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South-facing view of The Met exterior steps from the 5th Ave plaza. Sunlight hits the building facade, and the steps bustle with seated and standing visitors.
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Immaterial: Space, Part 2
Behind the scenes at The Met.
July 2, 2024
The artist Lauren Halsey in colorful clothing sitting before her Roof Garden Commission, a giant Egyptian-inspired temple.
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Meet the Artist—Lauren Halsey: The Roof Garden Commission
Go behind the scenes with artist Lauren Halsey, who discusses the inspiration and making of The Met’s 2023 Roof Garden Commission.
May 10, 2023
Silver print of an Ancient Egyptian statue of Anubis, depicted as a black jackal, draped in a tattered white cloth, resting on an ornate base.
The Human Connection: Photographs from Tutankhamun's Tomb
The Human Connection focuses on photographs Harry Burton took during the excavation of the tomb of King Tutankhamun. The installation was on view in Gallery 132 from Nov. 4, 2022 to Nov. 26, 2023.
Isabel Stünkel
November 4, 2022
A close-up of a limestone sculpted head of Tutankhamun with young facial features and a textured and ornate helmet, set against a gray background.
Tutankhamun's World: A Self-Guided Tour
The reign of Tutankhamun represents barely ten years (ca. 1336–1327 B.C.) in the three-thousand-year chronicle of ancient Egypt.
Aude Semat
November 4, 2022
Close-up detail of a sheet of tan linen cloth
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Immaterial: Linen
Suit up as we undress the complex legacy of linen.
August 3, 2022
Detail of an ancient Egyptian limestone statue of Hatshepsut
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Spotlight: Challenging Power through Gender Representation
What does the androgynous depiction of Hatshepsut—and its subsequent destruction—tell us about the role of gender in Ancient Egypt?
Aude Semat and Mona Eltahawy
June 2, 2022
A video still of the golden funerary mask of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, adorned with blue and gold stripes and intricate detailing.
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Museum, 1972
What’s life like behind the scenes at a museum? This documentary offers a rare glimpse at the inner workings of several North American institutions.
January 7, 2022
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Met Stories: Home
Watch episode ten of Met Stories with Paul Konigsburg and Nikhil Chopra.
Paul Konigsburg and Nikhil Chopra
November 19, 2020
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Daily Life in Egypt: Ancient and Modern, 1925
When this film was made a century ago, Cairo was much smaller, and to Western visitors the way of life along the Nile River appeared to resemble that of Pharaonic Egypt.
October 16, 2020
The Met Fifth facade
Paint Like An Egyptian!
How did ancient Egyptians create dazzling paintings? Let's explore the process, and then try making your own tools for painting!
Anna Serotta, Julie Marie Seibert, and Isabel Stünkel
July 20, 2020