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Paper Conservation
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A close examination of The Met’s luxury copy of the printed book and original artist’s maquette for La Fin du monde.
June 8
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Learn how artists were inspired by jewel beetles and the unexpected places we can find them at The Met.
June 5
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Create iridescence at home using nail polish.
June 5
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Beauty is pain? Meet the scientist who invented a green pigment that turned out to be deadly.
June 5
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See where color comes from, then make like Dr. Frankenstein and create a color monster!
June 5
Shimmering jewels in Pahari School paintings.
Olivia Dill and Marina Ruiz Molina
May 27, 2025
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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, 2024
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This most sumptuous of all Renaissance instructive manuals explained the use of the astrolabe and other instruments used for computing planetary positions
October 3, 2022
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Dive into the magic of iron, bronze, lead, and copper.
August 17, 2022
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Get a handle on palm-sized ephemera in The Met collection.
May 25, 2022