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Composite image of black man wearing all black with a b lack hat and glasses, next to the great hall of The Met Museum with the lights lighting the ceiling
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Go behind the scenes with artist Jacolby Satterwhite, who discusses his artistic process and inspiration for his 2023 multi-channel video installation in The Met’s Great Hall.
October 19, 2023
abstract cubist image with a lot of whites, browns, and greys and lines everywhere.
Scholar and curator Anna Jozefacka discusses an unrealized decorative commission by Pablo Picasso intended for a Brooklyn residence.
Isabelle Qian
October 16, 2023
The artist Nairy Baghramian, with short brown hair and wearing a white jacket, stands before a large brightly colored modern sculpture installed in one of the niches on The Met's neoclassical facade.
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Go behind the scenes with artist Nairy Baghramian, who discusses the inspiration and making of The Met’s 2023 Facade Commission.
September 27, 2023
An image of a collection of European Decorative Art Objects.
Curator Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide on the reconsideration of European decorative arts.
Delia Cruz Kelly
July 5, 2023
Sketch by Tadeo Ando.
The renowned architect reflects on the life and legacy of his friend.
Tadao Ando
June 29, 2023
A young girl in glasses shivers in fear sitting next to a shrugging silverfish in glasses; she’s in a library seated in front of a book about pest management
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Meet some of the critters that like to munch on art and books at the Museum and learn how experts keep The Met safe.
June 21, 2023
Drawn bugs peek out from behind a DIY notebook titled "field guide" with cut paper decorations of trees, stars, and rockets
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Make a field guide and use it to classify bugs like a scientist at the museum.
June 21, 2023
Musa Guston Mayer in the studio of her father, the artist Philip Guston
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Musa Guston Mayer takes us into the studio of her father, the artist Philip Guston, reflecting on her relationship with him and the future of his legacy.
June 16, 2023
Detail of the pamphlet for the Act Up Art Box with the text "A limited edition box of objects"
"ACT UP felt like a collision of creativity, political fervor, and justifiable anger..."
Peter Antony
June 7, 2023
Astor Chinese Garden Court
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Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the Astor Chinese Garden Court.
June 2, 2023