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Essay

Phrygia, Gordion, and King Midas in the Late Eighth Century B.C.

October 1, 2004

By Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art

Most of what is known about Phrygian archaeology and its language derives from excavations at the capital city Gordion, located about sixty miles southwest of the modern Turkish capital of Ankara.

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Paolo Bordignon Plays The Met's Appleton Organ

August 26, 2021

By Paolo Bordignon

Watch a performance in the Musical Instruments galleries on The Met's Appleton Organ.

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The Gorgon’s Head, 1925

March 13, 2020

In this charming silent film, a drawing student’s daydream at The Met brings the ancient Greek myth of Perseus to life.

editorial

The Met's Mighty Pipe Organ

May 5, 2014

By Jayson Kerr Dobney

Associate Curator Jayson Dobney describes the Museum's Thomas Appleton pipe organ and its journey from Connecticut to Pennsylvania and, finally, the Metropolitan.

Publication

Handbook of the Pierpont Morgan Wing

Written in 1925, this handbook discusses the objects exhibited in the galleries of the Pierpont Morgan Wing. Historic photographs of the galleries provide insight into the history of this part of the museum, and a series of general chapters discuss the development of the arts and periods represented in the J. Pierpont Morgan Collection with a consideration of political, social, and economic contexts.

editorial

To Conserve The Met's Pipe Organ, We Pulled Out All the Stops!

February 16, 2018

By Jennifer Schnitker

Assistant Conservator Jennifer Schnitker writes about the restoration of the Thomas Appleton pipe organ.

editorial

Dismantling The Met's Thomas Appleton Pipe Organ

June 1, 2016

By Jayson Kerr Dobney

Associate Curator Jayson Dobney gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the recent dismantling of the Museum's 1830 Thomas Appleton pipe organ, which is now undergoing cleaning and conservation.

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Nicolas Poussin’s Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, 1658

May 2, 2020

Consider one of the masterpieces of The Met collection, a painting by Nicolas Poussin, as a Met curator reflects on its meaning and shares new perspectives given the experience of our current moment.