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Behind the Scenes

Take a peek past the stanchions to learn how The Met collects, conserves, and displays art objects from more than 5000 years of history across the globe.

Meet some of the critters that like to munch on art and books at the Museum and learn how experts keep The Met safe.

Make a field guide and use it to classify bugs like a scientist at the museum.

Musa Guston Mayer takes us into the studio of her father, the artist Philip Guston, reflecting on her relationship with him and the future of his legacy.

Detail of the pamphlet for the Act Up Art Box, with the participating artists names and places where one could find the objects on view

A Short History of the ACT UP Art Box

"ACT UP felt like a collision of creativity, political fervor, and justifiable anger..."

Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the Astor Chinese Garden Court.

Painting by Phillip Guston with a hand holding a canvas with a sunset on it against a grey background.

Philip Guston at The Met

Musa Guston Mayer reflects on her father's art and its legacy.

This short film from 1983 documents the installation of a Ming-style garden courtyard at The Met, the first permanent cultural exchange between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.

The artist Lauren Halsey in colorful clothing sitting before her Roof Garden Commission, a giant Egyptian-inspired temple.

Go behind the scenes with artist Lauren Halsey, who discusses the inspiration and making of The Met’s 2023 Roof Garden Commission.

Two Mannequins behind a black background wearing a white dress on the right and a black on the left designed by Karl Lagerfeld.

Making the Mannequins

Mannequins specially made for the exhibition, Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty, reflect the renowned fashion designer’s aesthetic tastes.
Image of Cecily Brown in her studio.

Go behind the scenes with artist Cecily Brown, who discusses the inspiration and making of Cecily Brown: Death and the Maid, the first full-fledged museum survey of Brown’s work in New York since she made the city her home.

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