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Associate Curator Bradley Strauchen-Scherer explains the design and installation behind Fanfare, a new display of brass instruments.
Bradley Strauchen-Scherer
June 4, 2018
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Bhabha discusses her work’s themes of colonialism, war, displacement, and memories of place.
Huma Bhabha and Shanay Jhaveri
April 17, 2018
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Intern Youngshin Yook takes readers behind the scenes to see the installation of Diamond Mountains: Travel and Nostalgia in Korean Art.
Youngshin Yook
April 17, 2018
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Exhibition curator Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide shares the magnificence of the Palace of Versailles, and previews the exhibition Visitors to Versailles at The Met.
Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide
April 9, 2018
A conservationist in a gallery setting stitches the tutu on Edgar Degas's sculpture, The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer.
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Watch a video about the construction of a new tutu for The Met's cast of Degas's famous sculpture, The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer.
April 6, 2018
Workers using lifts to carefully install a large artwork on a museum wall, surrounded by smaller framed pieces.
Curator Keith Christiansen gives readers a behind-the-scenes view of how Raphael's Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints was moved into a new gallery location.
Keith Christiansen
March 26, 2018
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In celebration of the fiftieth episode of MetCollects, Video Editor Sarah Cowan and Production Editor Dana Miller discuss how the online series began and take a look at what's to come next.
Dana Miller and Sarah Cowan
March 19, 2018
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Fellow Aurora Graldi shares insights into the exhibition Crowns of the Vajra Masters: Ritual Art of Nepal.
Aurora Graldi
March 6, 2018
Two museum staff members transport a framed painting on a trolley in an art gallery, surrounded by various artworks.
Collections Management Associate Bianca Ruthven highlights some of the recent discoveries being made about the European Paintings collection as artworks are being moved in preparation for the Skylights Project.
Bianca Ruthven
February 27, 2018
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Curatorial Intern Ji Mary Seo takes readers behind the scenes of Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas as teams from across the Museum prepare for the exhibition's opening.
Ji Mary Seo
February 22, 2018