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Conserving a Yup'ik Mask

February 4, 2019

By Caitlin Mahony and Chuna McIntyre

Conservator Caitlin Mahony consults with Chuna McIntyre, a Yup'ik dancer, on her approach to conserving a Yup'ik mask.

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Casa Susanna

21. Juli 2025–25. Januar 2026

Photographs and publications from a 1960s cross-dressing community that met in NYC and the Catskills, created by and for its members.

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The Mask of Agamemnon: An Example of Electroformed Reproduction of Artworks Made by E. Gilliéron in the Early Twentieth Century

June 1, 2011

By Dorothy H. Abramitis

Conservator Dorothy H. Abramitis explains the process of electrotyping, which was developed in the nineteenth century to reproduce many different kinds of historic metalworks.

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Reconfiguring an African Icon: Odes to the Mask by Modern and Contemporary Artists from Three Continents

July 7, 2011

By Yaëlle Biro

The current exhibition Reconfiguring an African Icon: Odes to the Mask by Modern and Contemporary Artists from Three Continents reflects the dynamic intersection of two areas of the Museum's permanent collections—it is presented in the spacious passageway between the galleries of modern art and those dedicated to the arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.

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Behind the Mask: The Archaeology of Golden Kingdoms

January 31, 2018

By Joanne Pillsbury

Curator Joanne Pillsbury previews the exhibition Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas, which will illuminate the role of luxury arts along the Golden Road of the ancient Americas.

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Connections: Maps

January 24, 2011

By Melanie Holcomb

Medieval art curator Melanie Holcomb talks about how maps help her make sense of the world.

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Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art

21. November 2022–2. April 2023

In Maya art, the gods are depicted at all stages of life: as infants, as adults at the peak of their maturity and influence, and as they age. The gods could die, and some were born anew, serving as models of regeneration and resilience. In Lives of…