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Sky with puffy blue and white clouds. A light blue sky peeks through the top right corner of the image.
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Immaterial: Space, Part 1
Giving form to a feeling.
June 18, 2024
Detail of Adam's face.
Audio
Immaterial: Stone
Making and breaking legacies.
June 4, 2024
White "Immaterial" logo text superimposed on a close-up of colorful feathers.
Audio
Introducing: Immaterial Season 2
Revealing the stories behind the building blocks of creativity.
May 24, 2024
Several plaster mold models of a horse's head and a man's torso on a platform, while a human figure walks around to assess the fragmented sculptures.
Video
The Making of a Bronze Statue, 1922
How do you make a monument? Produced by the Museum in 1922, this short film follows the American artist Alexander Phimister Proctor’s process of sculpting Theodore Roosevelt.
January 24, 2023
Image of an older Chinese man doing calligraphy with a brush and ink behind The Met's Astor Court with plants in the background.
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Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with Chinese Calligraphy
Grab your brush and ink and give calligraphy a try to commemorate the Lunar New Year!
January 19, 2023
Detail of a jar made by the enslaved potter Dave (later known as David Drake).
Examining Storage Jars from the American South
Scientific research on food residue found in nineteenth-century stoneware vessels produced by enslaved artisans sheds light on the contents once stored inside.
Adriana Rizzo
January 10, 2023
Collage of modern art works in red, green, and orange tones against black background
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Paul Klee: "In the Magic Kitchen" | MetSpeaks
Join scholar Charles W. Haxthausen as he explores the variety of artist Paul Klee’s practice and reflects on its art-historical implications.
Charles W. Haxthausen
December 15, 2022
Photo of two women looking at a brown, blue, and red tapestry of a King, woman on left is pointing at the tapestry.
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Conserving the King Arthur Tapestry
Follow the conservation treatment of “King Arthur” from the “Nine Heroes Tapestries” series, among the oldest in The Met’s collection.
December 13, 2022
Two people looking to the left with a camera against trees.
Video
The Bechers in Ohio, 1987
Watch a silent film of the photographer couple, Bernd and Hilla Becher, on a road trip through the American heartland.
Max Becher
November 1, 2022
Pencil sketch from Picasso's notebook.
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A Picasso Sketchbook: Fantasy and Reality
In his inaugural talk at The Met, scholar Neil Cox explores Picasso’s Sketchbook No. 26, which the artist kept until his death. Deciphering written notes and Cubist drawings, Cox reveals Picasso’s drawing processes and explores connections with his other sketchbooks, paintings, drawings, and sculptures from around 1913.
Neil Cox
October 25, 2022