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The innovative designer speaks about how fashion can address social issues, from gender-based violence to government corruption.
Mellissa Huber
September 10, 2021
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Known as the father of Ethio-jazz, composer and multi-instrumentalist Mulatu Astatke rose to international fame in the 1970s and 1980s with his unique mix of American jazz and Ethiopian music, drawing comparisons to jazz giants Duke Ellington and John Coltrane.
July 27, 2021
These recent additions to The Met’s Watson Library celebrate Black joy and liberation.
Sophia Alexandrov
June 17, 2021
What can depictions of a key biblical scene tell us about perceptions of race in the Middle Ages?
Shania Johnson
May 13, 2021
Curator Amelia Peck and Research Associate Moira Gallagher speak to Digital about what a period room is and the benefits of publishing the research that informs them online.
Harrison Furey and Rachel Smith
March 8, 2021
Associate Manager for Collection Development and Special Collections Holly Phillips and Associate Manager for Finance and Administration Angela Washington talk about Watson Library's continued efforts to expand its collection of books by and about African American artists.
Angela Washington and Holly Phillips
February 17, 2021
Kelly Baum, Maricelle Robles, and Sylvia Yount recount and reflect on the complicated legacy of the 1969 Met exhibition Harlem on My Mind.
Kelly Baum, Maricelle Robles, and Sylvia Yount
February 17, 2021
Celebrate Black History Month with these 5 videos on Black art, culture, and history—plus more from The Met collection.
Lela Jenkins
February 16, 2021
Special Collections and Slavic Languages Librarian Jared Ash discusses Watson Library’s collection of works by African American artists.
Jared Ash
February 3, 2021
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Watch episode eleven of Met Stories with Dariel Vasquez.
Dariel Vasquez
December 17, 2020