Hispanic/Latinx Heritage | Perspectives | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ballet Hispánico: Buscando a Juan

For this MetLiveArts commission, Ballet Hispánico Artistic Director and CEO Eduardo Vilaro reacts to the ideas presented in the exhibit Juan de Pareja: Afro-Hispanic Painter with Buscando a Juan (“Looking for Juan”) and explores the “sancocho”—literally, mixed soup—of cultures and diasporas.

Sep 19, 2023

The God from the Black Water

Maya artists mined a rich body of mythological lore to visualize their gods in imaginative ways.

Joanne Pillsbury and Laura Filloy Nadal Nov 14, 2022

"A Veritable Poem of Light": Tiffany's Mosaic Curtain in Mexico City

Tiffany Studios completed significant commissions across Latin America in the twentieth century, yet they remain surprisingly understudied.

Juliana Fagua-Arias Oct 6, 2022

Portfolio catalog from La Familia: An En Foco Exhibition

Arte en El Barrio

Latinx and Hispanic American Organizations, Workshops, and Alternative Spaces in New York City

Louisa M. Raitt Sep 28, 2022

Celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

Contemporary artists reflect on how their culture and The Met's collection influence their practice.

Isabella Garces Sep 19, 2022

Reimagining Peruvian Portraiture with Ana de Orbegoso

Learn how the artist updates ancient Andean aesthetics to reflect the world today.

Mandy Kritzeck Sep 16, 2022

The Living History of Colombian Art

Colombia's art and unique geography provide a different way of looking at and understanding the country's past.

Isabella Garces Aug 12, 2022

Artist Miguel Luciano and a woman wearing red pants carrying the Zemí Cohoba stand through the streets of El Barrio

Celebrate Taíno culture, the legacy of the Young Lords, and the El Barrio community with Miguel Luciano

Jun 28, 2022

Detail of a clay vessel with stripes of dark and light red clay

Immaterial: Clay

Touch it, smell it... eat it?

Jun 22, 2022

Remembering Ana Mendieta

Two filmmakers reflect on the pioneering artist, whose feminist thought informed her understanding of the natural world.

Christopher Alessandrini and Stephanie Wuertz Oct 20, 2021