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Join artists, researchers, and art professionals for a symposium that uses the exhibition Rayyane Tabet / Alien Property as a starting point to challenge the concept of the universal museum—a place to see the whole world under one roof—and its relationship to material and digital cultural heritage.
June 21, 2021
These recent additions to The Met’s Watson Library celebrate Black joy and liberation.
Sophia Alexandrov
June 17, 2021
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Explore Alice Neel’s relationship with queer culture and her vivid portraits of LGBTQIA+ subjects, including artist Jackie Curtis and poet Adrienne Rich.
Randall Griffey
June 12, 2021
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Join curator James Doyle for a conversation with Civic Practice Partnership artist in residence Miguel Luciano about the contemporary resonance of Taíno art.
June 11, 2021
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Watch Lost Souls of Saturn, Seth Troxler and Phil Moffa, combine music, storytelling, and technology to create a unique, immersive performance environment.
June 3, 2021
A bronze plaque installed on the The Met Fifth Avenue’s facade recognizes the homeland of the Indigenous Lenape diaspora.
Sylvia Yount and Patricia Marroquin Norby
May 12, 2021
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Watch American artist Alice Neel (1900–1984) speak about her painting and activism.
Alice Neel
March 4, 2021
Kelly Baum, Maricelle Robles, and Sylvia Yount recount and reflect on the complicated legacy of the 1969 Met exhibition Harlem on My Mind.
Kelly Baum, Maricelle Robles, and Sylvia Yount
February 17, 2021
Celebrate Black History Month with these 5 videos on Black art, culture, and history—plus more from The Met collection.
Lela Jenkins
February 16, 2021
Following The Met’s temporary closure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, staff began researching how the Museum had responded to other global crises that took place during its 150-year history.
Allison Rudnick and James Moske
December 24, 2020