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Ann Patchett: The Met is Always The Met
Ann Patchett: The Met is Always The Met
Join writer Ann Patchett and her friend Marti Fischer on a walk through The Met's European Paintings galleries as they recount how Marti recently helped Ann choose a work from the collection to include in her latest novel. Watch now →
 
Conservation Stories: Caring for The Met
Conservation Stories: Caring for The Met
Conservators from The Met take you behind the scenes to show how they preserve and care for the Museum's vast collection of artworks. Learn more →
 
From th Vaults: Flowers and Gardens
From the Vaults: Flowers and Gardens
As gardens bloom across the city, learn more about flowers in The Met collection from this 1982 archival film. Watch now →
 
Reframing the Past: History Painting Now
Reframing the Past: History Painting Now
Join art historian Kathryn Calley Galitz for a deep dive into how contemporary artists, from Gerhard Richter to Kent Monkman and Kerry James Marshall, are reclaiming the past. Discover how these artists reshape our understanding of history and respond to our world today. Watch now →
 
Exhibition Highlights
Gothic by Design: The Dawn of Architectural Draftsmanship
Gothic by Design: The Dawn of Architectural Draftsmanship
LAST CHANCE
Through July 19, 2026
The Met Fifth Avenue
Lillian Bassman: Bazaar and Beyond
Lillian Bassman: Bazaar and Beyond
LAST CHANCE
Through July 26, 2026
The Met Fifth Avenue
Creatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the Americas
Creatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the Americas
Through October 18, 2026
The Met Cloisters
City of Memory: Nanjing in the Seventeenth Century
City of Memory: Nanjing in the Seventeenth Century
RECENTLY OPENED
Through January 3, 2027
The Met Fifth Avenue
Musical Bodies
Musical Bodies
Through September 27, 2026
The Met Fifth Avenue
Costume Art
Costume Art
Through January 10, 2027
The Met Fifth Avenue
 
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For more information on the exhibitions, including sponsorship credits, visit Gothic by Design: The Dawn of Architectural Draftsmanship, Lillian Bassman: Bazaar and Beyond, Creatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the Americas, City of Memory: Nanjing in the Seventeenth Century, Musical Bodies, and Costume Art.

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Images: Top: Robert Colescott (American, 1925–2009). Knowledge of the Past Is the Key to the Future: Some Afterthoughts on Discovery (detail), 1986. Acrylic on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1987 (1987.166) © The Robert H. Colescott Separate Property Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Bottom: Emanuel Leutze (German American, 1816–1868). Washington Crossing the Delaware (detail), 1851. Oil on canvas, 149 x 255 in. (378.5 x 647.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of John Stewart Kennedy, 1897 (97.34) | Possibly by Wenzel Roriczer (German, born Bohemia, died 1419). Design for the Entrance Portal of Regensburg Cathedral (detail), ca. 1390–1410. Pen and black ink, over blind ruling with stylus, guided by compass and straightedge, on parchment, Sheet: 53 3/16 × 22 3/8 in. (135.1 × 56.9 cm). Kupferstichkabinett, Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien (HZ-16871r) | Lillian Bassman (American, 1917–2012). Solarized Fashion Study (detail), ca. 1960. Gelatin silver print. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Lizzie and Eric Himmel © Estate of Lillian Bassman | Tairona artist(s), Figure Pendant, Colombia, 900–1600 CE. Gold. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Jan Mitchell and Sons Collection, Gift of Jan Mitchell, 1991 (1991.419.31) | Tao Hong (Chinese, active ca. 1610–1640s), Riverside village, 1638. One leaf from an album of seven leaves. Image: 9 3/4 × 10 1/2 in. Promised gift of Julia and John Curtis. | Thomas Zach, Violino Harpa Forma Maxima, 1874. Wood (spruce, maple, ebony), metal strings. Collections Musée de la musique / Cliché Claude Germain, 2020. Cité de la musique-Philharmonie de Paris | Assemblage: Ensemble, John Galliano for Maison Margiela, autumn/winter 2020–21 haute couture. Courtesy of Maison Margiela; The Veiled Woman, Rafaelle Monti, 1854. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Annie Brinkmann, 1887 (87.7) Artwork by Julie Wolfe.
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