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A sparkling, silver suit of armor with a box of onlookers in the background.
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How Did Armor Protect Knights?
What makes a helmet so strong and durable? Learn the tricks of the trade behind knights’ shining armor.
June 5
Illustration of screaming mandrake on a dark background with flowers.
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Are Magic Plants Real?
Some medieval people believed plants had magical properties. Is there a seed of truth hidden in these legends?
June 5
A spotlit, blue-green beetle poses on a carpet.
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Art and Fashion Made from Bugs
Learn how artists were inspired by jewel beetles and the unexpected places we can find them at The Met.
June 5
An audience of horses in a theater watching a horse on a screen framed by red curtains.
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Was this the First Motion Picture?
Let’s roll back the tape to learn the history of the earliest moving images.
June 5
A person stares into a chemical flask filled with a green liquid and three angry monsters.
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Poisonous Colors in Art
Beauty is pain? Meet the scientist who invented a green pigment that turned out to be deadly.
June 5
A cracked egg floats over a table top surface featuring a bowl and whole eggs as well as a bucket of paint brushes and bottles of blue, yellow, and red pigments.
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So That’s How You Make Paint?
What does a cake have in common with an Italian Renaissance painting? The answer may surprise you! Watch to learn about the special properties of egg yolk that make it just as perfect for painting as it is for baking.
October 20, 2023
A painting of a Madonna and egg and an illustrated egg artist holding a paint brush flank either side of an open sketch book with colorful test paint swatches labeled bright, grainy, and dull.
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How to Make Tempera Paint at Home
Did you know that you can make paint in your very own home? In this experiment, make a glorious painting using only ingredients from your kitchen cabinet and refrigerator.
October 20, 2023
An illustrated brain character waves a magic wand over an open sketchbook page featuring an illustrated rainbow painted with many colorful dots.
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How to Make An Optical Illusion
Trick your friends with this optical illusion! Create an entire rainbow using only the primary colors — red, yellow, and blue dots.
October 20, 2023
A time machine dashboard features a map of the world, a carousel of artwork images, and a view of peoples discovering an ancient artifact contained inside a vessel.
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How Do Artworks Last for Thousands of Years?
Take a journey in The Met’s time machine and learn how some objects can last for hundreds of thousands of years!
October 20, 2023
Shiny and rusty green pennies dance on a spotlit dance floor surrounded by a border of pennies.
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Why Do Pennies Turn Green?
Have you ever noticed that some old pennies look almost…green? In this experiment, use vinegar and salt to get to the bottom of how and why pennies turn green.
October 20, 2023