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What were the sounds of the Harlem Renaissance?

Jessica Lynne, James Smalls, Richard J. Powell, Christian McBride, and Carl Phillips March 12

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

Jessica Lynne, Denise Murrell, Richard J. Powell, Monica L. Miller, Bridget R. Cooks, and Mary Schmidt Campbell February 20

How music, fashion, literature, and art shaped a modern Black identity during the Harlem Renaissance and beyond

February 16

Learn how Picasso’s defining portrait of Gertrude Stein helped usher in a new era of modern art and literature.

Francesca Wade Nov 22, 2023

Despite Karl Lagerfeld's insistence on the separation between art and fashion, he drew inspiration from a wide range of artistic sources.

Kai Toussaint Marcel Jul 14, 2023

Discover the journey of 47 caps and headdresses from Central Africa’s Congo River basin to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.

Wendy A. Grossman Sep 26, 2022

How did a set of Congolese headdresses influence the evolution of modern fashion?

Wendy A. Grossman Sep 26, 2022

Once the toast of Paris, avant-garde photographer Germaine Krull held a mirror to queer life in interwar France.

Marina Molarsky-Beck Aug 17, 2021

"This was my first step into modernism, which after this I began to appreciate more and more."

Amelia Peck Jan 31, 2013