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Essay

Stone Sculptural Art in Costa Rica

May 21

By Francisco Corrales Ulloa

Ancient artists of Costa Rica demonstrated great artistic skill in creating stone works such as metates, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figures, and spheres.

Essay

Jade in Costa Rica

October 1, 2001

By Department of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

With Mesoamerica, Costa Rica is one of the two regions in which jade was extensively carved in Precolumbian times.

editorial

A Stone Sphere from Costa Rica

August 19, 2014

By James Doyle

Assistant Curator James Doyle highlights a Precolumbian stone sphere from the Museum's collection, the provenance of which was recently named to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

editorial

The costs

December 11, 2024

By Hannah Sanghee Park

"This poem echoes the dual structure of the inner and outer figures, but in the spirit of the work, transforms it into something unexpected." — Hannah Sanghee Park

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Girault de Prangey's Multiple Exposure Daguerreotypes

May 12, 2019

By Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey

After three years traveling throughout the Eastern Mediterranean, Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey returned to France with more than one thousand daguerreotype—unique photographic images on silvered copper plates.

Publication

Jade in Ancient Costa Rica

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The Artist Project: Edmund de Waal

February 29, 2016

Artist Edmund de Waal reflects on an ewer in the shape of a Tibetan monk's cap in this episode of The Artist Project.

Essay

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901)

May 1, 2010

By Cora Michael

An aristocratic, alcoholic dwarf known for his louche lifestyle, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec created art that was inseparable from his legendary life.

Press Release

El Metropolitan Museum of Art de Nueva York presentará cinco obras maestras del arte victoriano prestadas por el Museo de Arte de Ponce

editorial

Seeds of Impressionism: Public Parks, Private Gardens with Author Colta Ives

April 18, 2018

By Rachel High

Publishing and Marketing Assistant Rachel High sits down with curator emerita Colta Ives to discuss the transformation of Paris during the nineteenth century into a city of tree-lined boulevards and public parks.