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The Met to Present Works by Henri Matisse and André Derain from the Beginning of Fauvism

Vertigo of Color is the first exhibition in the United States to explore this influential movement in European modern art

Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection. The MET. NYC

Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection traces the transformation of the kimono from the late 18th through the early 20th century, as the T-shaped...

Second Iteration of The Costume Institute Exhibition In America: A Lexicon of Fashion ?Now On View at The Met

(NEW YORK, March 21, 2022)—The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today the second iteration of In America: A Lexicon of Fashion. Through rotating nearly 70...

Major Exhibition of Winslow Homer’s Paintings to Examine Themes of Conflict and Struggle in His Art?

Renowned for his powerful paintings of American life and scenery, Winslow Homer (1836–1910) remains a consequential figure whose art continues to appeal to broad...

Jacques Louis David: Radical Draftsman. The MET. NYC

Regarded in his time as the most important painter in France, Jacques Louis David (1748–1825) produced major canvases that shaped the public’s perceptions of...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Receives Gift of Contemporary Lacquerware by Artist Chung Haecho from the South Korean Government

(New York, September 21, 2021)—The South Korean government has presented to The Metropolitan Museum of Art a gift of an exceptional work by one of the...

The Met to Release Limited-Edition Print Portfolio Commissioned in Celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary

(New York, August 5, 2021)—The Metropolitan Museum of Art will release a limited-edition print portfolio featuring works by 12 contemporary artists from around the...

Alice Neel: People Come First” Closes August 1

The Met's ambitious, career-spanning survey Alice Neel: People Come First will close on August 1. The critically acclaimed exhibition—the first museum retrospective in New York of the American artist...

Groundbreaking Exhibition at The Met to Explore How Women Photographers Worldwide Shaped the Medium

The New Woman of the 1920s was a powerful expression of modernity, a global phenomenon that embodied an ideal of female empowerment based on...

Met Exhibition Exploring Politics, Patronage, and Power in Medicean Florence to Open June 26

Opening June 26, The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570 will feature more than 90 works of art by some of the most celebrated artists...

Alex Da Corte’s Enchanting Commission for The Met’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden to Open April 16

For The Met’s 2021 Roof Garden Commission, Philadelphia-based artist Alex Da Corte (born 1980) has created a 26-foot-tall kinetic sculpture featuring the beloved Sesame Street character Big...

Costume Institute Two-Part Exhibition + Met Gala Announcement

(New York, April 12, 2021)—The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today plans for The Costume Institute’s next major exhibition: a two-part show on view...

Google Doodle to Mark 151st Anniversary of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Founding

New York, April 12, 2021—The 151st anniversary of the founding of The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be celebrated with a custom Google Doodle, the...

Exhibition of Karl Bodmer’s Watercolor Portraits of Indigenous Americans to Open April 5 at The Met

Karl Bodmer: North American Portraits will present a compelling visual response to Native North America through watercolors created in the 1830s by the Swiss draftsman...

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