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Lots to do this weekend at The Met! Check out our schedule of gallery talks, guided tours, and family programs. Plus this week, join us for #MetFridays—Met Perspectives: Art and Gender.
Whether you're kicking off your weekend at a MetFridays gallery talk or spending your Sunday morning taking in a new exhibition, see why The Met should be your destination this weekend.
Free Met resources for educators! On June 5–7 and June 11–14 (10 am–4 pm), stop by the Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education at the 81st Street entrance at The Met Fifth Avenue to snag free educator resources to help you and your students learn more about the richness and diversity of works of art at the Museum. Subjects include The Art of Ancient Egypt, Greek Art, The Arts of Korea, and more!
Titles and quantities are limited; first come, first served. All are welcome.
Now on view at The Met Breuer, "Phenomenal Nature: Mrinalini Mukherjee" showcases 57 works by Mumbai-born artist #MrinaliniMukherjee, the first comprehensive display in the U.S. of her work.
A committed sculptor who worked intuitively, Mukherjee explored the divide between figuration and abstraction, inspired by nature as well as her enthusiasm for Indian historic sculpture, modern design, and local crafts and textile traditions.
See it on view at The Met Breuer through September 29. met.org/mukherjee
Mark your calendar for June 22! 🎸 Join us at The Met for a special evening with The Police's Andy Summers, who demonstrates his dual musical and visual artistic practices with a multimedia presentation, "A Certain Strangeness," followed by a conversation with Jayson Dobney, curator of "Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll."
Get tickets: https://met.org/2XmFgF6
In the early 1970s, The Met Costume Institute received a series of donations of iconic contemporary shoes from American and European footwear manufacturers. Check out our latest blog post for a peek at some classic '70s pairs that capture the era.
Assistant Archivist in Museum Archives Celia Hartmann discusses processing the records of the twentieth century shoe designer Bernice Shaftan
"...upon first glance, some of the designs look far ahead of their time."
Did you know #FrankLloydWright designed textiles, too? "Frank Lloyd Wright Textiles: The Taliesin Line, 1955–60" is now on view in the Ratti Textile Center.
A new exhibition on the famed architect’s textiles, wallcoverings, and more opens today at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
"...such photos are also a way of expressing artistic imagination and capturing our fantasies about the moon—another world that is easy to see yet beyond our reach, an age-old symbol of mystery and desire.”
Get ready for "Apollo's Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography," opening July 3 at The Met Fifth Avenue. #MetApollosMuse #Apollo50 met.org/apollosmuse
Fifty years after the moon landing, two shows look back at the history of lunar photography and art.
Get ready for June at The Met Breuer! Join us for exhibition tours, family programs, our new exhibition "Phenomenal Nature: Mrinalini Mukherjee," and much more.
Here's a curated list of events at The Met Breuer this month.
Camp “is the heroism of people not called upon to be heroes.” —Philip Core, 1984 🏳️🌈
Happy #WorldPrideNYC! Today marks the start of World Pride—a month-long, global LGBTQIA+ celebration, this year held right here in NYC to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Join us all month to celebrate Pride at the Museum with events, programs, and our exhibition “Camp: Notes on Fashion.” #MetCamp met.org/metcamp
📸 Burberry (British, founded 1856). Christopher Bailey (British, born 1971). CAPE, autumn/winter 2018–19. Photo by BFA / Zach Hilty.
NOW ON VIEW! Filmed around the summer solstice after midnight in southern Iceland, Ragnar Kjartansson's seven-channel video installation "Death Is Elsewhere" features two pairs of twins—musicians Gyða and Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, and Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National—performing in a continuous loop.
See it on view through September 2. #MetRagnarKjartansson
This exhibition will be the world premiere of a major new work by Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson, considered one of the most prominent performance and video artists of his generation.
Tonight's the night! Starting at 5 pm, teens take over the Museum for a night of music, dancing, vogueing, art-making, and much, much more. See you tonight for #TeensTakeTheMet! met.org/TeensTakeTheMet
“I was a failed French horn player at nine years old. I exclaimed confidently to my mother that music was not for me. Then I discovered rock and roll.” Happy birthday, Tom Morello!
See his "Soul Power" Aerodyne Stratocaster on view now in "Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll." #MetRockandRoll met.org/RockandRoll
Today’s #MetCameo comes from Michelle Trachtenberg, who shared her love for the one and only Madame X:
"Madame X was considered scandalous, as was this painting. She did not listen to anyone who tried to put her down. She rose above the public bullying with internal strength. Because of her, we know the artistry of John Singer Sargent. She proved art is powerful and lives forever.”
🎨 John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925). Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau), 1883–84. Oil in canvas. On view in Gallery 771. https://met.org/2TkELcN
This weekend at The Met, join us to explore Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, plus family activities, exhibition tours, and more.
Whether you're kicking off your weekend at a MetFridays gallery talk or spending your Sunday morning taking in a new exhibition, see why The Met should be your destination this weekend.
Happy birthday, JFK! 🚀🌙Born May 29, 1917, the 35th president of the United States set the country on a course to the moon. “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth," he said to Congress in 1961. "No single space project . . . will be more exciting, or more impressive to mankind . . . and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish."
This summer, join us at #TheMet to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing on July 20, 1969, with our exhibition "Apollo's Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography," opening July 3. #MetApollosMuse #Apollo50 met.org/ApollosMuse
📸 Garry Winogrand (American, 1928–1984). Apollo 11 Moon Shot, Cape Kennedy, Florida, 1969. [NASA Space Launch Spectators, Cape Canaveral, Florida]. © The Estate of Garry Winogrand, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.
Last chance! Featuring nearly 100 works made over the past 60 years, "Siah Armajani: Follow This Line" is the first major U.S. retrospective of Iranian American artist #SiahArmajani.
See the exhibition before it closes at The Met Breuer this Sunday, June 2. met.org/SiahArmajani
One of the most superbly crafted objects in "The World between Empires: Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East" is a small bronze figurine of the goddess Aphrodite with her arms raised, holding her long locks of hair. Recently, conservators at The Met analyzed the ancient cracks on the small figurine and learned something new about how the statue was made. A clue can be found in the locks of hair! #WorldBetweenEmpires
Conservators at The Met analyzed the cracks on a small ancient figurine of Aphrodite and learned something new about its construction.
On Saturday, June 8, join us as acclaimed manga artist Yamato Waki speaks about her artistic process and one of her most popular works, "Asaki yumemishi," a manga version of "The Tale of Genji." #MetGenji
Yamato Waki, artist Melissa McCormick, Professor of Japanese Art and Culture, Harvard University Acclaimed manga artist Yamato Waki speaks about her artistic process and one of her most popular works, Asaki yumemishi, a manga version of The Tale of Genji. Register
It’s almost here! This Friday, May 31, #TeensTakeTheMet for an awesome night of art, music, dancing, and so much more. Doors open at 5 pm, and the event is free and open to all teens 13+ with a middle or high school ID. See you Friday! met.org/TeensTakeTheMet
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Now through June 23, see the exhibition that the Washington Post says "Dismantl[es] fundamental, reflexive ideas about the Roman world." #WorldBetweenEmpires
The exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum makes sense of a diverse, rich region.
Summer has unofficially begun! ⛱️ Happy #MemorialDay, friends.
🎨 Wiliam Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916 ). At the Seaside, ca. 1892. On view in Gallery 769. https://met.org/2YFU3eq
On this day 165 years ago, William and Frederick Langenheim produced this stellar series of daguerreotypes of the moon moving across the sun during an eclipse. Although in the Northern Hemisphere the moon would have passed from right to left, the trajectory appears laterally reversed on the uncorrected plates.
See more lunar views in "Apollo's Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography," opening July 3. #MetApollosMuse #Apollo50
📸 W. & F. Langenheim (American, active 1843–1874). Eclipse of the Sun, May 26, 1854. Daguerreotype. Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation.
"Frank Lloyd Wright fans, get yourselves to The Met." —House Beautiful
Did you know the trailblazing architect did a lot more than buildings?
"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” – Dorothea Lange
Happy birthday to American photographer #DorotheaLange, whose images of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl remain iconic in our national memory nearly a century later.
📸 Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965). Pea Pickers Line Up on Edge of Field at Weigh Scale, near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. February 1939, printed ca. 1972. Gelatin silver print. https://met.org/2Ex24ur
Join us on Monday on Memorial Day and all week long for tours, programs, and lectures at The Met!
See what's coming up this week: https://bit.ly/2vDtZny
Don't miss "'The Tale of Genji': A Japanese Classic Illuminated," an exhibition The New York Times calls "glorious...as sumptuous and sprawling as the book itself." #MetGenji
A show at the Metropolitan Museum is as sumptuous and seductive as the Japanese novel that begot it.
In the early 20th century, the sailor suit was a popular coded LGBTQ+ signifier, especially alongside other symbols that hinted at homosexuality—a tight suit, red tie, and bleach blond hair, which you can see on the nearby civilian in Paul Cadmus’s 1934 painting “The Fleet’s In!”
Cadmus received a commission from the U.S. Navy to show sailors on leave, but his depiction of drunken sailors carousing with prostitutes and its suggestion of a homosexual encounter offended then-Secretary of the Navy, Claude A. Swanson, who demanded it be taken down at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, where it was on view. #MetCamp #WorldPrideNYC #FleetWeek
🎨 Paul Cadmus (American, 1904-1999). The Fleet's In!, 1934. Navy Art Collection, Naval Heritage and Command. On view in "Camp: Notes on Fashion." https://bit.ly/2VICOvb
What a way to kick off Memorial Day weekend! Today's #MetCameo comes from actress Judy Greer:
"Princesse spoke to me because she is so regal and sitting so nicely, but with portraits like these, I always wonder what the heck she is thinking. And if she always dressed like that. And how long it took. And what was the REAL relationship with painter and subject...what was she listening to as she sat. Was she feeling sick already? Shortly after she got sick and passed away. I wonder if she was feeling sick already. And I wonder what she looked like when she smiled."
🎨 Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867). Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie, 1851–53. Oil on canvas. Robert Lehman Collection, 1975. On view in Gallery 957. #TheMet https://met.org/2X3Yn6J
Just announced! We are thrilled to share that the Cultural Services | French Embassy in the US has renewed their loan to The Met of Michelangelo's "Cupid"—the artist's sole marble sculpture on view at a museum in North America. Originally loaned to us in 2009 for a 10-year period, "Cupid" will remain at the Museum for another decade. See it on view in Gallery 503.
🎨 Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564). Cupid, ca. 1490. Marble. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lent by the French State, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. https://met.org/2JCRkz2
Explore rock and roll history without the crowds! Join us this Sunday, May 26, and Monday, May 27 for #EmptyMet tours of "Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll." Book your ticket at met.org/RockandRollEmptyMet.
Get ready for "Oliver Beer: Vessel Orchestra," opening at The Met Breuer on July 2. #VesselOrchestra
‘This is a Ptolemaic pot, and it’s got a little face on the front. It’s the household god Bes – a jolly corpulent figure who you’d have in a shrine at home,’ explains artist Oliver Beer. The 2,000-year-old object he points to could well belong to the L...
Great evening yesterday at our annual Met Spring Gala, which supports #TheMet’s general operating fund. Thank you to this year’s honorees, Howard Marks, Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, and Michael O’Grady, Chairman and CEO of Northern Trust, for their extraordinary support of the Museum!
On Mary Cassatt's birthday, a glimpse of the artist herself—one of only two known self-portraits. This one was painted a year after #EdgarDegas invited her to exhibit with the Impressionists. You can see Degas's influence in the unusual sage-green background, the attention to contrasting complementary colors, and the figure’s daring and casual asymmetrical pose.
🎨 Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926). Portrait of the Artist, 1878. Watercolor, gouache on wove paper laid down to buff-colored wood-pulp paper. #MaryCassatt met.org/2wcO58z
In honor of #WorldPrideNYC and "Camp: Notes on Fashion," The Met Costume Institute's Karen van Godtsenhoven explores the millennia-old history of the teapot-like gesture known as "the camp pose," from Ancient Rome to Victorian London to New York's vogueing culture. #MetCamp
In honor of WorldPride NYC and Camp: Notes on Fashion, we explore the history of camp culture's trademark, the gesture known as "the camp pose."
Since arriving at Valentino, Pierpaolo Piccioli has captured the essence of a legendary brand synonymous with elegance and craftsmanship, and infused it with a new set of values defined by beauty, grace, and individuality.
Tonight he joins journalist Alina Cho for a conversation about fashion and its narrative power, his humanistic approach to creativity, and his influence that reaches beyond the fashion industry. #AtelierAlinaCho #MetSpeaks
Happy birthday, Marcel Breuer! Born May 21, 1902, the Hungarian-born architect and furniture designer was one of the first and youngest students at the Bauhaus School, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Breuer revolutionized chair design—inventing tubular-steel furniture at just 24 years old—and was acclaimed for his mastery of stone and concrete, as seen at The Met Breuer, named in his honor, of course.
Learn more about the Breuer building and the man himself on our digital architecture tour: https://met.org/2X5x2Ru
“…perhaps the most playful Costume Institute exhibit we've seen in years.” —Gothamist
Have you been to "Camp: Notes on Fashion" yet? #MetCamp
This year's Met Gala, and the Costume Institute exhibit at the Met, will focus on Camp.
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Tonight's the night! Starting at 5 pm, teens take over the Museum for a night of music, dancing, vogueing, art-making, and much, much more. See you tonight for #TeensTakeTheMet! met.org/TeensTakeTheMet
It’s almost here! This Friday, May 31, #TeensTakeTheMet for an awesome night of art, music, dancing, and so much more. Doors open at 5 pm, and the event is free and open to all teens 13+ with a middle or high school ID. See you Friday! met.org/TeensTakeTheMet
Since arriving at Valentino, Pierpaolo Piccioli has captured the essence of a legendary brand synonymous with elegance and craftsmanship, and infused it with a new set of values defined by beauty, grace, and individuality. Tonight he joins journalist Alina Cho for a conversation about fashion and its narrative power, his humanistic approach to creativity, and his influence that reaches beyond the fashion industry. #AtelierAlinaCho #MetSpeaks
Happy birthday, Marcel Breuer! Born May 21, 1902, the Hungarian-born architect and furniture designer was one of the first and youngest students at the Bauhaus School, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Breuer revolutionized chair design—inventing tubular-steel furniture at just 24 years old—and was acclaimed for his mastery of stone and concrete, as seen at The Met Breuer, named in his honor, of course. Learn more about the Breuer building and the man himself on our digital architecture tour: https://met.org/2X5x2Ru
Watch the world premiere of Murasaki’s Moon, a site-specific opera that delves into the life and work of one of the most extraordinary women in Japanese history, Lady Murasaki, author of what is considered the world's first novel. Shocking modern parallels will be revealed as the story follows Lady Murasaki on her non-traditional path to become one of the most significant literary figures of all time. For more information on this co-production by MetLiveArts and On Site Opera visit https://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-live-arts/murasakis-moon-19
It's a beautiful day to spend some time on the Cantor Roof Garden and marvel at Alicja Kwade, ParaPivot. Join us! https://met.org/2GnPnn9
The Met’s spring Costume Institute catalogue and exhibition “Camp: Notes on Fashion” are celebrated in the window of Rizzoli Bookstore now through May 22! The illustrated, two-volume publication explores the origins and evolution of camp’s complex and exuberant aesthetic and how this sensibility has become an important influence on fashion and mainstream culture. The exhibition is on view at The Met through September 8. #MetCamp #RizzoliBookstore
Check out this #MetCamp exclusive! The Met Store's Camp Icons collection features illustrations by Angelica Hicks depicting notable personalities who reflect the camp sensibility. 🌸 Celebrate the styles of Dapper Dan, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Alessandro Michele, Susan Sontag, and Anna Wintour. Learn more at met.org/2vWZjOr.
Journey on a virtual walkthrough inside "Camp: Notes on Fashion," now on view through September 8. #MetCamp metmuseum.org/camp
Get ready to be amazed—"Camp: Notes on Fashion" is now on view. #MetCamp https://bit.ly/2DUltVJ Video courtesy BFA.com
Siah Armajani's landmark series "Dictionary for Building" features 150 small-scale architectural maquettes made with cheap and ephemeral materials. In this key work, Armajani combines units of domestic architecture—doors, windows, gables, walls, chairs, and so on—to create improbable hybrid structures. While empty of occupants, “Dictionary for Building” is replete with gesture and movement. See these works in "Siah Armajani: Follow This Line," on view through June 2 at The Met Breuer. https://met.org/2DTegWH 🎨 Siah Armajani (Iranian-American, born 1939). Details from Dictionary for Building, 1974–75. #SiahArmajani #MetModern #MetBreuer
As we gear up for tonight’s Costume Institute Benefit, curator in charge Andrew Bolton gives us a peek inside the exhibition “Camp: Notes on Fashion” and offers a few answers to that burning question: What *is* camp? #MetCamp https://bit.ly/2VICOvb
“Camp: Notes on Fashion” photo shoot moments 📸 ✨ The Met Costume Institute’s spring exhibition opens one week from today! Check back here on Monday, May 6, for a sneak peek. Plus, follow @metmuseum on Instagram and Twitter for #MetGala red carpet coverage. #MetCamp https://met.org/2FAtYXL
One-month countdown to #TeensTakeTheMet! On Friday, May 31, grab your friends and join us and more than 40 community partners to take over The Met for the night. Stop by for a night of live music, dancing, art-making, voguing, improv, and more—or just stroll the galleries with your buddies. Teens Take The Met is free and open to all teens 13+ with a middle or high school ID. met.org/TeensTakeTheMet
The Vallerano necropolis outside Rome contained more than 100 burials, mostly dated to the mid- to late second century. Tomb 2 belonged to a young woman, and similarities with comparable burials suggest that she was very likely from a family of Syrian origin. This diamond ring is extraordinary. Watch to find out why. See it on view in "The World between Empires: Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East," on view through June 23. #WorldbetweenEmpires https://met.org/2GrGARt 💍 Early–mid-2nd century (before 150–80). Gold, diamond. Rome, Vallerano necropolis, Tomb 2. Museo Nazionale Romano, Il Medagliere, Rome Audio Guide 512.
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“The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction," said Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, inspiring the title for this work by Donna Conlon—"Coexistencia (Coexistence)." By focusing on ants, which alongside humans have among the most complex social structures, and by painting national flags and peace symbols onto the leaves, she turns an unremarkable occurrence in the wild into a political statement. Watch the full piece at The Met Breuer in "Home Is a Foreign Place: Recent Acquisitions in Context." #HomeIsaForeignPlace https://met.org/2Ia2omm Video: Donna Conlon (American, born 1966). Coexistencia (Coexistence), 2003. Single-channel digital video, color, sound. Excerpt (Full 5 min., 26 sec.) Purchase, Latin American Initiative Fund, 2017.
What *is* camp? How do you define it? “Camp: Notes on Fashion” opens on May 9. #MetCamp https://met.org/2FAtYXL
Today the bell tolls at The Met Cloisters for one minute in observance of the fire at Notre-Dame, coinciding with the ringing of bells scheduled to take place across the United Kingdom.
This morning, in partnership with Access Coordination at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, we are excited to welcome back future guide dog Sunny and his trainer Olivia to the Museum! Today, watch as Sunny performs a blindfold test in order to assess his fundamental skills in a building.
John T. Carpenter, Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese Art, Department of Asian Art, The Met; Melissa McCormick, Professor of Japanese Art and Culture, Harvard University Join the exhibition curators as they explore the significance of The Tale of Genji in Japanese visual culture and world literature through paintings, illustrations, and calligraphy. A musical performance by koto player Mayuko Matsuda follows the discussion. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated
From the Renaissance to today's hip-hop culture, classicism has long resonated in Western art. Art historian and Educator at The Met Kathryn Calley Galitz is back to explore how the Neoclassical style, which flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, defined the imperial image of Napoleon I, as crafted by François Gérard in a magisterial group of portraits of the emperor and his extended family.
Turn the sound on—it's time to jam! "Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll" opens today and is on view through October 1. Among the more than 120 instruments in the exhibition, see Steve Miller Band's colorful 1961 Gibson Les Paul TV Special—which he is graciously donating to The Met's collection! https://met.org/2H3LDcS Video: Steve Miller’s 1961 Gibson Les Paul TV Special. Music: “Fly Like an Eagle” by Steve Miller, © Sailor Music. Footage and music courtesy of the artist.
Watch as Kathryn Calley Galitz, art historian and Educator at The Met, explores the legacy and relevance of classicism today. The Romans were the first to revive the culture of the ancient Greeks, which has resonated in Western art from the Renaissance through to today's hip-hop culture.
There couldn't be a more perfect or powerful setting for “Dido and Aeneas”—Purcell's operatic telling of the love story between the Queen of Carthage and the Prince of Troy—than The Temple of Dendur. Watch as Boston’s famed period instrument ensemble Handel and Haydn Society return to The Met with this gorgeous and beloved score. Heartache never sounded more haunting.
Tune into CBS Sunday Morning tomorrow, March 31 for a sneak peek of our upcoming exhibition, "Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll"! You might just see legendary guitarist Don Felder playing in our galleries...
Listen in as Kurt Behrendt, Associate Curator of South Asian Art, discusses the innovative painting styles that emerged in the foothills of the Himalayas between the 17th and early 19th centuries. In these diverse paintings depicting Hindu gods, royal patrons attempted to forge personal connections to the divine through the creative use of epic narratives and devotional images that present god as a child, a lover, or as a terrible protector. This lecture is presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Seeing the Divine: Pahari Painting of North India.” For more information, visit met.org/2GBv7QV.
Happening now—our latest “Battle! Hip-Hop in Armor” performance! The world of hip-hop dance culture collides with the bygone age of chivalry when freestyle dancers meet knights in armor. These thrilling dance battles are commissioned by MetLiveArts in collaboration with The Met's Arms and Armor department and the urban dance organization Dancing in the Streets of the South Bronx. Don’t miss the next performances on April 12 and June 7! Details: met.org/2CDzMz2.
Tune in as architect, historian, and curator Jean-Louis Cohen discusses the radical changes that affected Russian art and architecture during the twenty years following the Bolshevik Revolution, as part of his three-part series, “Art x Architecture: Russian Intersections 1917–37.” This evening’s concluding lecture, titled “Realism and the Shadow of the Avant-Garde,” explores the rapid industrialization and liquidation by Stalin of all forms of political opposition after 1930, as well as new aesthetic strategies forced upon writers, filmmakers, architects, and artists, which spurred new innovation. This event is presented as part of The Leonard A. Lauder Lecture Series on Modern Art, a new program organized by The Met's Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art. Learn more at met.org/2U0l7De.
Get ready to rock! Opening at The Met on April 8, “Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll” will explore one of the most influential artistic movements of the 20th century and the iconic instruments that made the music possible. Among the more than 130 instruments on view will be many of rock’s most celebrated and recognized instruments, representing artists across generations and subgenres. met.org/2H3LDcS
For over three centuries, the territories and trading networks of the Middle East were contested between the Roman and Parthian Empires (ca. 100 B.C.–A.D. 250), yet across the region life was not defined by these two superpowers alone. Local cultural and religious traditions flourished, and sculptures, wall paintings, jewelry, and other objects reveal how ancient identities were expressed through art. Learn more in "The World between Empires: Art and Identity in the Middle East" starting March 18 (or earlier by becoming a Met Member!). met.org/2GrGARt
“A bridge is not anything by itself apart from its relationship with other actual entities.” Siah Armajani’s vast and varied oeuvre includes art ranges from film and monumental installations to drawings and sculptures. Experience Armajani’s work for yourself at The Met Breuer in the exhibition “Siah Armajani: Follow This Line.” Visit met.org/2DTegWH to learn more. Artwork: Siah Armajani (Iranian, born 1939). Event, 1970.
Watch the premiere of choreographer and dancer Silas Farley’s “Songs from the Spirit,” a #MetLiveArts commission. Inspired by The Met and its collection, Farley brings fellow members of the New York City Ballet and the audience on a journey through three galleries at the Museum. The score includes traditional spirituals and new songs created by current inmates at San Quentin State Prison who, through Ear Hustle Podcast, contributed music for the performance. This event is free with Museum admission. See the full performance this Saturday (12 pm, 2 pm, and 7 pm) and Sunday (11 am, 1:30 pm, and 3:30 pm). More information: met.org/2H7k2Xx.
Today we remember pioneering artist Carolee Schneemann, who passed away yesterday at the age of 79. In this 2016 video from The Met's Artist Project, Schneemann reflected on Cycladic figures that represent pregnancy, maternity, death, and the female form: met.org/2HhUgyU.
Tune in as architect, historian, and curator Jean-Louis Cohen discusses the radical changes that affected Russian art and architecture during the twenty years following the Bolshevik Revolution, as part of his three-part series, “Art x Architecture: Russian Intersections 1917–37.” During this evening’s lecture, titled “Constructivism: Giving Shape to the Everyday,” Professor Cohen will consider the period between 1923 and 1930, when building activity resumed following the civil war and Russian artists and architects collaborated closely in educational institutions, such as Moscow’s Vkhutemas, where Alexander Rodchenko and El Lissitzky both taught. This event is presented as part of The Leonard A. Lauder Lecture Series on Modern Art, a new program organized by The Met's Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art. Learn more at met.org/2U0l7De.
Second show added on March 16! This month, keyboardist Money Mark (Beastie Boys) joins Alexis Taylor, Nick Relph, Annie Hart, and Jonny Lam in an intimate electro-acoustic concert at The Met Cloisters. Money Mark performs on his Echolodeon, a custom-built machine that converts original player piano rolls into MIDI signals. Hear more about the instrument in the video below, and visit met.org/2EC77dB to reserve your tickets for Alexis Taylor, Money Mark & Nick Relph.
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. Since it was founded in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. Every day, art comes alive in the Museum's galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing both new ideas and unexpected connections across time and across cultures.
In our latest #MetCollects video, Omari Mizrahi dances in front of artist Mark Bradford's "Duck Walk" (2016) and discusses the work's relationship to the history of voguing. Bradford’s piece, which takes its title from a dance move associated with the musician Chuck Berry and later adapted by the ballroom voguing community, resonates with African American history and culture. Learn more at met.org/2Eqa9RZ. #BlackHistoryMonth
"The wood on the Yup'ik mask is driftwood; it's from Alaska. It clearly had had a lot of use in the past, as well as conservation treatments, so part of my job was this close looking and figuring out the story behind the piece." In this video, Objects Conservator Caitlin Mahony consults with Chuna McIntyre, a Yup'ik dancer, on her approach to the conservation of a Yup'ik mask. See the mask in the exhibition "Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection." met.org/2Jwqci3
Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc reflects on the transformative years of his career and his works in the exhibition "Julio Le Parc 1959," on view at The Met Breuer through February 24. met.org/2BNaHjM
Now open! "Monumental Journey: The Daguerreotypes of Girault de Prangey" is on view through May 12, 2019. met.org/2SecHdI In 1842, artist, architectural historian, archaeologist, and pioneer photographer Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804–1892) embarked on a three-year photographic excursion throughout the Eastern Mediterranean, and he returned to France with more than one thousand daguerreotypes—an unparalleled feat in the history of photography. Among the images he created are the earliest surviving photographs of Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, and Jerusalem and among the first daguerreotypes depicting Italy. Using oversize plates and innovative formats, Girault produced what is today the world's oldest photographic archive. This exhibition features approximately 120 of his daguerreotypes, supplemented by examples of his graphic work—watercolors, paintings, and his lithographically illustrated publications. #MonumentalJourney
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