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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
Two women stand in an art gallery. One gestures towards a large, ornate-framed painting of a seated figure.
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Exhibition Tour—Raphael: Sublime Poetry
Join Carmen Bambach, Marica F. and Jan T. Vilcek Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints, and Daniel Kershaw, Exhibition Design Manager, and Caroline Elenowitz-Hess, Research Associate, to virtually explore Raphael: Sublime Poetry.
Carmen C. Bambach, Daniel Kershaw, and Caroline Elenowitz-Hess
April 9
Black and white collage of various models
Regarding Issey Miyake through the Costume Institute Library’s Ephemera
Fashion ephemera from the designer Issey Miyake paint a picture of his career and ethos.
Mika Kiyono
March 18
Display with Van Gogh's Sunflowers, corresponding to a set of color swatches along the right side of the panel.
On Color Fidelity
Vincent van Gogh continues to inspire efforts to improve imaging standards for color reproduction, including in 3D.
William Scott Geffert, Juan Trujillo, Chris Heins, Wilson Santiago, Isaac Jonas, and Xue Chen
March 11
collage of four images at top left a porcelain cat like figure at bottom left a woven basket at center a sculpture of the virgin mary and child and at right a golden scroll
The Lives of Objects: Notes on Provenance
Four provenance researchers at The Met present case studies that convey the diverse and often complicated nature of their work.
Lucian Simmons, Christine E. Brennan, Gloria de Liberali, Riva Arnold, and Jennifer Day
April 9

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Woman holding a camera and filming a child in dancing attire, with text at the top reading "Africa's Cultural Landmarks"
Africa’s Cultural Landmarks
Short documentaries direct a local lens on some of Africa’s most notable cultural landscapes.
A chalk-line illustration of an art detective points her magnifying glass at a microscope; hands reach towards the microscope while a crew of bugs and a fingerprint ghost look on
MetKids Microscope
See the science behind the art (and the art behind the science!) at The Met.
A black-and-white still from the 1928 film Behind the Scenes: The Working Side of the Museum, which depicts the superimposed image of an old-fashioned time-card machine over the face of a wall clock
From the Vaults
Audiovisual materials from the Museum’s extensive archive.

Poetry

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Read and listen to original poetry written in response to The Met collection.

Two medieval sculptures of women with serene expressions, wearing ornate headdresses and robes with intricate patterns, set against a dark background.
The Visitation, Two Figures
The poet Mary Szybist reflects on the embrace between Mary and Elizabeth in this sculptural representation of the Visitation.
Mary Szybist
January 29
A woman in simple dress looks upward, her left arm reaching out as she leans against a tree trunk.
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Emblazoned
The poet Billy Collins reflects on Joan of Arc’s absorbing expression in this original work.
Billy Collins
July 30, 2025
A young girl poses with a stoic face and a hand on her hip. Her dress and hair are accented with flowers.
PRIMA
Poet Deborah Landau responds to Gustav Klimt’s painting Mäda Primavesi (1903–2000).
Deborah Landau
July 14, 2025

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Articles, images, and film from The Met’s 150-year history.

collage of four images at top left a porcelain cat like figure at bottom left a woven basket at center a sculpture of the virgin mary and child and at right a golden scroll
The Lives of Objects: Notes on Provenance
Four provenance researchers at The Met present case studies that convey the diverse and often complicated nature of their work.
Lucian Simmons, Christine E. Brennan, Gloria de Liberali, Riva Arnold, and Jennifer Day
April 9
A woman stands in a colorful, paint-splattered studio surrounded by large abstract canvases.
Video
From The Vaults
Helen Frankenthaler in Her Studio, 1967
The Met visits Helen Frankenthaler’s studio as she reflects on a six-decade career redefining abstract painting with her experimental soak-stain technique.
December 11, 2025
Medieval-style hall with brick arches and statues, illuminated by lanterns arranged around a central stone structure.
A Medieval Imagination
Discover how American sculptor George Grey Barnard’s fascination with medieval European art inspired an enterprising collection and the eventual foundation of The Met Cloisters.
Shirin Fozi and Julia Perratore
November 13, 2025

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Read articles and the latest news about The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Libraries’ collections, activities, and research related to the history of art.

Black and white collage of various models
Regarding Issey Miyake through the Costume Institute Library’s Ephemera
Fashion ephemera from the designer Issey Miyake paint a picture of his career and ethos.
Mika Kiyono
March 18
Cover, slipcase, and accompanying material
More Than a Facsimile
On reproducing Toulouse-Lautrec’s sketchbook Album de Marine.
Andrijana Sajic
February 18
Colorful covers of two books
Expanding the Lens
Global perspectives on Black fashion and dandyism.
Julie Lê and Kai Toussaint Marcel
January 21
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