Perspectives
The Met’s home for deep dives on art, interviews, personal essays, scientific discoveries, and more.
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Join David Breslin, Leonard A. Lauder Curator in Charge and Brinda Kumar, Associate Curator, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art to explore Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous.
October 16
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The four metallic, monumental works on The Met’s Fifth Avenue facade mark Chinese artist Liu Wei’s first major presentation in the United States.
October 22
The artist Wendy Red Star asserts her own identity by reclaiming the identities of Indigenous leaders in the 1880 Crow Peace Delegation.
Kathryn Calley Galitz
October 6
Video
Conservation Stories
Watch as Met staff undertake a complex treatment to save a Gilded Age watercolor drawing from Tiffany Studios.
October 14
The bold colors and military symbols in Marsden Hartley’s icon of modernism mask a quiet portrait of queer love.
Laura D. Corey
October 6
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Nature
Explore the dimensions of human-environment relationships in art through botany, environmentalism, gardens, and more.
A close look at these ancient bifaces reveals a profound story about the early human relationship with the environment.
Andrea Myers Achi
October 6
Video
Explore The Astor Chinese Garden Court with Chairman of Asian Art Maxwell K. Hearn and find serenity in the midst of New York City.
October 1
A selection of watercolors by the celebrated artist and designer portray the disappearance of the longleaf pine ecosystem in twentieth-century America.
Nithya Guthikonda
June 24
Archives
Articles, images, and film from The Met’s 150-year history.
Video
From The Vaults
In Part 2 of this two-part program on the natural phenomenon of light and its representation in art, Austrian art historian Sir Ernst Gombrich discusses reflection.
September 22
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From The Vaults
In Part 1 of this two-part program on the natural phenomenon of light and its representation in art, Austrian art historian Sir Ernst Gombrich discusses illumination, shadows, and the direction of light source.
September 22
Video
From The Vaults
This film offers a rare look into the life and work of the artist Lillian Bassman, who helped introduce an avant-garde sensibility to the American newsstand.
July 23
In Circulation
Read articles and the latest news about The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Libraries’ collections, activities, and research related to the history of art.
New resources on The Met’s website for cataloguing, library software, and MARC record sets.
William Blueher
October 21
A striking and technically complex illustrated book depicting moths and butterflies.
Clare Manias
September 23
Watson Library has reopened to the public with a redesigned Nolen Study Room and Circulation Desk area.
Mirabelle Cohen
August 19