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Detail of the interior of a 5th-century BC bronze Chinese zhong or bell with a green patina
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Immaterial: Metals, Part One
Dive into the magic of iron, bronze, lead, and copper.
August 17, 2022
Painting of monkeys gathered around Lord Rama
The Creative Process of Manaku and the Pahari Painters: Layers of Memory
A paper conservator reveals the unique artistic method by which the Pahari painters translated the gods of literary epic onto polished paper.
Marina Ruiz Molina
March 13, 2019
Painting with Coffee and Cola: The Surprising Colors of Thornton Dial
An investigation into materials used by Thornton Dial sheds new light on the artist's practice and the symbolism of his work.
Marina Ruiz Molina
October 2, 2018
Painting with navy blue, green, and brown tones of a bottle, glass, pack of Scaferlati Ordinaire tobacco, and book on a tabletop
Juan Gris's Book and Glass, 1914
Learn more about the unique textures and media used in Juan Gris’s papier collé, Book and Glass (1914).
Rachel Mustalish
October 1, 2018
Assembling a Grand Exhibition: How Visitors to Versailles Came to Life
What does it take to put together a grand exhibition? Learn from Elizabeth Benjamin, the research associate for Visitors to Versailles, about the many experts across the Museum who brought Versailles to The Met.
Elizabeth Benjamin
July 18, 2018
Mary Cassatt in a Modernist Light: A Close Look at Mother and Child
A paper conservator at The Met sheds light on the modernist pastel technique of Mary Cassatt's Mother and Child (1914).
Marjorie Shelley
March 29, 2018
What Lies Beneath a Tiffany Drawing, Part Two
Associate Conservator Marina Ruiz Molina takes viewers beneath the surface of Louis Comfort Tiffany drawings in an investigation of his studios' practices.
Marina Ruiz Molina
February 26, 2018
Look Inside the Paper Conservation Studio at The Met
Digital Editor Will Fenstermaker takes readers on a tour of the Department of Paper Conservation at The Met.
Will Fenstermaker
December 12, 2017
What Lies Beneath a Tiffany Drawing?
Three scholars from across The Met work together to see beneath a Louis C. Tiffany drawing.
Marina Ruiz Molina, Jalena Louise Jampolsky, and Louisa Smieska
August 14, 2017
Solving a Puzzle from the Past
Curatorial Intern Jalena Louise Jampolsky discusses an interesting discovery she and curators made while studying a design drawing by Louis Comfort Tiffany and his studios.
Jalena Louise Jampolsky
May 10, 2017