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The Met’s home for deep dives on art, interviews, personal essays, scientific discoveries, and more.
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Join designer Todd Oldham behind the scenes at The Met’s Costume Institute.
November 21
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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
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Join Stephan Wolohojian, John Pope-Hennessy Curator in Charge of the Department of European Paintings, and Caroline Campbell, Director (An Stiúrthóir) of the National Gallery of Ireland, to virtually explore Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350.
October 24
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Go behind the scenes at The Met as curator Alyce Englund and conservator Marijn Manuels explore the history of a slab table from Philadelphia.
November 7
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Go behind the scenes with Jesse Krimes as he discusses his inspiration and artistic process for his works in the exhibition Jesse Krimes: Corrections, on view at The Met through July 13, 2025.
October 31
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Exhibition Tour—Flight Into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now
Iman Issa on Ancient Egypt
Fred Wilson's Memories of Egypt
A Conversation with Betsabeé Romero
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Todd Oldham: The Muchness of André Leon Talley
Aoi Shobo’s Print Portfolio
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Mary Sully: A Reclamation
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Considering the Philadelphia Table
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Native American and Indigenous Heritage
These stories celebrate the cultural achievements of Native American, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian artists.
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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
Will Wilson's photography, rooted in his upbringing on the Navajo Nation, intertwines the past, present, and future of Indigenous cultural practices.
Patricia Marroquin Norby
January 25
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Delve into the spirit of Pueblo pottery and hear from community leaders, curators, artists, and collaborators on The Met’s first-ever, community-curated Native American exhibition, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery.
October 13, 2023
From the Archives
Articles, images, and film from The Met's 150-year history.
A brief history of The Met’s artist obituary scrapbooks.
James Moske
October 16
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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.
March 26
How does the rediscovery of an audio component for Romare Bearden’s monumental collage transform our understanding of it?
Lauren Rosati
February 22
In Circulation
Read articles and the latest news about The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Libraries' collections, activities, and research related to the history of art.
Merging art and poetry in 1940s Japan.
Hector Yuyang Chen
November 20
A brief history of The Met’s artist obituary scrapbooks.
James Moske
October 16
Conserving Tacita Dean's The Book End of Time
Clare Manias
September 18