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Read more about the Museum’s history of collecting, exhibiting, and making films.

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Remembering Ana Mendieta

Two filmmakers reflect on the pioneering artist, whose feminist thought informed her understanding of the natural world.
By Christopher Alessandrini and Stephanie Wuertz Oct 20, 2021
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Looking Back on a Year of The Met Film Archive

From the Vaults resurfaces selections the Museum’s extensive moving-image archive of over 1,500 film.
By The Digital Editors Mar 3, 2021
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On Robert Flaherty’s The Pottery Maker, with Silent-Film Accompanist Ben Model

Take a deeper look at Flaherty’s enigmatic short and learn about the new score by Ben Model.
By Christopher Alessandrini, Robin Schwalb, and Stephanie Wuertz May 22, 2020
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A View from the Projection Booth

In the beginning, there was analog—and it was good
By Robin Schwalb Mar 2, 2020
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Welcome to The Met Film Archive

Each month in 2020, The Met will release three to four films from the Museum’s extensive moving-image archive.
By Christopher Alessandrini, Robin Schwalb, and Stephanie Wuertz Jan 31, 2020

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From the Vaults

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