The latest episodes of MetCollects—our monthly online feature highlighting works of art new to the Museum's collection—celebrate two works of art that elevate language and the printed word.

Associate Museum Educator Emma Wegner recalls Chess Day at The Met Cloisters.

Barbara Drake Boehm, Paul and Jill Ruddock Senior Curator for The Met Cloisters, shares a tale from her summer travels.

The illustrations of the Washington Haggadah, currently on loan to the Metropolitan from the Library of Congress, suggest—with a touch of humor and not a little humanity—some of the challenges inherent in following the instructions for celebrating the Passover seder.

This week we turned the pages in the Washington Haggadah, which is on loan to the Museum from the Library of Congress through July 4.

Curator Barbara Drake Boehm discusses two stories from the legend of Saint Nicholas that have become unexpectedly resonant for her this summer.

Curator Barbara Drake Boehm looks at medieval representations of martyrs Saint Thecla and Saint Catherine in honor of their autumn feast days.

Curator Barbara Drake Boehm looks at medieval representations of martyrs Saint Bartholomew and Saint Lawrence in honor of their August feast days.

Barbara Drake Boehm, Paul and Jill Ruddock Senior Curator for The Met Cloisters, details the only two medieval queen chess pieces in American museums.

Guest Blogger Hannah Holden details MediaLab Intern Kevin Yoo's experience creating 3D-printed medieval rosary beads for the spring 2015 MediaLab Expo.