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Black-and-white photo of an Indigenous man, superimposed with contemporary annotations in red marker.
On Déaxitchish/Pretty Eagle
The artist Wendy Red Star asserts her own identity by reclaiming the identities of Indigenous leaders in the 1880 Crow Peace Delegation.
Kathryn Calley Galitz
October 6
Abstract painting with bold colors shapes. A black cross is framed within a triangle at the center of the painting.
On Portrait of a German Officer
The bold colors and military symbols in Marsden Hartley’s icon of modernism mask a quiet portrait of queer love.
Laura D. Corey
October 6
A woman thoughtfully gazes at a painting in a gallery. The painting depicts a lady in a blue skirt and white bonnet pouring liquid by a window.
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Ana Gasteyer: In 600 Years
Join Ana Gasteyer, actress, comedian, and singer, for a look at one of her favorite Met objects.
April 23
A blonde, angel looking downwards with a green wing coming out of its back. The angel is draped in a white and red robe.
Raphael: A Life in Nine Objects
Explore the biography of the famed Renaissance artist through a selection of extraordinary works.
Caroline Elenowitz-Hess
March 23
Detail of a painting of a pale-faced woman with pink cheeks and light brown hair against a dark background.
Helene Schjerfbeck’s Portraiture
Learn about the artist’s subversive and probing representations of herself and others.
Patricia G. Berman
March 13
Female figure with long, dark hair and blue skin stands assertively, eyes wide and tongue out. Her multiple arms hold a sword and severed head, and she wears a necklace and belt of body parts.
Seeing Kali Clearly
Wrathful images of the divine in South Asia are meant to protect and nurture, not to be feared.
Vaishnavi Patil
March 9
A close-up detail of a painted face rendered in muted green, blue, and gray tones.
What I See or Seem to See
Author Leena Krohn reflects on Helene Schjerfbeck’s portrait of Sigrid Nyberg.
Leena Krohn
December 18, 2025
Two portraits placed side by side: one realistic painting of a woman and one pale, stylized painting with softer features.
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Exhibition Tour—Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck
Join Dita Amory, Robert Lehman Curator in Charge, Lehman Collection, and Max Hollein, Marina Kellen French Director and CEO, to virtually explore Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck.
Dita Amory and Max Hollein
December 18, 2025
A young girl poses with a stoic face and a hand on her hip. Her dress and hair are accented with flowers.
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Poet Deborah Landau responds to Gustav Klimt’s painting Mäda Primavesi (1903–2000).
Deborah Landau
July 14, 2025
Two people admire a framed portrait of a woman in a black gown against a dark backdrop. The gallery setting is elegant and contemplative.
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Exhibition Tour—Sargent and Paris
Join Stephanie Herdrich, Alice Pratt Brown Curator of American Paintings & Drawings, and Caroline Corbeau-Parsons, Curator of Drawings and Paintings, Musée D’Orsay, Paris, and Paul Perrin, Director of Conservation and Collections, Musée D’Orsay, Paris, to virtually explore Sargent and Paris.
Stephanie L. Herdrich, Caroline Corbeau-Parsons, and Paul Perrin
May 8, 2025