![Barkcloth panel with rectilinear designs in beige, brown and black](
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Wild Dogs Under My Skirt
Pacific poet Tusiata Avia reflects on desire and female empowerment through Samoan tattooing practices
![An older Chinese man sits at a table holding a calligraphy brush.](
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Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with Chinese Calligraphy
Using brush and ink, scholar and artist Zheng Wei 鄭威 deftly shows the skills required to form the character for dragon in four different ways.
![A vibrant painting of an elephant with text in white that reads "INDIAN SKIES THE HOWARD HODGKIN COLLECTION OF INDIAN COURT PAINTINGS"](
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Indian Skies: The Howard Hodgkin Collection of Indian Court Painting
See a collection of Indian paintings and drawings from the Mughal, Deccani, Rajput, and Pahari courts dating from the 16th to the 19th centuries in Galleries 691–693.
![A large white canvas with dripping, vertical indigo lines spaced closely together. The indigo color is concentrated at the top of the canvas then trails off as it makes its way down.](
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Lineages: Korean Art at The Met
In Gallery 220, view highlights of the Museum’s collection paired with important international loans of Korean modern and contemporary art.
![Portrait of a gentleman gathering chrysanthemums (detail)](
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Vision and Verse: The Poetry of Chinese Painting
Explore some of the ways in which Chinese painters engaged with poetry to build connections and develop layers of meaning in their art in Galleries 210–216.
![A family sits together and reads at The Met's 81st Street Studio.](
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Storytime: AA&PI Arts and Culture
Every Tuesday and Thursday this month, children ages 1 to 6 years alongside their families are invited to join us for picture book readings at The 81st Street Studio.
![A woman and man pose with their instruments against a grey background.](
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A Musical Celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with CelloGayageum
On Friday, May 24, listen to the sounds of the gayageum and cello as CelloGayageum gives a performance on their own instruments.
Read and Watch
Learn more about the Asian American and Pacific Islander artists that shaped art history.