Visiting Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion?

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Materials

Learn how our conservation and scientific research departments innovate to study the materials in the collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Detail of a vibrant quilt made up of squares with narrow, rectangular strips of alternating colors.

Immaterial: Blankets and Quilts

Threads of identity.
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.

Immaterial: Space, Part 2

Behind the scenes at The Met.
Sky with puffy blue and white clouds. A light blue sky peeks through the top right corner of the image.

Immaterial: Space, Part 1

Giving form to a feeling.
Detail of Adam's face.

Immaterial: Stone

Making and breaking legacies.
White "Immaterial" logo text superimposed on a close-up of colorful feathers.

Introducing: Immaterial Season 2

Revealing the stories behind the building blocks of creativity.
layers of pick shaped colors on top of each other almost looking like a flower with orange creeping out from the top left corner.

Color and Form

Learn about the multifaceted ways postwar artists engaged with color through a selection of vibrant prints.

So THAT'S How You Make Paint? Egg Tempera

What does a cake have in common with an Italian Renaissance painting? The answer may surprise you! Watch to learn about the special properties of egg yolk that make it just as perfect for painting as it is for baking.

Make Tempera Paint at Home

Did you know that you can make paint in your very own home? In this experiment, make a glorious painting using only ingredients from your kitchen cabinet and refrigerator.

Vincent  Van Gogh’s Cypresses hangs on a wall in a wooden frame. The painting depicts tall trees on the left side with a swirling sky behind.

Van Gogh’s Materials and Process I Sunday at The Met

Gain a deeper understanding of Van Gogh’s artistic process through new discoveries from recent technical studies of Wheat Field with Cypresses and Cypresses in The Met collection. Hear from Museum experts about how these examinations have enriched our understanding of Van Gogh’s materials and process and shed light on his artistic vision.

Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with Chinese Calligraphy

Grab your brush and ink and give calligraphy a try to commemorate the Lunar New Year!

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