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Wood scene showing a commotion of figures and animals in distress
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“Woods” by W. H. Auden: An Optical Poem, 2025
Listen to an optical poem illustrating W. H. Auden’s recitation of “Woods” with artworks from The Met collection, juxtaposed with footage of wildlife in Kingston, New York.
February 21
The people standing together in a gallery with hard hanging from the wall, facing them.
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Exhibition Tour—Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature

Join Alison Hokanson, Curator in the Department of European Paintings, and Joanna Sheers Seidenstein, Assistant Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints, along with Max Hollein, Marina Kellen French Director and CEO, to virtually explore Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature.

February 20
Two men in coats stand beside a large tree, gazing at a crescent moon in a dusky sky.
Winter in the Newest World
The poet Emily Pittinos responds to Friedrich’s painting Two Men Contemplating the Moon.
Emily Pittinos
February 3
Crescent Moon Detail from a Durer Print in Black and White
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Moon Art, 1969
Art critic Aline B. Saarinen offers a poetic consideration of the moon’s significance across time and cultures.
January 16
Black shaded drawing of a black boat sailing with threee people.
Reflections on Flooding
How have printmakers in the United States addressed a long history of inundation and the social inequities it exacerbates?
Juan Gabriel Ramirez Bolívar
July 29, 2024
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.
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“Birches” by Robert Frost: An Optical Poem, 2024
“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, 2024
An interior courtyard featuring sculptures and potted plants
Green Rooms: Plants at the Museum
Gallery photographs over the last century reveal the evolving use of plants in indoor design.
Jennie Choi
November 8, 2023
Limestone carving of a male and female figure
The Environmental Values of Early Buddhism
Buddhist Jataka stories, and the vibrant worlds they portray, offer insights into contemporary climate concerns.
Savita Monie
October 25, 2023
Medium frame of a large stone sculpture carved with the likeness of a seated Buddha surrounded by worshippers.
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Exhibition Tour—Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE
Explore Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE in this virtual tour of the exhibition.
August 3, 2023
Image of the artist cecily brown in front of an abstraction.
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An Evening with Cecily Brown
Join artist Cecily Brown and Met curator Adam Eaker for a conversation about Brown’s engagement with art history, influences from The Met collection, and her own singular artistic practice.
Adam Eaker
June 25, 2023