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Photo image of The Great Hall of the Met, with hanging calligraphy paintings
Learn how the artist’s Great Hall Commission utilizes the idiosyncrasy of calligraphy to foster a broad, inclusive dialogue.
Lesley Ma
February 28
The people standing together in a gallery with hard hanging from the wall, facing them.
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Join Alison Hokanson, Curator in the Department of European Paintings, and Joanna Sheers Seidenstein, Assistant Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints, along with Max Hollein, Marina Kellen French Director and CEO, to virtually explore Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature.

February 20
Woman sitting, black and white shading. She looks to be in distress.

A selection of the artist's prints candidly portrays the experience of women during periods of political oppression.

Jennifer Farrell
December 9, 2024
Multi colored brown, shades of sculptured Nefertiti head and crown
Learn about the artist’s trips and infatuation with Egypt.
Fred Wilson
November 22, 2024
Multi colored blue, pink, green, purple, and blue waves swilr around a cirlce with four people in the middle in different colors.
"I see vibrant thoughts as clouds and feel volatile emotions as waves."
Kurt Behrendt
October 7, 2024
Marble house replica party
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Join curator Laura Filloy Nadal on a tour through ancient Nayarit house models, offering a unique window into life in West Mexico between 100 BCE and 200 CE.
September 24, 2024
Marble house replica party
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La curadora Laura Filloy Nadal te invita a asomarte al interior de tres maquetas de barro de la antigua cultura nayarita, que ofrecen una singular ventana para conocer algunos aspectos de la vida cotidiana en el occidente de México entre los años 100 antes de nuestra era y 200 de la era común.
September 24, 2024
A composite image of a smiling man on the left and a multicolored painting with blue waves at the corner and a blue man fallling out of a yellow boat.
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Go behind the scenes with artist Tenzing Rigdol as he discusses his installation, Biography of a Thought, for the exhibition Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet, on view through January 12, 2025.
September 20, 2024
Grey square with ovals within larger ovals.
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Join scholar Joan Kee to follow the unexpected twists and turns of Korean art from the end of the 19th century until 1970.
September 20, 2024
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Discover the rich history of printmaking in Mexico and the The Met’s collecting of these prints.
Mark McDonald
September 16, 2024