Met Stories: Breakthrough

Daniel Bergmann tells the story of how childhood visits to The Met’s koi pond led to the most important breakthrough in his life.

Watch episode six of Met Stories in which Daniel Bergmann, an undergraduate degree candidate at Harvard University with autism, tells the story of how childhood visits to The Met’s koi pond led to the most important breakthrough in his life. It was only when he learned to spell at age twelve, that he could tell his parents, Meredith and Michael Bergmann, about his discovery.

Made for The Met's 150th anniversary, Met Stories is an award-winning video series and year-long social media initiative that shared unexpected and compelling stories gathered from the many people who visit The Met, whether artists, teachers, curators, actors, Museum staff, designers, thought-leaders, or public figures.

Do you have a Met Story? Share it with us.


Contributors

Daniel Bergmann

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Angela Reynolds, Gretchen Rubin, and Hai-Hsin share their Met Stories.
Angela Reynolds, Gretchen Rubin, and Hai-Hsin Huang
August 20, 2020
Met visitor Linbania Jacobson sits on a gallery bench in The Met's nineteenth-century painting galleries. She is framed to either side by two paintings; the text "Met Stories" appears in the center of the image.
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Linbania Jacobson tells the story of how her husband's dementia diagnosis led them to a program at The Met.
Linbania Jacobson
September 17, 2020
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Tomás Vega, Sue Jeiven, and Ahmed Badr share their Met Stories.
Tomás Vega, Sue Jeiven, and Ahmed Badr
October 22, 2020

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The Astor Chinese Garden Court, Taihu rocks, granite terrace, ceramic tile flooring, roof tiles, and door frames,  various woods (nan wood columns, pine beams, gingko latticework), brass fittings, China
China
17th century style