Perspectives
The Met’s home for deep dives on art, interviews, personal essays, scientific discoveries, and more.
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Explore the history of the Temple of Dendur and the Arts of Oceania in immersive virtual reality.
Brett Renfer
November 12
Discover how American sculptor George Grey Barnard’s fascination with medieval European art inspired an enterprising collection and the eventual foundation of The Met Cloisters.
Shirin Fozi and Julia Perratore
November 13
Discover Kiki de Montparnasse’s abiding influence on Man Ray’s photographic practice.
Mark Braude
October 10
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October 23
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Short documentaries direct a local lens on some of Africa’s most notable cultural landscapes.
See the science behind the art (and the art behind the science!) at The Met.
Audiovisual materials from the Museum’s extensive archive.
Native American and Indigenous Heritage
These stories celebrate the cultural achievements of Native American, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian artists.
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“It's important to create this connection with the past.”
September 16
Sean Connelly's Spheric Oceania offers an alternative cartography, mapping Oceania as a cosmic container of ancestral connection.
Maggie Wander and Sean Connelly
August 20
From the Archives
Articles, images, and film from The Met's 150-year history.
Discover how American sculptor George Grey Barnard’s fascination with medieval European art inspired an enterprising collection and the eventual foundation of The Met Cloisters.
Shirin Fozi and Julia Perratore
November 13
Video
September 4
Video
In Circulation
Read articles and the latest news about The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Libraries' collections, activities, and research related to the history of art.
Resources for exploring Black style and dandyism in The Costume Institute Library.
Julie Lê and Kai Toussaint Marcel
October 15
The conservation of edible books.
Mary Kallem
September 17
Recent acquisitions and highlights in The Costume Institute Library.
Julie Lê
July 30