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A bald man in a colorful plaid jacket looks up at a large sculpture adorned with acorns. The setting is an urban plaza, conveying curiosity and contemplation.
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Meet the Artist—The Genesis Facade Commission: Jeffrey Gibson, The Animal That Therefore I Am
September 18
Two people at a desk with a large computer monitor. One person points to an image on the screen.
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A New Chapter for the Ibex
Look into the ancient past as The Met and the Republic of Iraq use cutting-edge technology to uncover the story of how a sculpture from Mesopotamia was created over 4,500 years ago.
September 30
Francisco Corrales Ulloa talking in front of a gold plaque in the Arts of the Ancient Americas galleries
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Connecting to the Past with Francisco Corrales Ulloa
“It's important to create this connection with the past.”
September 16
A woman seated at a table holds a camera in front of her face.
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Sue Cassidy Clark: The Camera Was My Art
September 23
A man and woman in a dimly lit gallery observe black-and-white abstract art on dark walls. The mood is focused and contemplative.
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Exhibition Tour—Man Ray: When Objects Dream
September 25

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Series from The Met

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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.

Hispanic/Latine Heritage

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These stories illuminate the cultural contributions of Hispanic, Latine, and Afro-Latine artists and creatives both in the United States and around the world.

Two conservators working on preparing a Wari Feathered Panel for installation against a backdrop of checkered yellow and blue panels.
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Installing the Wari Feathered Panels, 600–900 CE
October 3
Francisco Corrales Ulloa talking in front of a gold plaque in the Arts of the Ancient Americas galleries
Audio
Connecting to the Past with Francisco Corrales Ulloa
“It's important to create this connection with the past.”
September 16
Joanne Pillsbury and Laura Filloy Nadal standing in front of a female sculpture in the Ancient Americas galleries of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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Exhibition Tour—Arts of the Ancient Americas | Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Join curators Joanne Pillsbury and Laura Filloy Nadal to celebrate the renovation and reopening of the Arts of the Ancient Americas galleries in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing.
Joanne Pillsbury and Laura Filloy Nadal
July 17

From the Archives

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

Two people are standing on a crate to attach a large, black-and-white print to the wall, while two stand below holding the rolled part of the print.
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Avedon in Gallery
September 4
Archival image of model figures examining technology displays and floorplans at The Met.
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From The Vaults
Metropolitan Overview, 1975
June 18
Black-and-white photo sheet of objects from around The Met
From The Vaults
Reimagining The Met with Charles and Ray Eames
The Eames-designed visual display at The Met was primed for all types of visitors to understand the relationships between time, place, culture, and artistic value.
Kelsey Rose Williams
June 18

In Circulation

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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.

Can of date syrup in a box
Shelf Life
The conservation of edible books.
Mary Kallem
September 17
Covers of Fashioning the Self volumes one and two
Amplifying Underrepresented Voices
Recent acquisitions and highlights in The Costume Institute Library.
Julie Lê
July 30
Magenta room with cradle
At Home in a Book
Nineteenth-century house albums from Watson Library and the Department of Drawings and Prints Library.
Lydia Aikenhead
July 16
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