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Illustration of a hand pointing to a mirror with a single fingerprint; little fingerprint ghosts float on either side of the mirror
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How to Dust For Fingerprints
Uncover hidden fingerprints around your home like an art detective.
June 28, 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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How to Make a Field Guide
Make a field guide and use it to classify bugs like a scientist at the museum.
June 21, 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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Are Bookworms Real?
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
Composite of two blue-winged yellow swamp warblers next to a flower
Birding at The Met: A Selection of Drawings and Prints
Learn how birds have served as a source of endless inspiration for artists from the 16th century through the present.
Femke Speelberg
September 23, 2022
Characters from the Bubble Guppies float in front of an artwork on an easel
Play Bubble Guppies: Dive into The Met
Learn more about the new game from Noggin and The Met
The Digital Editors
April 4, 2022
Close up of decorated building with pink, gold and beige details.
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Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts
Watch a preview of the exhibition Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts.
November 18, 2021
A cartoon drawing of a blue falcon soaring above pyramids, palm trees, and sand, beside an inset photograph of a metal container shaped like a falcon from Ancient Egypt. Bottom text reads hashtag MetKids and an icon indicating a microscope.
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Art Under X-Ray: What’s Inside the Art?
Art is full of mysteries that can’t be revealed by a quick glance. How do we see what’s hiding inside objects and learn how they were made and repaired? We use an x-ray machine, just like you’d find at the doctor’s office!
August 26, 2021
A cartoon drawing of a sphinx on a column in ancient Greece, beside an inset photograph of a terracotta sphinx head with cartoon crystals coming out of its ear. Bottom text reads hashtag MetKids and an icon indicating a microscope.
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Ancient Ear Hair: How Do Crystals Form?
Art at The Met is made of many materials, including natural materials like minerals. Environmental conditions can affect these minerals, and even make an ancient statue grow ear hair! Learn about the science of crystals and salts, and how we use our knowledge to protect the art.
August 26, 2021
A collage made from legos and small toys of dinosaurs in a valley beneath a volcano, beside an inset photograph of clear plastic sandals with fake grass sprouting from the insole. Bottom text reads hashtag MetKids and an icon indicating a microscope.
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Dinosaur Fashion: Where Can We Find Plastics and Polymers at The Museum?
It’s dinosaur couture! Polymers are everywhere: in your body, in your clothes, and in art all over The Met. Learn about how we use the science of plastics and polymers to preserve art and try to protect the future from waste and pollution.
August 26, 2021
A cartoon drawing of a girl reading a book cross-legged on a small wooden boat beneath a large crashing wave, beside an inset Japanese woodblock print of a massive blue wave crashing over the ocean. Bottom text reads hashtag MetKids and an icon indicating a microscope.
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Making Waves: What Happens When We Zoom in on Art?
Waves: they’re not just in the ocean. We need waves of light to look at art at The Met. But what if we want to take a closer look? Then, we use an electron microscope, a cool tool that uses energy waves to zoom in on art like never before.
August 26, 2021