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An investigation into materials used by Thornton Dial sheds new light on the artist's practice and the symbolism of his work.
Marina Ruiz Molina
October 2, 2018
Three experts respond to a writer's desire to know more about Remington's tour-de-force sculpture, bringing us a detailed analysis of, and a glimpse inside, The Old Dragoons of 1850.
Linda Borsch, Federico Carò, and Thayer Tolles
September 6, 2018
Elaborately decorated arms and armor were essential to the grandeur of Versailles. Armorer and Conservator Edward Hunter highlights some of these ceremonial weapons.
Edward Hunter
July 26, 2018
Curatorial Fellow James Green explores the ways in which beads and beadwork have been incorporated into many artistic traditions across the globe.
James Green
July 26, 2018
Hear from two Costume Institute conservators about what it takes to restore eighteen-century dress to a state of splendor fit for the Bourbon Court.
Sarah Scaturro and Cassandra Gero
July 23, 2018
Assistant Curator Shanay Jhaveri writes about Ranjani Shettar's technique and how the artist's use of materials transforms her sculptures into lyrical illusions.
Shanay Jhaveri
June 19, 2018
Elena Naomi Kanagy-Loux highlights a box of bobbin-lace samples assembled by Gertrude Whiting in a fascinating account of early female professionals and visitorship at The Met.
Elena Naomi Kanagy-Loux
June 15, 2018
Conservator Lucretia Kargère discusses two twelfth-century sculptures in the Museum's collection that have been reunited at The Met Cloisters on the occasion of Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.
Lucretia Kargère
May 22, 2018
Curator Andrea Bayer and Conservator Michael Gallagher take readers behind the scenes of the recent conservation treatment of a grand altarpiece by Moretto da Brescia, The Entombment.
Andrea Bayer and Michael Gallagher
May 7, 2018
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Bhabha discusses her work’s themes of colonialism, war, displacement, and memories of place.
Huma Bhabha and Shanay Jhaveri
April 17, 2018