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The Met Fifth facade
Go behind-the-scenes with Joyce Fung as she shares how she and her team created the illusion of magically suspended couture for About Time: Fashion and Duration.
Joyce Fung
February 2, 2021
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On February 7, 1963, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa made her public debut at The Met.
January 8, 2021
The Met Fifth facade
The story of this stunning menorah reflects the beauty and resiliency of Jewish faith.
Barbara Drake Boehm
December 15, 2020
View of a garden at The Met Cloisters
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Join horticultural staff from The Met Cloisters to learn about behind-the-scenes activities at the end of the gardens’ growing season that also pave the way for next year’s bounty and display.
October 24, 2020
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In this short feature, produced to accompany a 1993 LACMA exhibition of Jacob Lawrence’s series on Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, hear from the artist and those who knew him well.
October 9, 2020
A black-and-white photo of Jacob Lawrence resting his head in his hand in front of one of his paintings
In this 1968 interview, Lawrence discusses the importance of centering Black contributions to U.S. history.
The Digital Editors
October 1, 2020
A black-and-white photo of a man shrouded in all-white cloth
How art from the Sahel brings the region’s underappreciated past to life.
Alisa LaGamma and Hakimah Abdul-Fattah
September 10, 2020
Man standing in a black shirt and green pants standing up again a brick wall.
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Zamora discusses Lattice Detour, his 2020 Rooftop Commission.
Héctor Zamora
September 4, 2020
The Met Fifth facade
Executive producer Nina Diamond fondly reflects on Marcel Breuer's remarkable building's time as The Met Breuer.
Nina Diamond
August 12, 2020
The Met Fifth facade
European Paintings Collections Management Associate Jane R. Becker offers insights into the life of Emilie-Louise Delabigne, the famous sitter of Manet's portrait.
Jane R. Becker
June 30, 2020