We can speculate about some of Wah’s duties thanks to a set of wooden models that were probably made during his lifetime as part of the burial equipment of his employer, Meketre.
Adela Oppenheim reflects on the curation and installation of this landmark exhibition—the first comprehensive presentation of Middle Kingdom art and culture.
Curator Joanne Pillsbury traces the role of architectural models from across the globe using objects from the Met's collection as well as those on view in the exhibition Design for Eternity: Architectural Models from the Ancient Americas.
One hundred and ten years ago this weekend, on July 2, 1901, American locomotive magnate and Metropolitan Museum of Art benefactor Jacob S. Rogers died. Unbeknownst to the Museum's staff and Trustees at the time, Rogers's death would result in the largest and most significant financial contribution to the institution until that time, and among the most important in its history.
