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Scientists and a conservator at The Met, an art historian at The Frick Collection, and scientists at the Doerner Institut in Munich team up to investigate changes to the composition and the discoloration of some paint passages.
Dorothy Mahon, Silvia A. Centeno, Federico Carò, Margaret Iacono, Heike Stege, and Andrea Obermeier
June 18, 2020
Five people smile and stand in front of an ivory wall with white text that reads: "On the Shores"
Two recent fellows from Senegal reflect on their time at The Met conducting outreach for the exhibition Sahel.
Oumy Mbaye and Mouhamet Traoré
June 4, 2020
Video
See this landmark exhibition featuring the cultural achievements of various medieval empires in sub-Saharan Africa.
May 15, 2020
Detail from Nicolas Poussin's "Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun"
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Consider one of the masterpieces of The Met collection, a painting by Nicolas Poussin, as a Met curator reflects on its meaning and shares new perspectives given the experience of our current moment.
May 2, 2020
The Met Fifth facade
Learn about the German painter's art and influence in this conversation with the curators of The Met's exhibition.
Rachel High
April 14, 2020
The Met Fifth facade
Experience 5,000 years of art—online! Get inspired and stay engaged with this list of digital content at The Met.
The Digital Editors
March 17, 2020
The Met Fifth facade
In a new set of installations, The Met spotlights universal themes.
Max Hollein
March 10, 2020
The Met Fifth facade
Keïta, an archaeologist and museum director, speaks on historic West African empires.
Will Fenstermaker and Isabella Garces
February 26, 2020
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This short documentary follows the custom installation of Isamu Noguchi’s beloved sculpture Water Stone and offers a special opportunity to witness a living artist interact with staff as their work is prepared for display.
February 7, 2020
A woman examines a film strip
Each month in 2020, The Met will release three to four films from the Museum’s extensive moving-image archive.
Christopher Alessandrini, Robin Schwalb, and Stephanie Wuertz
January 31, 2020