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Image for Here I Sette My Thynge to Sprynge
Managing Horticulturist Caleb Leech discusses the significance of the start of spring both at The Cloisters and in the medieval calendar.
Image for The Creative Process of Manaku and the Pahari Painters: Layers of Memory
A paper conservator reveals the unique artistic method by which the Pahari painters translated the gods of literary epic onto polished paper.
Image for After Three Hundred Years of Fading, a Dutch Masterpiece Is Digitally Restored
Three centuries of light exposure caused a famous still life to fade. Here's how a team of conservators and curators brought it (digitally) back to life.
Image for Getting "Meta" with *Spies in the House of Art*
Douglas Eklund, associate curator in the Department of Photographs, introduces the next topic for the Teen Advisory Group's blog posts: the exhibition Spies in the House of Art: Photography, Film, and Video.
Image for The Dining Room at The Met: A Distinguished History
Marketing Director Lisa Vrod and Satellites Manager Katie Didrichsen of Restaurant Services detail the history of The Met’s Dining Room.
Image for Bring Your Curiosity: Introducing the 2017–18 Season of MetLiveArts
Limor Tomer, general manager of Concerts and Lectures, unveils the dynamic new season of MetLiveArts programming.
Image for Power Paper: the Amate Manuscripts of Alfonso García Tellez
Associate Museum Librarian for Interlibrary Services and Digital Initiatives Robyn Fleming discusses some of the rare handmade bark paper (amate) books by Mexican artist Alfonso García Tellez.
Image for *A Harmonious Ensemble*: Rediscovering the Department of Musical Instruments
Visiting Committee Member Rebecca Lindsey announces a new publication chronicling the history of the Department of Musical Instruments.
Image for Sonic Storytelling with 3-D Audio at The Met
Managing Editor and Producer Nina Diamond shares insight into the collaborative production and complex layers that underlie The Met's first 3-D audio experience.
Image for Exploring Coptic Prayers Written on Venetian Paper
Hagop Kevorkian Curatorial Fellow Alzahraa K. Ahmed summarizes her recent investigation into the production dates of two Coptic codices in the Department of Islamic Art's collection.
Image for Representing the Female Body
Author:Kristin Plys
Posted On:Friday, March 8, 2024
Take a closer look at two feminist artworks from the 1980s
by Lala Rukh and the Guerrilla Girls.
Image for <em>Harlem Is Everywhere</em>: Episode 5, Art as Activism
Author:Jessica Lynne
Posted On:Tuesday, March 19, 2024
What was the political legacy of the Harlem Renaissance?
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Author:Elvira Mancini
Posted On:Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Explore Watson Library's collection of Jewish marriage contracts.

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Blog Article

Abstraction

Author:Maggie Millner
Posted On:Friday, March 1, 2024
This painting was different from the work I knew: it seemed somehow vaster than the landscapes, deader than the bones.
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Blog Article

The Block

Author:Major Jackson
Posted On:Friday, March 22, 2024
I am startled by the intimacy the mural grants us.