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A mixed-media collage decorated with two black-and-white photos, a childlike drawing, and an image of the Virgin Mary and Jesus surrounding a drawing of a flower and poem about the artist's mother.

Juan Sánchez on the Guariquen Portfolio

Learn more about the artist’s singular blending of media, Puerto Rican and Nuyorican culture, activism, issues of colonialism, and personal history in his remarkable prints.
Detail from Tiepolo's The Triumph of Marius. Marius is at the lower left. Behind him, Jugurtha's stoic figure sits atop a horse amidst a parade of colors and faces.

Tiepolo’s Triumph

How many millions have climbed the Great Staircase since Tiepolo’s Triumph of Marius was unrolled from its giant storage drum in 1965?
Marble house replica party

Maquetas de barro nayaritas: una mirada a su interior

La curadora Laura Filloy Nadal te invita a asomarte al interior de tres maquetas de barro de la antigua cultura nayarita, que ofrecen una singular ventana para conocer algunos aspectos de la vida cotidiana en el occidente de México entre los años 100 antes de nuestra era y 200 de la era común.

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Immaterial

5,000 years of art, one material at a time

MetKids Microscope

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

The Artist Project

What artists see when they look at The Met

Harlem Is Everywhere

A new podcast about the art and legacy of the Harlem Renaissance
An image of two young figures sitting on the branch of a birch tree. The top and bottom portions of the image are blurred, drawing attention to the in-focus face of the figure on the left.

“Birches” by Robert Frost: An Optical Poem, 2024 | From the Vaults

“When I see birches bend to left and right / Across the lines of straighter darker trees, / I like to think some boy’s been swinging them.” On April 7, 1955, Robert Frost delivered a poetry reading at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

collage of a harlem block with two buildings. A jazz band plays and children also play on the street.

The Sounds of The Block

How does the rediscovery of an audio component for Romare Bearden’s monumental collage transform our understanding of it?
Model wearing a white silky outfit and a silver and gold embroidered jacket designed by Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent: When Fashion Meets Art

On the 40th anniversary of Yves Saint Laurent’s exhibition at The Met, we revisit the connection between fashion and art.
Close-up of Salt-encrusted book

The Preservation of Time

Conserving Tacita Dean's The Book End of Time
Covers of Vogue featuring Apo Whang-Od  and Isabella Rossellini

Aged to Perfection

Honoring fashion elders in The Costume Institute Library
Illustrated rooster

Celebrating the 15th International Zine Month at Watson Library

A selection of Watson’s international zines.