All Articles, Audio, and Videos

Select...
Asian Art
Media Type
A vibrant depiction of a Hindu deity with six heads and twelve arms, each holding a weapon. He stands before a detailed peacock, surrounded by a majestic array of feathers.
Video
This lecture explores how the chromolithographic religious print emerged and proliferated into the pervasive visual language of modern India.
March 20
Character for horse in Chinese calligraphy in semicursive script.
Video
Celebrate the Year of the Horse, one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, with a calligraphy video demonstrating four script types.
February 17
Seated man in colorful robes and a headdress, encircled by a yellow-eyed cat.
Video
Join the son and grandson of Lea R. Sneider to take a deep dive into the lively and colorful forms highlighted in her diverse collection.
September 16, 2025
Grey square with ovals within larger ovals.
Video
Join scholar Joan Kee to follow the unexpected twists and turns of Korean art from the end of the 19th century until 1970.
September 20, 2024
A composite image of a smiling man on the left and a multicolored painting with blue waves at the corner and a blue man fallling out of a yellow boat.
Video
Go behind the scenes with artist Tenzing Rigdol as he discusses his installation, Biography of a Thought, for the exhibition Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet, on view through January 12, 2025.
September 20, 2024
Painting of green fields.
Video
Join us to celebrate the exhibition Lineages: Korean Art at The Met.
August 23, 2024
Photo showing members of an orchestra in concert. Musicians are seated, dressed in black, and playing string and wind instruments.
Video
The Met commissioned a new work from composer Tan Dun, “Symphony of Colors: Terracotta,” based on music from his opera The First Emperor.
May 21, 2024
Teal bold text that reads 25 years of Korean Art at The Met, over a white and silver background.
Video
25 Years of Korean Art at The Met
January 24, 2024
Artist Mei Lum gestures with her hands as she speaks at Wing on Wo store in front of porcelain ware home items.
Video
Meet Civic Practice Partnership artist-in-residence Mei Lum, founder of the W.O.W. Project and the fifth-generation owner of her family's century-old porcelain business, the oldest operating store in Chinatown.
Mei Lum
January 11, 2024
New York Buddhist Vihara Foundation monks in prayer
Video
This video features Buddhist monks from the New York Buddhist Vihara Foundation chanting a blessing of suttas (sutras), the spoken word of the Buddha as preserved in the Sri Lankan tradition.
July 28, 2023