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Multi colored blue, pink, green, purple, and blue waves swilr around a cirlce with four people in the middle in different colors.
"I see vibrant thoughts as clouds and feel volatile emotions as waves."
Kurt Behrendt
October 7
Marble house replica party
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Join curator Laura Filloy Nadal on a tour through ancient Nayarit house models, offering a unique window into life in West Mexico between 100 BCE and 200 CE.
September 24
Marble house replica party
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La curadora Laura Filloy Nadal te invita a asomarte al interior de tres maquetas de barro de la antigua cultura nayarita, que ofrecen una singular ventana para conocer algunos aspectos de la vida cotidiana en el occidente de México entre los años 100 antes de nuestra era y 200 de la era común.
September 24
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.
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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
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Discover the rich history of printmaking in Mexico and the The Met’s collecting of these prints.
Mark McDonald
September 16
A serene painting depicting the Virgin Mary and Child nestled within a tranquil forest setting, surrounded by lush greenery.
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Join curator David Pullins and conservator Jose Luis Lazarte Luna as they discuss the new approach to Spanish painting of the “Golden Age”.
David Pullins and José Luis Lazarte Luna
August 27
Traditional European style painting of a white man with grey hair wearing a brown top collar shirt and black hat.
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Join curator Adam Eaker and conservator Dorothy Mahon as they discuss the restoration of Rembrandt’s Artistotle with a Bust of Homer, 1653, now on view in the renovated and reinstalled European Paintings galleries at The Met, Look Again: European Paintings 1300-1800.
July 31
Detail image of the volute-krater that shows the divine couple seated between two columns, flanked by a priestess and figures playing instruments.
The magnificent volute-krater on loan from Ferrara.
Chiara Pizzirani and Delphine Tonglet
July 30
Black shaded drawing of a black boat sailing with threee people.
How have printmakers in the United States addressed a long history of inundation and the social inequities it exacerbates?
Juan Gabriel Ramirez Bolívar
July 29
Detail of a vibrant quilt made up of squares with narrow, rectangular strips of alternating colors.
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Threads of identity.
July 16