The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Essay

Ethiopian Healing Scrolls

April 1, 2015

By Kristen Windmuller-Luna

Images on scrolls are nonrepresentational talismanic designs that reveal mysteries and enhance the effectiveness of written prayers.

video

Artist Interview Series: Xing Danwen

December 11, 2013

Xing Danwen discusses her work in Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China.

editorial

A Stroll through the Gardens at The Met Cloisters!

July 12, 2018

By The MetKids Editoral Team

The #MetKids editors share some fun facts about a garden at The Met Cloisters where you can find plants grown in Europe in the Middle Ages.

video

How this Chinese scroll confronts us with our own mortality

September 17, 2013

By Maxwell K. Hearn

"We’ve gone from the solid world into this confrontation with the ultimate emptiness of life."

editorial

Rodin, Redon, Renoir: Selecting Paintings for Rodin at The Met

November 13, 2017

By Alison Hokanson

Assistant Curator Alison Hokanson discusses how she found the perfect paintings to complement Rodin's sculptures in the Rodin at The Met exhibition.

editorial

A New Life for the Book of the Dead

July 28, 2016

By Rebecca Capua

Associate Conservator Rebecca Capua details the second phase of deinstalling and reinstalling the Book of the Dead for the newly renovated Ptolemaic art galleries.

editorial

Assistant Curator Yaëlle Biro describes a new installation in the gallery devoted to Ethiopian art that combines historical works from the Museum's collection with a series of related creations by a contemporary artist.

Essay

Japanese Illustrated Handscrolls

November 1, 2012

By Anna Willmann

Like a book, a handscroll is an intimate object that is held in the hands and is ideally viewed by only a few people at a time.

editorial

Impressions of Ink Art

February 21, 2014

By Jill

Teen Advisory Group Member Jill shares her impressions of the exhibition Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China.

editorial

Book from the Sky: A Story with No Words

February 7, 2014

By Natalee, Brooke, and Tiffany

Teen Advisory Group Members Natalee, Brooke, and Tiffany discuss Xu Bing's Book from the Sky, a piece in the exhibition Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China.

Art

The Bath, Jávea

Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, Valencia 1863–1923 Cercedilla)

Date: 1905
Accession Number: 09.71.2

Art

Señora de Sorolla (Clotilde García del Castillo, 1865–1929) in Black

Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, Valencia 1863–1923 Cercedilla)

Date: 1906
Accession Number: 09.71.3

Art

Mrs. Winthrop W. Aldrich (Harriet Alexander, 1888–1972)

Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, Valencia 1863–1923 Cercedilla)

Date: 1909
Accession Number: 58.81

Art

Castle of San Servando, Toledo

Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, Valencia 1863–1923 Cercedilla)

Date: 1906
Accession Number: 22.119.1

Press

Expanded and Renovated Galleries for 19th- and Early 20th-Century European Paintings and Sculpture

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's renovated and expanded Galleries for 19th- and Early 20th-Century European Paintings and Sculpture will reopen on December 4, 2007. The newly refurbished galleries – which occupy nearly 35,000 square feet, including 8,000 square feet of new exhibition space named the Henry J. Heinz II Galleries in recognition of a major gift made by his widow, the long-time Metropolitan Museum Trustee Drue Heinz – will showcase European paintings from the Museum's world-renowned collection, dating from 1800 through the early 20th century. This new presentation will feature a more thorough display of the Museum's 19th-century collection, augmented with seminal works from the early modern era.

Press

Expanded and Renovated Galleries for 19th- and Early 20th-Century European Paintings and Sculpture To Reopen December 4 at Metropolitan Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's renovated and expanded Galleries for 19th- and Early 20th-Century European Paintings and Sculpture will reopen on December 4, 2007. The newly refurbished galleries – which occupy nearly 35,000 square feet, including 8,000 square feet of new exhibition space named the Henry J. Heinz II Galleries in recognition of a major gift made by his widow, the long-time Metropolitan Museum Trustee Drue Heinz – will showcase European paintings from the Museum's world-renowned collection, dating from 1800 through the early 20th century. This new presentation will feature a more thorough display of the Museum's 19th-century collection, augmented with seminal works from the early modern era.