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Panoramic view of a picturesque, rocky coastline against a deep blue sea.
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Journey to the Cyclades: Exploring the Early Cycladic Culture of Greece
A multi-disciplinary, international group of scholars discuss the Leonard N. Stern Collection of Cycladic Art on loan from Greece and on view at The Met.
February 5
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
A stone’s throw from the Imagine mosaic in Central Park’s Strawberry Fields, its ancient Neapolitan inspiration visits The Met.
Michelangelo Iossa and Sarah Lepinski
August 1, 2025
A collage of five artworks against a light parchment background.
Marking International Provenance Research Day at The Met
Five case studies for select recent acquisitions demonstrate the varied and complex nature of provenance research at The Met.
Lucian Simmons, Maya Muratov, Christine E. Brennan, Ria Breed, Anne Dunn-Vaturi, Michael Seymour, and Mary Chan
April 8, 2025
Rocky cliff rises against a calm, green-blue coastline.
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Traces of Memory in the Third Millennium Cyclades | Annual Cycladic Lecture
Examine archaeological information from the 3rd millennium BCE to discover the significance of burial practices on forming memory and meaning on islands of the Cyclades in the South Aegean Sea.
November 19, 2024
A black volute-krater with copper-colored accents. Geometric patterns accent the lip and handles of the vessel, while the scene on the body shows a divine couple seated between two columns, flanked by a priestess and figures playing instruments.
Athenian Masterpieces in Etruscan Tombs
The magnificent volute-krater on loan from Ferrara.
Chiara Pizzirani and Delphine Tonglet
July 30, 2024
Carving on a marble stele of a young man.
The Birth of a Hero
Despite its grandeur, the monument seemed so personal, so intimate and melancholic.
Rick Riordan
June 11, 2024
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Who Were the Early Cycladic Figures?
Discover the fascinating history behind these enigmatic objects.
Joseph Alexander MacGillivray
January 24, 2024
A white woman looking at a map of the Met behind the visitor information desk.
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The Poet of the Information Desk
Robyn Schiff returns to The Met to read from her poem, Information Desk: An Epic in which she recounts what it was like to work at the Museum while establishing herself as a young writer.
Robyn Schiff
November 2, 2023
Shiny and rusty green pennies dance on a spotlit dance floor surrounded by a border of pennies.
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Why Do Pennies Turn Green?
Have you ever noticed that some old pennies look almost…green? In this experiment, use vinegar and salt to get to the bottom of how and why pennies turn green.
October 20, 2023
CU of one of the Giant's faces.
The Giants of Mont’e Prama
Learn about the discovery and meaning of these ancient stone figures from Sardinia.
Alexis Belis
May 25, 2023