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Read articles and the latest news about The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Libraries' collections, activities, and research related to the history of art.

NEH grant participants group photo in the reading room

Expanding the Collection

A project to enhance Watson's holdings of works by and about Indigenous American, Hispanic American/Latinx, and Asian American/Pacific Islander artists
Portrait painting of a seated young woman holding a bouquet of flowers and wearing a white blouse and full blue skirt with white lace edging

Four Trailblazing Women Artists

Watson Library celebrates Women's History Month with books by and about four women artists
Futurist mosaic showing two men wielding colored rays around a gear-like spiral

Ukrainian Books in Watson Library

A selection of books about public art and monuments in Ukraine

Building an Archive of Global Surrealism

How a special exhibition expanded Watson Library's holdings of international Surrealism
4 images of Nick Cave works

A Selection of African American Art and Artists’ Books

Watson Library celebrates Black History Month
Chuck Close portraits

Accessibility Matters

Watson Library's efforts to make its e-resources accessible
Blue woman and pink eggs

Risographs in Watson Library

Artists explore the potential of a new printmaking technology.
Southwestern landscape

Contemporary Native American Art Books

Watson Library celebrates Native American Heritage Month with books by and about Indigenous artists
Mopope Eagle Dancer

Native American Art Books

Watson Library celebrates Native American Heritage Month with books by and about Indigenous artists
Black-and-white headshot of Audrey Hepburn in a feathered hat and ruff

Stitch by Stitch, Click by Click

Browsing fashion in Watson Library's electronic collections
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