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Met visitor, Ian, age 11, speaks with an educator offscreen in front of a display case of artworks
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MetKids—How Do We Make Art at The Met?

Kids and families in the Discoveries program are celebrating thirty years of making art at The Met, and the halls are packed with young artists. Meet Ian, Graham, and Russell, with special guest reporter Sandra Jackson-Dumont!
May 29, 2019
The Met Fifth facade
Happy Birthday, Discoveries!
Christina Vanech, program associate for accessibility in the Education Department, writes about the 30th anniversary of the Discoveries program.
Christina Vanech
September 13, 2017
The Met Fifth facade
Explore Claude Monet's Paintings with Discoveries
Marina George, MuSe Intern for Access and School Programs, invites visitors with learning and developmental disabilities and those on the autism spectrum, together with family and friends, to attend Discoveries.
Marina George
November 22, 2016
The Met Fifth facade
Access Art with Met Escapes!
Former High School Intern Peter W. shares what he gained from attending a Met Escapes Gallery Tour.
Peter W.
April 12, 2016
Nestor, age 10, speaks in front of an artwork by the artist Miro
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MetKids—Is There More Than One Way to See a Work of Art

Explore new ways of looking with Nestor, age 7, and see art in a new way!
September 9, 2015
Close up of Mary's face in the stone statue "Pietà with Donors."
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Gestures Speak Louder Than Words
"I absolutely read the bishop as a figure of false piety."—Sam Pinkleton, theater director
January 22, 2015
Close up of marble sculpture "Pilaster of Angels Sounding Trumpets from the Parapet of a Pulpit" by Giovanni Pisano.
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Everyday Angels
"You can see the concentration on their faces."—Griffith Mann, curator
January 22, 2015
Statue of a bearded man wearing draped clothing, Circle of Claus de Werve, in between two other statues.
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The Hidden Body Speaks
"The drapery stands in as an expression of the body."—Peter Barnet, curator
January 22, 2015
Art Historian and Met educator Emmanuel von Schack gestures with his hands mimicking the standing pose of a sculpture of Perseus
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After Victory
"When I assumed the pose of Perseus, I felt a sense of power, confidence, and strength." —Emmanuel von Schack, educator and ASL user
January 22, 2015
Art Historian and Met educator Emmanuel von Schack gestures with his hands mimicking the movement in a sculpture depicting Saint Sebastian's bound hands
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Hands: Silent Yet Speaking
"I'm moved by Saint Sebastian's bound hands as symbols of linguistic oppression." —Emmanuel von Schack, educator and ASL user
January 22, 2015