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editorial

Paper “Likes”: Reward of Merit Cards from the Jefferson R. Burdick Collection

June 23, 2016

By Liz Zanis

Collections Management Associate Liz Zanis takes a look at early Reward of Merit cards, a large selection of which are part of The Met's Jefferson R. Burdick Collection of Printed Ephemera.

editorial

Scaling the Mission: The Met Collection API

October 25, 2018

By Loic Tallon

Chief Digital Officer Loic Tallon announces the launch of The Met Collection API, the next step in making the Museum's collection one of the most accessible on the internet.

video

Growing Thunder Collective on Karl Bodmer | Artists on Artwork

June 23, 2021

By Joyce Growing Thunder, Juanita Growing Thunder, Jessa Rae Growing Thunder, and Thayer Tolles

Join Growing Thunder Collective, three generations of traditional beadwork and quillwork artists, for a glimpse into their collaborative practice and the relevance of Swiss-born artist Karl Bodmer’s portraits of Indigenous peoples to the work they create today.

editorial

The Human Connection: Photographs from Tutankhamun's Tomb

November 4, 2022

By Isabel Stünkel

The Human Connection focuses on photographs Harry Burton took during the excavation of the tomb of King Tutankhamun. The installation was on view in Gallery 132 from Nov. 4, 2022 to Nov. 26, 2023.

editorial

Artists' Publications Study Collection

August 5, 2020

By Tony White

Florence and Herbert Irving Associate Chief Librarian Tony White discusses Watson Library's growing collection of artists' books.

Press Release

THE ARTIST AS COLLECTOR: MASTERPIECES FROM THE C. C. WANG FAMILY COLLECTION

video

Met Stories: Connection

April 3, 2020

By Jenita Pettway and Ariun Sanjaajamts

Watch episode four of Met Stories with Jenita Pettway and Ariun Sanjaajamts.

Essay

The Dietrich von Bothmer Fragment Collection

December 13, 2018

This study collection of more than 16,000 fragments of Greek vases has been digitized and is accessible on The Met's website.

video

Collecting Cubism

July 23, 2014

By Rebecca Rabinow and Emily Braun

The ninth-annual Women and the Critical Eye program featuring a conversation between Emily Braun and Rebecca Rabinow, who discuss Leonard Lauder's criteria for collecting, including the importance of the "aesthetic wow," rarity, state of conservation, and attention to a work's curriculum vitae.

editorial

Reflections on The Met Collection and Cultural Property

May 9, 2023

By Max Hollein

Met director Max Hollein reflects on current discussions about cultural property, provides background on The Met collection, and previews several important initiatives.

Art

Button

Schiaparelli (French, founded 1927)

Date: 1938
Accession Number: 2009.300.1502a, b

Art

Button

Schiaparelli (French, founded 1927)

Date: fall 1937
Accession Number: 2009.300.1500a–c

Art