The Andean hats are fabric caps with square tops that are punctuated with a peak at each corner. These ancient works of art, many of which remain intact, attracted Arthur Bullowa's attention many years ago. Their remarkably well-preserved condition offers the opportunity to discuss the complexity of Andean thought as it is demonstrated by the textile medium, a medium of consummate importance to the ancient peoples of the Andes. The three-dimensionality of these hats distinguishes them from other Andean fabrics and invites the insight into Andean spatial concepts that Ms. Frame details here. The brightly decorated colored patterns worked with such care can in fact be read both linearly and volumetrically, an accomplishment that demands attention and respect.

Did you know there are tons of very small ancient Egyptian hippos at The Met? Use the clues in this post and meet four tiny hippos today!

A hundred years ago, The Met acquired a comprehensive collection of prints by the celebrated artist Albrecht Dürer. This fall, the Museum celebrates Dürer by showing his prints in four exhibitions at The Met Fifth Avenue.

Collection Development Librarian Ross Day gets into the spirit of the Fourth of July by examining the quintessentially American design company Jack Denst Designs, Inc.

Pat Steir discusses the egg sculpture, on view in the Museum's Great Hall through tomorrow, April 17, that she designed for the citywide Fabergé Big Egg Hunt.

Former High School Intern Julia S. visits an eighteenth-century period room and feels transported back to the age of Marie Antoinette.

Emily Sutter, coordinator for Digital Learning, discovers what happens in one of the exciting Children's Classes at The Met.