Exhibitions

Matisse: In Search of True Painting—An Exploration of Matisse’s Painting Process—Opens December 4 at Metropolitan Museum
December 4, 2012—March 17, 2013

New Metropolitan Museum Installation of Historical Trade Cards Celebrates Women and Sport
Through July 14, 2013

Major Exhibition on Theme of Nature in Western Art to Open at National Museum of China in Beijing on February 1

“道法自然：大都会艺术博物馆精品展”
2月1日在中国国家博物馆开幕 (Chinese)

Special Exhibition Tells Story of How African Artifacts Were First Recognized as Art in U.S.
November 27, 2012 – September 2, 2013 (extended)

Rare Italian Stringed Instruments from the Sau-Wing Lam Collection on View at the Metropolitan Museum Beginning December 18
December 18, 2012 – June 30, 2013

First Comprehensive Retrospective of American Artist George Bellows in Nearly Half a Century on View at Metropolitan Museum
November 15, 2012–February 18, 2013

Magnificent 18th–Century Mechanical Furniture by Abraham and David Roentgen on View in Fall Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum
October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013

Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche on Display for Holiday Season at Metropolitan Museum
November 20, 2012—January 6, 2013

First Major Exhibition Devoted to History of Manipulated Photography Before Digital Age Opens at Metropolitan Museum October 11
October 11, 2012—January 27, 2013