a camera in front of her face.
Video
After donating her cameras to The Met, patron and emeritus volunteer Sue Cassidy Clark reflects on her early days in New York through her photographs, scrapbooks, and cameras.
September 23, 2025
At left, Orhan Pamuk displays pages from his journal, and at right is a painting of a leafy park pathway from his journal
Video
Join Nobel Prize-winning writer Orhan Pamuk for a look at the works that have inspired his writing for many years.
May 1, 2025
Met security guard Armia Khalil crosses his arms and smiles while standing across from his artwork in gallery, a carved bust of a woman with a scarab in her hair.
Video
A chance encounter and a friendly chat led to the inclusion of Armia Malak Khalil’s art in a major Met exhibition.
January 23, 2025
A bearded man wearing a sweater with stripes, glasses, and an orange beanie smiles while holding up a fabric with a multicolored diamond pattern.
Video
Join designer Todd Oldham behind the scenes at The Met’s Costume Institute.
November 21, 2024
Philip Deloria, in a dark suit jacket and patterned shirt, stands in a gallery in front of various prints and objects with geometric patterns
Video
For decades, the work of Native American artist Mary Sully remained largely unseen. A discovery in a basement brought this great artist’s work to light.
November 14, 2024
Writer Amor Towles looks upwards to his right at a statue. Two other statues, set on pedestals, are visible in the background
Video
For writer Amor Towles, The Met is not just one museum, but many.
October 7, 2024
Writer Fran Lebowitz speaking and gesturing with her hands in The Met’s Paintings Conservation Lab in front of Rembrandt’s Aristotle with a Bust of Homer painting.
Video
Fran Lebowitz goes behind-the-scenes to The Met’s Paintings Conservation Lab to see Rembrandt’s Aristotle with a Bust of Homer.
Fran Lebowitz
November 9, 2023
A white woman looking at a map of the Met behind the visitor information desk.
Video
Robyn Schiff returns to The Met to read from her poem, “Information Desk: An Epic” in which she recounts what it was like to work at the Museum while establishing herself as a young writer.
Robyn Schiff
November 2, 2023
Split image of Emma Scully as a child and as an adult looking at Van Gogh paintings at The Met
Video
Follow Emma Scully through time as she encounters Van Gogh.
August 31, 2023

Credits

Senior Manager of Media Production: Skyla Choi
Series Producer and Director: Ann Collins
Production Coordinators: Hayley Theisen, Aurola Wedman Alfaro
Production Assistants: Angelina Ding, Malvika Dang, Rozie Brockington


A black and white illustration of an arrangement of conservation tools shown as silhouettes against a light background.
Caring for The Met collection.
A chalk-line illustration of an art detective points her magnifying glass at a microscope; hands reach towards the microscope while a crew of bugs and a fingerprint ghost look on
See the science behind the art (and the art behind the science!) at The Met.
A vibrant painting features two figures with stylized faces in a cityscape, surrounded by colorful buildings, with an overlay of text that reads 'HARLEM IS EVERYWHERE.'
A podcast about the art and legacy of the Harlem Renaissance.