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Portrait of a smiling person with gray curly hair and black glasses alongside a red and black abstract sculpture on a rooftop, with a city skyline in the background.
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Meet the Artist: The Roof Garden Commission: Jennie C. Jones, Ensemble
April 24
Met security guard Armia Khalil crosses his arms and smiles while standing across from his artwork in gallery, a carved bust of a woman with a scarab in her hair.
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Magical Encounters: Security Guard’s Art Included in Major Met Exhibition
A chance encounter and a friendly chat led to the inclusion of Armia Malak Khalil’s art in a major Met exhibition.
January 23
Older woman sits and smile, wearing blue. On the right side of the composite image there is an abstract painting, in black and white.
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Meet the Artist—The Great Hall Commission: Tong Yang-Tze, Dialogue
Go behind the scenes with artist Tong Yang-Tze as she discusses The Great Hall Commission: Tong Yang-Tze, Dialogue.
December 19, 2024
Diptych of works of Nefertiti from Flight Into Egypt exhibition
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Exhibition Tour—Flight Into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now
Join Akili Tommasino, Curator in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, artist Julie Mehretu, and artist Fred Wilson, for a virtual tour of Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now
December 5, 2024
Composite image of a woman with grey hair and sunglasses, next to a white sculpture
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Meet the Artist—The Genesis Facade Commission: Lee Bul, Long Tail Halo
Go behind the scenes with Korean artist Lee Bul as she discusses The Genesis Facade Commission - Lee Bul, Long Tail Halo, on view through May 27, 2025.
October 18, 2024
Two people standing in front of metal sculpture.
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BONUS SCENE—Petrit Halilaj and architect, Frida Escobedo discuss the Roof Garden Commission: Abetare
Uncover the visual illusions of metal sculptures with Petrit Halilaj and architect, Frida Escobedo.
October 16, 2024
Two photo side by side, the left: sculpture of a giant spider with the city skyline blue, in the background. The image on the right is the artist, standing in between a sculpture.
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Meet the Artist—Petrit Halilaj: The Roof Garden Commission, Abetare
Go behind the scenes with artist Petrit Halilaj, who discusses with curator Iria Candela the inspiration and making of his 2024 Roof Garden Commission: Abetare.
May 7, 2024
The architect Frida Escobedo smiling at artist Sheila Hicks, who holds a microphone. They are seated with a light blue background behind them.
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The Threads of Architecture with Sheila Hicks and Frida Escobedo
Celebrate International Women’s Day with fiber arts pioneer Sheila Hicks and Frida Escobedo, lead architect of The Met’s new Tang Wing.
March 8, 2024
Curator Denise Murrell stands in a purple shirt before a painting by Aaron Douglas featuring geometric abstracted figures rendered in a wide range of purples and greens.
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Exhibition Tour—The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism
Join Dr. Denise M. Murrell, Merryl H. and James S. Tisch Curator at Large in The Met’s Director's Office, for a virtual tour of the groundbreaking exhibition The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism.
Denise Murrell
March 7, 2024
Composite image of black man wearing all black with a b lack hat and glasses, next to the great hall of The Met Museum with the lights lighting the ceiling
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Meet the Artist—The Great Hall Commission Jacolby Satterwhite
Go behind the scenes with artist Jacolby Satterwhite, who discusses his artistic process and inspiration for his 2023 multi-channel video installation in The Met’s Great Hall.
October 19, 2023