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A New Web Feature: MetCollects

Posted on Monday, March 10, 2014, by Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO

Director and CEO Thomas P. Campbell announces the launch of the Met's latest web series, MetCollects.

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A Look at the Life of Bashford Dean

Posted on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, by Donald J. La Rocca, Curator, Department of Arms and Armor

Curator Donald J. La Rocca introduces Bashford Dean (1867–1928), founding curator of the Department of Arms and Armor.

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Making a Tapestry—How Did They Do That?

Posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, by Sarah Mallory, Research Assistant, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Research Assistant Sarah Mallory describes the tools and techniques weavers have used to create these rare works of art.

American West in Bronze Exhibition Blog

The American West in Film

Posted on Thursday, January 30, 2014, by Shannon Vittoria, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow, The American Wing

Shannon Vittoria, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow in The American Wing, discusses the American Western, a cinematic genre as old as filmmaking itself.

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Event Highlights: March 14–16

Posted: Thursday, March 13, 2014

The Museum offers hundreds of events and programs each month—including lectures, films, tours, family activities, and more. The following listings are just a sample of our upcoming programs.
American West in Bronze Exhibition Blog

The North American Bison in Sculpture

Thayer Tolles, Marica F. Vilcek Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, The American Wing
Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Thayer Tolles, the Marica F. Vilcek Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, discusses the importance of the bison to turn-of-the-twentieth-century sculptors of western themes.
Digital Underground

Music at the Museum: "In Rapt Silence"

Stephanie Post, Senior Digital Asset Specialist, Digital Media
Posted: Thursday, February 27, 2014

Senior Digital Asset Specialist Stephanie Post introduces images of concertgoers at the Museum in the early twentieth century.
Of Note

Rosanne Cash Reflects on Her Relationship with the Guitar

Jayson Dobney, Associate Curator and Administrator, Department of Musical Instruments
Posted: Monday, March 10, 2014

After a recent performance at the Museum, Rosanne Cash shared her thoughts on the beauty of the guitar while touring the Met's Musical Instrument galleries.
Teen Blog

The American West: Times Change, Places Change, and We Reflect

Natalee, TAG Member; and Tiffany, TAG Member
Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Teen Advisory Group members Natalee and Tiffany share their response to the many buffalos seen in the exhibition The American West in Bronze, 1850–1925.
Travel Blog

Contemporary Art in Mexico City

Ian Alteveer, Associate Curator, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art
Posted: Thursday, February 6, 2014

Ian Alteveer, associate curator in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, recounts the group's visits to artist Gabriel Orozco's studio, the Zona Maco art fair, and the Kurimanzutto Gallery in Mexico City.