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Visualizing the Afterlife
Explore how artists across time and place have contemplated the afterlife.
Andrea Myers Achi and Akili Tommasino
May 17, 2024
Two photos 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 the inspiration and making of his 2024 Roof Garden Commission: Abetare.
May 7, 2024
Associate Conservator Melina Plottu works on the conservation of purple silk dress
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Conserving Gallenga’s Theodosia
Follow the conservation treatment of Maria Monaci Gallenga’s “Theodosia” tea gown and learn about Gallenga’s unique vision as a textile artist and fashion designer.
Mellissa Huber and Melina Plottu
December 4, 2023
Writer Fran Lebowitz speaking and gesturing with her hands in The Met’s Paintings Conservation Lab in front of Rembrandt’s Aristotle with a Bust of Homer painting.
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Fran Lebowitz: Pretend It’s a Museum
Fran Lebowitz goes behind-the-scenes to The Met’s Paintings Conservation Lab to see Rembrandt’s Aristotle with a Bust of Homer.
Fran Lebowitz
November 9, 2023
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
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
abstract cubist image with a lot of whites, browns, and greys and lines everywhere.
Reevaluating Picasso’s Unfinished Masterpiece
Scholar and curator Anna Jozefacka discusses an unrealized decorative commission by Pablo Picasso intended for a Brooklyn residence.
Isabelle Qian
October 16, 2023
The artist Nairy Baghramian, with short brown hair and wearing a white jacket, stands before a large brightly colored modern sculpture installed in one of the niches on The Met's neoclassical facade.
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Meet the Artist—The Facade Commission: Nairy Baghramian, Scratching the Back
Go behind the scenes with artist Nairy Baghramian, who discusses the inspiration and making of The Met’s 2023 Facade Commission.
September 27, 2023
An image of a collection of European Decorative Art Objects.
Reassessing European Decorative Arts
Curator Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide on the reconsideration of European decorative arts.
Delia Cruz Kelly
July 5, 2023
Sketch by Tadeo Ando.
On Karl Lagerfeld
The renowned architect reflects on the life and legacy of his friend.
Tadao Ando
June 29, 2023