“The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present Africa & Byzantium, a seminal exhibition of nearly 200 works that will explore the tradition of Byzantine art and culture in North and East Africa from the 4th through the 15th century and beyond. On view from November 19,… Read More
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Picasso: A Cubist Commission in Brooklyn at The Met Fifth Avenue, through January 14, 2024
“On September 14, 2023, The Met opened Picasso: A Cubist Commission in Brooklyn, the first exhibition dedicated to a captivating but lesser-known chapter in the Cubist period of Pablo Picasso (1881–1973). In 1910, while making radical formal experiments with the human figure that brought him… Read More
Manet/Degas at The Met Fifth Avenue, September 24, 2023 – January 7, 2024
“This exhibition examines one of the most significant artistic dialogues in modern art history: the close and sometimes tumultuous relationship between Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas. Born only two years apart, Manet (1832–1883) and Degas (1834–1917) were friends, rivals, and, at times, antagonists who worked… Read More
Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE at The Met Fifth Avenue, July 21–November 13, 2023
“Opening at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on July 21, 2023, the exhibition Tree and Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE will illuminate how the religious landscape of ancient India was transformed by the Buddhist presence. Featuring more than 125 objects, including… Read More
In America: A Lexicon of Fashion at The Met Fifth Avenue, through September 5, 2022
“The Costume Institute’s In America is a two-part exhibition on view September 18, 2021, through September 5, 2022. Part One, In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, in the Anna Wintour Costume Center, celebrates The Costume Institute’s 75th anniversary and establishes a modern vocabulary of fashion.… Read More
Camp: Notes on Fashion at The Met Fifth Avenue, May 9 – September 8, 2019
“The Costume Institute’s spring 2019 exhibition, Camp: Notes on Fashion explores the origins of camp’s exuberant aesthetic and how the sensibility evolved from a place of marginality to become an important influence on mainstream culture. Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay Notes on ‘Camp’ provides the framework for… Read More
The Roof Garden Commission: Alicja Kwade, ParaPivot at The Met Fifth Avenue, April 16 – October 27, 2019
“Using a wide range of media, Kwade creates elegant, experiential sculptures and installations that reflect on time, perception, and scientific inquiry. With equal parts poetry and critical insight, she calls into question the systems designed to make sense of an otherwise unfathomable universe. For the… Read More
The World between Empires: Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East at The Met Fifth Avenue, March 18 – June 23, 2019
“The landmark exhibition The World between Empires: Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East focuses on the remarkable cultural, religious, and commercial exchange that took place in cities including Petra, Baalbek, Palmyra, and Hatra between 100 B.C. and A.D. 250. During this transformative period, the… Read More
The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated at The Met Fifth Avenue, March 5 – June 16, 2019
“A major international loan exhibition focusing on the artistic tradition inspired by Japan’s most celebrated work of literature is on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bringing together more than 120 works of art from 32 public and private collections in Japan and the… Read More
The Newly Renovated Gallery “Mapping the Art of Music”, The Met’s André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments, opens February 15, 2019
“The third and final phase of the nearly three-year project to renovate and reinterpret The Met’s André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments is now complete and the newest gallery opened to the public on February 15. The gallery includes over 250 musical instruments of various… Read More
Jewelry: The Body Transformed at The Met Fifth Avenue, through February 24, 2019
“What is jewelry? Why do we wear it? What meanings does it convey? The exhibition Jewelry: The Body Transformed traverses time and space to explore how jewelry acts upon and activates the body it adorns. This global conversation about one of the most personal and universal of art forms brings together… Read More
Celebrating Tintoretto: Portrait Paintings and Studio Drawings at The Met Fifth Avenue, October 16, 2018 – January 27, 2019
“Jacopo Tintoretto (1518/19–1594) was one of the preeminent Venetian painters of the 16th century and was renowned for his dynamic narrative scenes and insightful portraits. In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the artist’s birth, The Met presents Celebrating Tintoretto: Portrait Paintings and Studio Drawings. This… Read More
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