Perspectives

Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii

"No place for a blind girl in a city of ash."

Georgina Kleege July 10

painting of a woman in a white dress wearing a broad hat sitting with a book with ribbon covering her face

The Portraits of Volker Hermes

The artist behind a series of popular photocollages discusses the signs and symbols of portraiture.

Christopher Alessandrini June 30

A young girl in glasses shivers in fear sitting next to a shrugging silverfish in glasses; she’s in a library seated in front of a book about pest management

Are Bookworms Real?

Meet some of the critters that like to munch on art and books at the Museum and learn how experts keep The Met safe.

June 21

A crowd of people to the left hold up a sign while a shirtless man holds his left hand up as in an oratory gesture

Lo Tatou Seiana: Our Flowering, Our Time

Dan Taulapapa McMullin muses on colonialism, queer mythologies, and activism in the Pacific Islands.

Dan Taulapapa McMullin June 21

On Karl Lagerfeld

The renowned architect reflects on the life and legacy of his friend.

Tadao Ando June 29

Celebrating the 14th Annual International Zine Month

A look at Watson Library’s growing collection of zines

Melissa Raymond July 19

The back of a navy blue dress with beautiful white patterning on the back and lower part of the dress and around the wrists. The dress is against a grey background and fitted onto a mannequin with a head and hands.

Art Is Art. Fashion Is Fashion.

Despite Karl Lagerfeld's insistence on the separation between art and fashion, he drew inspiration from a wide range of artistic sources.

Kai Toussaint Marcel July 14

“four martins – a dirge” from Songs in Flight

Composer Shawn Okpebholo and Duke University professor Dr. Tsitsi Ella Jaji bring individual stories to life through song.

July 12

A chalk-line illustration of a cast of characters from MetKids Microscope Season 2, featuring an art detective pointing her magnifying glass at a microscope, fingerprint ghosts, an assortment of bugs, and a girl resting on a magnifying glass zooming in on a bug-eaten leaf

The science behind the art (and the art behind the science!) at The Met.

Grid of nine black and white photographic portraits of artists

What artists see when they look at The Met

A small bronze sculpture of a seated boy pulling a thorn from the bottom of his foot appears set against a bright yellow ovular spotlight shape in the background.

One Met Icon, New Perspectives

Cellphone showing a red square that reads Frame Of Mind. There is a calm ocean landscape in the background.

An Art & Wellness Podcast

Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii

"No place for a blind girl in a city of ash."

Georgina Kleege July 10

Sculpture of a right ear with the canal indicated by a circular hole, traces of red paint, and five syllabic signs carved into the lobe

Celebrating Disability at The Met

Disabled and Deaf artists reflect on work from the Museum's collection.

Victoria Martinez Jul 1, 2022

Illustrated portrait of Lakshmee and Annie Lachhman-Persad

Access to Inspiration

Hear two sisters who are accessibility advocates describe why seeing and making art is fundamental to more than just creativity.

Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad and Annie Lachhman Mar 30, 2022

Detail of the pamphlet for the Act Up Art Box with the text

A Short History of the ACT UP Art Box

"ACT UP felt like a collision of creativity, political fervor, and justifiable anger..."

Peter Antony June 7

Two construction workers onsite installing the Ming Garden in Astor Court.

Ming Garden, 1983 | From the Vaults

This short film from 1983 documents the installation of a Ming-style garden courtyard at The Met, the first permanent cultural exchange between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.

May 16

A pair of black men with feathers decorating their heads and body next to a cup covered with a lid

The Linsky Project: Reinterpreting Porcelain Figures

New interpretive labels help visitors navigate the role of the decorative arts in negotiating race, labor, colonialism, and global commerce.

Marlise Brown April 12

Celebrating the 14th Annual International Zine Month

A look at Watson Library’s growing collection of zines

Melissa Raymond July 19

Where’s Karl?

Fashion Research in The Costume Institute Library

Julie Lê June 21

Cover of Starving Artists’ Restaurant Guide

Chinatown(s) and the City

Documenting Iconic American Neighborhoods

Ella Hook May 17

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