Perspectives

Memling's Faces

They say we are given a face at birth that we must live with initially, but by a certain age, we make our own face and then we must live with that.

David Levi Strauss May 20

Reflective mirror that says EVERYTHING WILL BE TAKEN AWAY.

Visualizing the Afterlife

Explore how artists across time and place have contemplated the afterlife.

Andrea Myers Achi and Akili Tommasino May 17

Black-and-white poster with a bold statistic about AIDS, an image of a baby doll, and accompanying text about HIV/AIDS in babies.

Queer Activist Art

Gran Fury’s weapons of mass production.

Jasmine Kuylenstierna June 7

A woman in a multicolored dress is seated on a yellow couch, her back to the viewer. In the background at right is a black and white portrait of a mother holding a baby; at left is the room's doorway. The wallpaper and floor is characterized by whimsical and geometric designs, including portraits as part of the wallpaper.

How to Read Portraits

Kathryn Calley Galitz takes a deep dive into
portraiture from Ancient Roman coins to Instagram selfies.

Rachel High June 6

Photograph of photographer Eileen Travell smiling and adjusting a camera on a tripod.

Channeling Edward

Go behind the scenes at The Met with photographer Eileen Travell as she channels the spirit of Edward C. Moore—the creative force who led Tiffany & Co. during the second half of the 19th century.

June 27

Pride flag being draped over a large public staircase

Out in the Stacks

Honoring LGBTQIA+ artists with Watson Library's new index.

Daisy Paul June 26

Two women standing standing together in a low lit room.

Exhibition Tour—Collecting Inspiration: Edward C. Moore at Tiffany & Co.

Join exhibition curator Medill Higgins Harvey, special guests, curators Deniz Beyazit and Monika Bincsik, on a tour of the exhibition Collecting Inspiration: Edward C. Moore at Tiffany & Co

Medill Higgins Harvey June 20

A chalk-line illustration of a cast of characters from MetKids Microscope Season 2, featuring an art detective pointing her magnifying glass at a microscope, fingerprint ghosts, an assortment of bugs, and a girl resting on a magnifying glass zooming in on a bug-eaten leaf

The science behind the art (and the art behind the science!) at The Met.

An iPhone showing the Immaterial podcast art for Season 2 - white

5,000 years of art, one material at a time

Grid of nine black and white photographic portraits of artists

What artists see when they look at The Met

Harlem Is Everywhere podcast artwork featuring William Henry Johnsons's

A new podcast about the art and legacy of the Harlem Renaissance

Out in the Stacks

Honoring LGBTQIA+ artists with Watson Library's new index.

Daisy Paul June 26

A figure in bold, colorful makeup and elaborate costuming stands holding a platter with donuts. Their white dress is ruffled, and they're wearing a headdress made of pink flowers.

Catalyst Quartet: “Bassline Fabulous” with Machine Dazzle | MetLiveArts

In December 2022, as part of their Met residency, Catalyst Quartet presented an immersive dive into Bach’s behemoth Goldberg Variations.

June 10

Queer Activist Art

Gran Fury’s weapons of mass production.

Jasmine Kuylenstierna June 7

An image of two young figures sitting on the branch of a birch tree. The top and bottom portions of the image are blurred, drawing attention to the in-focus face of the figure on the left.

“Birches” by Robert Frost: An Optical Poem, 2024 | From the Vaults

“When I see birches bend to left and right / Across the lines of straighter darker trees, / I like to think some boy’s been swinging them.” On April 7, 1955, Robert Frost delivered a poetry reading at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

March 26