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Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection

This landmark exhibition showcases more than 50 cultures across North America.

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A bronze plaque mounted on the facade of The Met

This Is Lenapehoking

A bronze plaque installed on the The Met Fifth Avenue’s facade recognizes the homeland of the Indigenous Lenape diaspora.
By Sylvia Yount and Patricia Marroquin Norby May 12, 2021

How Can Art Tell Us About Who We Are?

Join Francesca and Cyrus as artist Ty Defoe connects art in the Museum with stories and dance from his home.

By Ty Defoe Apr 5, 2019

Conserving a Yup'ik Mask

Conservator Caitlin Mahony consults with Chuna McIntyre, a Yup'ik dancer, on her approach to conserving a Yup'ik mask.

By Caitlin Mahony and Chuna McIntyre Feb 4, 2019

Historian Ned BlackHawk on Native American Artworks

“If we reorient our view of history, can we expand the view ahead?”

By Ned Blackhawk Oct 3, 2018

Bringing Native American Art to the American Wing

Introducing Art of Native America, a landmark exhibition at The Met’s American Wing,
By Gaylord Torrence and Marjorie Alexander Oct 3, 2018

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Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara

In the Sahel, a vast region south of the Sahara, a series of medieval empires fueled a global network of trade and cultural exchange.
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Alice Neel: People Come First

Learn more about one of the 20th century’s most radical painters, a champion of social justice whose humanist principles inspired her life and art.

A New Look at Old Masters

Learn more about the vision behind the reinstallation of the European Paintings galleries.

Contemporary Artist Commissions

Hear from contemporary artists invited to create original works for The Met.

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Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection
Exhibition

This landmark exhibition showcases more than 50 cultures across North America.

A painting of a landscape with mountains and a waterfall, and Native Americans camped in the foreground
Feature

In Native Perspectives, contemporary Native artists and historians respond to 18th- and 19th-century Euro-American works of art.

Interview

Learn about Kent Monkman’s mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People), which inaugurated The Met’s Great Hall Commission.

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