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A woman with gray hair and sunglasses stands in a fashion exhibit, wearing a black-and-white outfit. Mannequins display avant-garde clothing designs.
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Behind the scenes with Superfine artist Torkwase Dyson.

Take a look behind the scenes with artist Torkwase Dyson.

September 9
Two people are standing on a crate to attach a large, black-and-white print to the wall, while two stand below holding the rolled part of the print.
Video
Avedon in Gallery
Step inside the gallery and watch as conservators, technicians, curators, and the artist Richard Avedon and his assistants bring his Mission Council to life.
September 4
Wu Man, hands aloft, playing the pipa on stage against a deep blue background.
Power of the Pipa
Renowned pipa player Wu Man returns to The Met to perform Lou Harrison’s Pipa Concerto with The Knights.
Emery Kerekes
September 2
Visualization of Oceania from a top down hemispheric perspective
Mapping Oceania with Hawai‘i Artist Sean Connelly
Sean Connelly's Spheric Oceania offers an alternative cartography, mapping Oceania as a cosmic container of ancestral connection.
Maggie Wander and Sean Connelly
August 20
Two men stand together in a black-and-white photo. The man in front wears sunglasses, a patterned coat, and a beret. The man behind wears glasses and a jacket, exuding a serious, contemplative mood. Dark buildings silhouette the background.
Everything’s for Real: Recollections of Black Style
My search for meaning in Black style began as a search through ancestry to reveal beauty and complexity over time and across traditions of expression.
Grace Wales Bonner
August 15
Mamadou Diouf standing by Alisa LaGamma and gesturing to the photo wall in the Arts of Africa galleries
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Exhibition Tour—Arts of Africa | Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Join curator Alisa LaGamma to celebrate the renovation and reopening of the Arts of Africa galleries in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing.
Alisa LaGamma and Jenny Peruski
August 14
Young Black man standing in a body of water, upright looking up at the sky. He wears a traditional African attire, while one hand extends above him.
Sartorial Groundings: African Design at the Heart of Black Elegance
How does contemporary fashion engage with African dress traditions to explore Black identity?
Idelle Taye
August 8
Ancient mosaic featuring a central Medusa head, radiating petal-like patterns, geometric borders, and four corner masks on a stone background.
A Tale of Two Mosaics
Michelangelo Iossa and Sarah Lepinski
August 1
A woman in simple dress looks upward, her left arm reaching out as she leans against a tree trunk.
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Emblazoned
The poet Billy Collins reflects on Joan of Arc’s absorbing expression in this original work.
Billy Collins
July 30
Covers of Fashioning the Self volumes one and two
Amplifying Underrepresented Voices
Recent acquisitions and highlights in The Costume Institute Library.
Julie Lê
July 30