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The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in three iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Breuer, and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.
Location
New York, United States
Founded in
1870

Today and upcoming events

Diptych with the coronation of the virgin and the last judgment, ca. 1260–70. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Siena. The rise of painting, 1300–1350
24 Nov 2024 — 26 Jan 2025

Current events

Issued by American Tobacco Company, Murphy, Philadelphia, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company, 1909–11. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Baseball cards from the collection of Jefferson R. Burdick
12 Oct 2024 — 21 Jan 2025
After Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, etched by Pierre François Basan, The carnival of Parnassus, 1761–62. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Paris through the eyes of Saint-Aubin
26 Sep 2024 — 4 Feb 2025
Mahavihara Master, Leaves from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra, early 12th century. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mandalas. Mapping the buddhist art of Tibet
19 Sep 2024 — 12 Jan 2025
José Guadalupe Posada, Front and back covers printed on the same sheet for a collection of love letters / stories (number 12), ca. 1898. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mexican prints at the vanguard
12 Sep 2024 — 5 Jan 2025
Swift Dog, Swift Dog strikes an enemy, ca. 1880. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Art of Native America
14 Jul 2024 — 14 Jul 2025
Fragment with personifications of Victory and the Nile, 6th century. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Afterlives. Contemporary art in the Byzantine crypt
29 Jan 2024 — 25 Jan 2026
Pieter Claesz, Still life with a skull and a writing quill, 1628. Curtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Layered narratives. The Northern Renaissance gallery
3 Oct 2023 — 3 Oct 2025
Inkstand in the shape of a butterfly, 19th century. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Embracing color
4 Jul 2022 — 4 Jan 2026
Blade and mounting for a short sword (Wakizashi), blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Samurai splendor
21 Mar 2022 — 23 Mar 2025

Permanent events

Bowl ca. 1700 Wendat/ Huron
Art of Native America
Permanent event
Moses Striking the Rock 1596 Abraham Bloemaert Netherlandish
In Praise of Painting
Permanent event
Kettle, 1700–1900. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Before yesterday we could fly. An afrofuturist period room
Permanent event
Epic Abstraction. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Epic Abstraction
Permanent event

Past events

Hearst-Jackal statue.
The Dawn of Egyptian Art
10th April - 5th August 2012, at Robert Lehman Wing, Court level, New York.
Lord Wilbraham Egerton, An illustrated handbook of Indian arms : being a classified and descriptive catalogue of the arms exhibited at the India Museum : with an introductory sketch of the military history of India, 1880. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Inspiring design. The book collection of Edward C. Moore
9 Jun — 12 Nov 2024
Cup in the form of a shoe late 16th century German
Relative Values
7 Aug 2017 — 28 Feb 2021
Orthostat relief: seated figure holding a lotus flower ca. 10th−9th century B.C. Hittite
Rayyane Tabet
30 Oct 2019 — 18 Jan 2021
Zemí Duho (Ceremonial Seat) A.D. 1315–1416 Taíno
Arte del mar
6 Dec 2019 — 10 Jan 2021
Three-Pointed Zemí (Trigonolito) 10th–16th century Taíno
Arte del mar
16 Dec 2019 — 10 Jan 2021
Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao Entering the Tiantai Mountains Zhao Cangyun Chinese
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Up Close
25 Jan 2020 — 3 Jan 2021
Monumental Head of a Foreigner ca. 1295–1070 B.C.
The Met 150
1 Jan — 31 Dec 2020
Artist:Abraham Bloemaert (Netherlandish, Gorinchem 1566–1651 Utrecht) Date:1596 Medium:Oil on canvas Dimensions:31 3/8 x 42 1/2 in. (79.7 x 108 cm) Classification:Paintings Credit Line:Purchase, Gift of Mary V. T. Eberstadt, by exchange, 1972
Praise of Painting
16 Oct 2018 — 4 Oct 2020
PixCell-Deer#24 2011 Kohei Nawa Japanese
Kyoto: Capital of Artistic Imagination
24 Jul 2019 — 20 Sep 2020
"Rama and Lakshmana Enter the City of Mithila to Perform in an Archery Contest," Illustrated folio from the “Bharany" Ramayana (The Adventures of Rama) ca. 1780 Here, the crowned sage
Sita and Rama
10 Aug 2019 — 30 Aug 2020
Water Coupe in the Shape of a Mouse 18th century China
Celebrating the Year of the Rat
17 Jan — 19 Jul 2020
Jack Boyle, Catcher, St. Louis Browns, from the series Old Judge Cigarettes 1887–89
Selections from the Collection of Jefferson R. Burdick
14 Jan — 12 Jul 2020
Water vessel in the shape of a marriage cup 18th century China
A Passion for Jade
21 Oct 2017 — 5 Jul 2020
Chaar Yaar II (Four Friends) 1968/2010 Rasheed Araeen
Home Is a Foreign Place
23 Nov 2019 — 21 Jun 2020
The Seated I 2019 Wangechi Mutu
The Facade Commission
9 Sep 2019 — 8 Jun 2020
The Seated 2019 Wangechi Mutu
Wangechi Mutu
9 Sep 2019 — 8 Jun 2020
Facsimile of the Apse Painting in Tomb 25, Bagawat Necropolis, Kharga Oasis A.D. 2nd century or later Charles K. Wilkinson
Art and Peoples of the Kharga Oasis
11 Oct 2017 — 7 Jun 2020
Flintlock pistol with case and accessories. Made by Wogdon & Barton (British, London 1795–1803). British, London, ca. 1800. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1937 (37.154.3a–g)
The Art of London Firearms
29 Jan — 17 May 2020
Patio de los Arrayanes, Alhambra, Granada, Spain 1854 Alphonse Delaunay
2020 Vision
3 Dec 2019 — 10 May 2020
Monolith 280–620
Sahel
30 Jan — 10 May 2020
Frank Lloyd Wright 1954 Yousuf Karsh Canadian, born Armenia
Frank Lloyd Wright Textiles
20 May 2019 — 5 Apr 2020
Bracelet 1990 House of Chanel French
Jewelry for America
10 Jun 2019 — 5 Apr 2020
Portable diptych sundial 1602 Paulus Reinman
Making Marvels
25 Nov 2019 — 1 Mar 2020
Children to Immortals. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Children to Immortals
9 Aug 2018 — 23 Feb 2020
Period:Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) Date:13th–14th century Culture:China Medium:Porcelain with bluish-toned glaze (Jingdezhen Qingbai ware) Dimensions:H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); L. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm) Classification:Ceramics Credit Line:Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2010
Children to Immortals
9 Aug 2018 — 23 Feb 2020
The Bouquet of Violets ca. 1877–78 Eva Gonzalès
The Wrightsman Legacy
15 Nov 2019 — 16 Feb 2020
The Art of London Firearms. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Art of London Firearms
29 Jan 2019 — 29 Jan 2020
The Dinner, Lamp Effect (Le Diner, effet de lampe) 1899 Félix Vallotton
Félix Vallotton
29 Oct 2019 — 26 Jan 2020
Jewish Ceremonial Wedding Ring, from the Colmar Treasure ca. 1300–before 1348
The Colmar Treasure
22 Jul 2019 — 12 Jan 2020
Seal Box (Skippet) with the Arms of Charles the Bold ca. 1473–77 South Netherlandish
The Last Knight
7 Oct 2019 — 5 Jan 2020
Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia
19 Nov 2018 — 27 Oct 2019
4th–7th century Geography:Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt Culture:Coptic Medium:Earthenware Dimensions:Overall: 1 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (4.5 x 14 cm) Classification:Ceramics Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1925
Art and Peoples of the Kharga Oasis
11 Oct 2017 — 21 Oct 2019
Date:ca. 1830 Geography:Possibly made in Georgia, United States; Possibly made in Alabama, United States Culture:Muscogee/ Creek Medium:Native-tanned leather, dye, cotton cloth, silk ribbon, and glass and metal beads Dimensions:Left: 5 1/2 × 5 × 8 5/8 in. (14 × 12.7 × 21.9 cm) Right: 5 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 8 3/4 in. (13.3 × 10.5 × 22.2 cm) Classification:(not assigned) Credit Line:The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Valerie-Charles Diker Fund, 2017
Art of Native America
4 Oct 2018 — 6 Oct 2019
Essential Korea. Courtesy of MET
Essential Korea
7 Jun 2018 — 22 Sep 2019
Selections from the Collection of Jefferson R. Burdick. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Selections from the Collection of Jefferson R. Burdick
11 Feb — 11 Aug 2019
Streams and Mountains without End. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Streams and Mountains without End
26 Aug 2017 — 4 Aug 2019
Celebrating the Year of the Pig. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Celebrating the Year of the Pig
4 Feb — 28 Jul 2019
Seeing the Divine. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Seeing the Divine
22 Dec 2018 — 21 Jul 2019
The World between empires. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
The World between empires
18 Mar — 23 Jun 2019
Relative Values. Courtesy of MET
Relative Values
7 Aug 2018 — 23 Jun 2019
Relative Values. Courtesy of MET
Relative Values
7 Aug 2017 — 23 Jun 2019
The Tale of Genji. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Tale of Genji
5 Mar — 16 Jun 2019
Follow This Line. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Follow This Line
20 Feb — 2 Jun 2019
Artistic Encounters with Indigenous America. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artistic Encounters with Indigenous America
3 Dec 2018 — 13 May 2019
Monumental Journey. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Monumental Journey
30 Jan — 12 May 2019
Leonardo da Vinci. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Leonardo da Vinci
29 Jan — 28 Apr 2019
Period:Late Period Dynasty:Dynasty 27–30 Date:525–332 B.C. Geography:From Egypt Medium:Leaded bronze Dimensions:L. 45 × W. 7.6 × H. 4.5 cm (17 11/16 × 3 × 1 3/4 in.)
Nedjemankh and His Gilded Coffin
20 Jul 2018 — 21 Apr 2019
Lucio Fontana. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Lucio Fontana
23 Jan — 14 Apr 2019
Period:New Kingdom, Amarna Period Dynasty:Dynasty 18 Reign:reign of Akhenaten Date:ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Geography:From Egypt Medium:Faience Dimensions:Diam. 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in); Terminals: L. 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.); W. 2.5 cm (1 in.); Th. 0.6 cm (1/4 in.) Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1940
Jewelry: The Body Transformed
12 Nov 2018 — 24 Feb 2019
Artist:Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) (French (born Russia), St. Petersburg 1892–1990 Paris) Date:1932 Medium:Gouache and metallic paint Classification:Drawings Credit Line:Purchase, The Martin Foundation Inc. Gift, 1967
Hidden and Displayed
1 Nov 2018 — 27 Jan 2019
Chippendale's Director. Courtesy of MET
Chippendale's Director
14 May 2018 — 27 Jan 2019
The Poetry of Nature. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Poetry of Nature
27 Feb 2018 — 21 Jan 2019
Armenia! Courtesy of MET
Armenia!
22 Sep 2018 — 13 Jan 2019
Maker:Attributed to Giuseppe Sanmartino (Italian, 1720–1793) Date:second half 18th century Culture:Italian, Naples Medium:Polychromed terracotta, charred wood and rope, silver-gilt halo Dimensions:a) Gr. L. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) b) Gr. L. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) c) Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) Classification:Crèche Credit Line:Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964
Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche
20 Nov 2018 — 6 Jan 2019
Dangerous Beauty: Medusa in Classical Art. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dangerous Beauty: Medusa in Classical Art
5 Feb 2018 — 6 Jan 2019
Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris), Date:ca. 1825, Medium:Oil on canvas Dimensions:12 7/8 × 16 1/16 in. (32.7 × 40.8 cm), Classification:Paintings. Kunstmuseum Basel – Öffentliche Kunstsammlung
Delacroix
17 Sep 2018 — 6 Jan 2019
Streams and Mountains without End. Courtesy of MET
Streams and Mountains without End
26 Aug 2017 — 6 Jan 2019
Crowns of the Vajra Masters. Courtesy of MET
Crowns of the Vajra Masters
16 Dec 2017 — 16 Dec 2018
Late Helladic IIIA, Date:ca. 1400–1300 B.C., Culture:Helladic, Mycenaean, Medium:Terracotta, Dimensions:H. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm), length 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Classification:Terracottas. Fletcher Fund, 1936
Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017
6 Sep — 2 Dec 2018
Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris), Date:1823–1824, Medium:Brush and brown wash over graphite, Dimensions:Overall: 5 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (13.4 x 19.4 cm), Classification:Drawings. Gift from the Karen B. Cohen Collection of Eugène Delacroix, in memory of Jacob Bean, 2013
Devotion to Drawing
17 Jul — 12 Nov 2018
On the Ropes. Courtesy of MET
On the Ropes
2 Jul — 21 Oct 2018
Heavenly Bodies. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Heavenly Bodies
10 May — 8 Oct 2018
Obsession. Courtesy of MET
Obsession
3 Jul — 7 Oct 2018
Art and Peoples of the Kharga Oasis. Courtesy of MET
Art and Peoples of the Kharga Oasis
11 Oct 2017 — 30 Sep 2018
History Refused to Die. Courtesy of MET
History Refused to Die
22 May — 23 Sep 2018
The Face of Dynasty. Courtesy of MET
The Face of Dynasty
4 Dec 2017 — 3 Sep 2018
Life at Court. Courtesy of MET
Life at Court
1 May — 29 Jul 2018
Visitors to Versailles. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Visitors to Versailles
16 Apr — 29 Jul 2018
Public Parks, Private Gardens. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Public Parks, Private Gardens
12 Mar — 29 Jul 2018
Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body
21 Mar — 22 Jul 2018
The Divine Spouse (El Divino Esposo), Miguel Cabrera (Mexican, ca. 1715–1768), ca. 1750, Mexican, Oil on canvas (Óleo sobre lienzo), 42 1/2 × 58 1/16 in. (108 × 147.5 cm). Courtesy of Fundación Cultural Daniel Liebsohn, A.C., Mexico City (Ciudad de México)
Painted in Mexico, 1700–1790
24 Apr — 22 Jul 2018
A Passion for Jade. Courtesy of MET
A Passion for Jade
21 Oct 2017 — 22 Jul 2018
Spirited Creatures. Courtesy of MET
Spirited Creatures
21 Oct 2017 — 22 Jul 2018
Before/On/After. Courtesy of MET
Before/On/After
17 Jan — 15 Jul 2018
Celebrating the Year of the Dog. Courtesy of MET
Celebrating the Year of the Dog
19 Jan — 4 Jul 2018
Y. G. Srimati and the Indian Style. Courtesy of The Met
Y. G. Srimati and the Indian Style
15 Dec 2016 — 18 Jun 2018
American Painters in Italy. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Painters in Italy
13 Feb — 17 Jun 2018
William Eggleston. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
William Eggleston
14 Feb — 28 May 2018
Golden Kingdoms. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Golden Kingdoms
28 Feb — 28 May 2018
The Diamond Mountains. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Diamond Mountains
7 Feb — 20 May 2018
Thomas Cole. Courtesy of MET
Thomas Cole
30 Jan — 13 May 2018
Portable Storage. Courtesy of MET
Portable Storage
25 Sep 2017 — 7 May 2018
Birds of a Feather. Courtesy of MET
Birds of a Feather
23 Jan — 15 Apr 2018
Quicksilver Brilliance. Courtesy of MET
Quicksilver Brilliance
4 Dec 2017 — 8 Apr 2018
The Silver Caesars. Courtesy of MET
The Silver Caesars
12 Dec 2017 — 11 Mar 2018
David Hockney. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
David Hockney
27 Nov 2017 — 25 Feb 2018
Michelangelo. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Michelangelo
13 Nov 2017 — 12 Feb 2018
Lagoons to Monsoons. Courtesy of MET
Lagoons to Monsoons
21 Nov 2017 — 5 Feb 2018
Japanese Bamboo Art. Courtesy of MET
Japanese Bamboo Art
13 Jun 2017 — 4 Feb 2018
Sol LeWitt. Courtesy of The Met
Sol LeWitt
30 Jun 2014 — 28 Jan 2018
Rodin. Courtesy of MET
Rodin
16 Sep 2017 — 15 Jan 2018
Delirious. Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Delirious
13 Sep 2017 — 14 Jan 2018
Leonardo to Matisse. Courtesy of MET
Leonardo to Matisse
4 Oct 2017 — 7 Jan 2018
World War I and the Visual Arts. Courtesy of MET
World War I and the Visual Arts
31 Jul 2017 — 7 Jan 2018
Modernism on the Ganges. Courtesy of The MET
Modernism on the Ganges
11 Oct 2017 — 2 Jan 2018
Frederic Remington. Courtesy of MET
Frederic Remington
2 Jul 2017 — 2 Jan 2018
Cosmic Buddhas in the Himalayas. Courtesy of MET
Cosmic Buddhas in the Himalayas
24 Jun — 10 Dec 2017
Eighteenth-Century Pastel Portraits. Courtesy of MET
Eighteenth-Century Pastel Portraits
26 Jul — 29 Oct 2017
The Theatre of Disappearance. Courtesy of MET
The Theatre of Disappearance
14 Apr — 29 Oct 2017
Adrián Villar Rojas. Courtesy of The Met
Adrián Villar Rojas
14 Apr — 29 Oct 2017
Cristóbal de Villalpando. Courtesy of MET
Cristóbal de Villalpando
25 Jul — 15 Oct 2017
Colors of the Universe. Courtesy of The Met
Colors of the Universe
25 Jun 2016 — 9 Oct 2017
Chinese Opera Costumes. Courtesy of The Met
Chinese Opera Costumes
25 Jun 2016 — 9 Oct 2017
Cinnabar. Courtesy of The Met
Cinnabar
25 Jun 2016 — 9 Oct 2017
Ettore Sottsass. Courtesy of MET
Ettore Sottsass
21 Jul — 8 Oct 2017
American Indian Art. Courtesy of The Met
American Indian Art
9 May — 8 Oct 2017
Late Antique Textiles and Modern Design. Courtesy of The Met
Late Antique Textiles and Modern Design
11 Nov 2016 — 1 Oct 2017
Company School Painting in India. Courtesy of The Met
Company School Painting in India
10 Apr — 1 Oct 2017
Amitabha triad , Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), dated 1333 , Gilt bronze. a) Buddha: 27 3/16 in. (69.1 cm) . b) Attendant bodhisattva, right: 34 1/4 in. (87 cm). c) Attendant bodhisattva, left: 34 1/4 in. (87 cm)
Splendors of Korean Art
1 Oct 2016 — 17 Sep 2017
The Secret Life of Textiles. Courtesy of The Met
The Secret Life of Textiles
6 Mar — 4 Sep 2017
Rei Kawakubo (Japanese, born 1942) for Comme des Garçons (Japanese, founded 1969); Courtesy of Comme des Garçons.. Photograph by © Paolo Roversi; Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rei Kawakubo
4 May — 4 Sep 2017
Carpets for Kings. Courtesy of The Met
Carpets for Kings
3 Mar — 27 Aug 2017
Paradise of Exiles. Courtesy of The Met
Paradise of Exiles
13 Mar — 13 Aug 2017
Pietro Dovizielli (Italian, 1804–1885), Temple of Vesta, ca. 1855, Salted paper print from paper negative. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gilman Collection, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2005
Paradise of Exiles. Early Photography in Italy
13 Mar — 13 Aug 2017
Orientalist Paintings from the Collection of Kenneth Jay Lane. Courtesy of MET
Orientalist Paintings
10 Jun — 8 Aug 2017
Drawings and Prints. Courtesy of Met
Drawings and Prints
9 May — 7 Aug 2017
Stories in Chinese Painting. Courtesy of The Met
Stories in Chinese Painting
29 Oct 2016 — 6 Aug 2017
Chen Hongshou (1599–1652) , Self-image , Ca. 1633, Album of eleven paintings; ink and color on silk, 8 3/4 x 8 9/16 in. (22.2 x 21.7 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wan-go H. C. Weng, 1999 999.521a-k
Stories in Chinese Painting
29 Oct 2016 — 6 Aug 2017
Arms and Armor from the Islamic World. Courtesy of The Met
Arms and Armor from the Islamic World
20 Feb — 31 Jul 2017
Irving Penn. Courtesy of MET
Irving Penn
24 Apr — 30 Jul 2017
Irving Penn (American, 1917–2009), Rochas Mermaid Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Paris, 1950, Platinum, palladium print, 1980, 19 ⅞ × 19 ¾ in. (50.5 × 50.2 cm). Promised Gift of The Irving Penn Foundation to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York © Condé Nast Publications, Inc.
Irving Penn. Centennial
24 Apr — 30 Jul 2017
Lygia Pape (Brazilian, 1927–2004), Divisor (Divider), 1967, Performance at Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, 1990. Photo: Paula Pape © Projeto Lygia Pape
Lygia Pape. A Multitude of Forms
21 Mar — 23 Jul 2017
Chariot Model (Modern Replica after Qin Originals), Qin dynasty (221–206 B.C.). Bronze with pigments, H. 59 in. (150 cm). Photo: Courtesy Qin Shihuangdi Mausoleum Site Museum, Lintong
Age of Empires
3 Apr — 16 Jul 2017
Peder Balke. Courtesy of Met
Peder Balke
10 Apr — 9 Jul 2017
Celebrating the Year of the Rooster. Courtesy of The Met
Celebrating the Year of the Rooster
25 Jan — 4 Jul 2017
City of Memory. Courtesy of The Met
City of Memory
15 Nov 2016 — 25 Jun 2017
Y.G. Srimati, Indian, 1926 – 2007 , Shiva Gangadhara, “Bearer of the Ganga”, Chennai, 1945, Watercolor on paper, 20 in. x 12 ½ in. (50.8 x 31.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2009 (2009. 101)
An Artist of Her Time
15 Dec 2016 — 18 Jun 2017
Marsden Hartley (American, 1877-1943), City Point, Vinalhaven, 1937–38, Oil on commercially prepared, paperboard (academy board), 181/4 x 243/8 in. (46.4 x 61.9 cm). Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Gift of the Alex Katz Foundation
Marsden Hartley's Maine
15 Mar — 18 Jun 2017
Robert Lehman. Courtesy of The Met
Robert Lehman
19 Dec 2016 — 29 May 2017
Renaissance Maiolica. Courtesy of The Met
Renaissance Maiolica
20 Oct — 29 May 2017
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Courtesy of The Met
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
24 Mar — 29 May 2017
Louis Hayet (French, Pontoise 1864-1940 Cormeilles-en-Parisis), Fair at Night, the Sideshow (Fête foraine la nuit, la parade), 1888, Oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 36 1/4 in. (73 x 92 cm). Association des Amis du Petit Palais, Geneva
Seurat’s Circus Sideshow
17 Feb — 29 May 2017
Sarah Anne Johnson Canadian, born 1976 , Circling the Arctic , 2011 , Chromogenic print , 20 3/8 × 30 5/8 in. (51.7 × 77.8 cm) . The Metropolitan Museum of Art , Purchase, Gary and Ellen Davis Gift, 2016 © Sarah Anne Johnson, Courtesy Julie Saul Gallery, New York
The Poetics of Place
12 Dec 2016 — 28 May 2017
The Mysterious Landscapes of Hercules Segers. Courteys of The Met
The Mysterious Landscapes of Hercules Segers
13 Feb — 21 May 2017
Small Wonders: Gothic Boxwood Miniatures. Courtesy of MET
Small Wonders
22 Feb — 21 May 2017
Hercules Segers, Dutch, ca. 1590–ca. 1638, Mountain Valley with Dead Pine Trees- Ca. 1622-1625 Print, Line etching printed on light brown ground, varnished; unique impression, Sheet: 11 in. × 16 3/16 in. (28 × 41.1 cm) British Museum, London (inv. no. 1840-8-8-229)
The Mysterious Landscapes of Hercules Segers
13 Feb — 21 May 2017
Miwa Kyūwa (Miwa Kyūsetsu X), Japanese, 1895–1981 , Hagi-glazed water jar with lacquer lid, Japan, Heisei period (1989–present), 1970–79, Hagi-glazed stoneware. H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Michael and Tamara Root Gift, 2016
Celebrating the Arts of Japan
20 Oct — 14 May 2017
The Death of the Demoness Putana: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana India (Rajasthan, Bikaner), ca. 1610 Ink and opaque watercolor on paper Image: 6 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (16.8 × 24.4 cm) Sheet: 9 5/8 × 11 7/8 in. (24.4 × 30.2 cm) Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2002 Photo: Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Encountering Vishnu
19 Dec 2015 — 5 Jun 2016
Nicola López. Un-Building Things
30 Apr 2013 — 30 Apr 2016 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Jacqueline de Ribes in her own design, 1986 Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photograph by Francesco Scavullo, The Francesco Scavullo Foundation and The Estate of Francesco Scavullo
Jacqueline de Ribes: The Art of Style
19 Nov 2015 — 21 Feb 2016
Jo Ractliffe (South African, born 1961) Woman on the footpath from Boa Vista to Roque Santeiro market, 2007 From the series Terreno Ocupado Inkjet print, 2015 On loan from the artist, courtesy Stevenson, Cape Town and Johannesburg © Jo Ractliffe. Courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town and Johannesburg
The Aftermath of Conflict
24 Aug 2015 — 3 Jan 2016
Panel fragment with meander pattern
Pattern, Color, Light Architectural Ornament
20 Jul 2015 — 3 Jan 2016
Sword guard, Tibetan or Chinese, 14th-15th century, Iron, gold, silver, copper, Gift of the Kronos Foundation, 2014
Arms and Armor: Notable Acquisitions 2003–2014
11 Nov 2014 — 6 Dec 2015 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–-1925 London) Group with Parasols (Siesta), around 1904–5 Oil on canvas 22–3/8 × 28–9/16 in. (56.8 × 72.5 cm) Private Collection
Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends
30 Jun — 4 Oct 2015
Gallery View, Chinese Galleries, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Wuxia Ensemble, Jean Paul Gaultier (French, born 1952), autumn/winter 2001-2; Courtesy of Jean Paul Gaultier
China: Through The Looking Glass
7 May — 7 Sep 2015
Untitled (Island), Piotr Uklański, (Polish, born Warsaw 1968), Date: 1997, printed 2013, detail
Fatal Attraction: Piotr Uklański Photographs
17 Mar — 16 Aug 2015
Sultan ‘Ali ‘Adil Shah II Slays a Tiger Attributed to the Bombay Painter (probably Abdul Hamid Naqqash) Bijapur, ca. 1660, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and probably lapis-lazuli pigment on paper, 8½ × 12⅜ in. (21.5 × 31.5 cm), The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
Sultans of Deccan India
20 Apr — 26 Jul 2015 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839­1906 Aix-en-Provence), Madame Cézanne (Hortense Fiquet, 1850­1922) in a Red Dress, 1888­90, Oil on canvas, 45 7/8 x 35 1/4 in. (116.5 x 89.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ittleson Jr. Purchase Fund, 1962
Madame Cézanne
19 Nov 2014 — 15 Mar 2015 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Georges Braque, Mandolin and Fruit Dish, Paris, early 1909, Oil on canvas, 15 1/8 × 18 1/8 in. / 38.4 × 46 cm. Promised Gift from the Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection. © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection
20 Oct 2014 — 16 Feb 2015 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Henri Bendel (American, founded 1895), Mourning Hat, ca. 1915, Black straw, black silk, plastic, metal. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Frederick H. Prince, Jr., 1967 (2009.300.1577). Photo: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Death Becomes Her
21 Oct 2014 — 1 Feb 2015 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Dagger (kard) with European Head, North India, Mughal, ca. 1620–25 (hilt), 1629–36 (blade), Watered steel blade, inlaid with gold; jade hilt, L. (overall) 11-3/4 in. (29.7 cm), L. (jade hilt) 4-3/8 in. (11.1 cm), Inscribed: sahib-i qiran sani 2 (Second Lord of the Conjunction, regnal year 2, or possibly 9), Al-Thani Collection. Image: © Servette Overseas Limited 2013. All rights reserved.
Treasures from India: Jewels from the Al-Thani Collection
28 Oct 2014 — 25 Jan 2015 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age
22 Sep 2014 — 4 Jan 2015 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Garry Winogrand (American, 1928–1984) Centennial Ball, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1969 Gelatin silver print, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Gift of Dr. L.F. Peede, Jr. © The Estate of Garry Winogrand, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
Garry Winogrand
27 Jun — 21 Sep 2014 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Red Rooster, Dharmesh Seenanan, Age 9, Grade 3, P.S. 161, Queens, Art Teacher: Debbie Rich, Tempera and oil pastel on paper. Courtesy New York City Department of Education
P.S. Art 2014
10 Jun — 24 Aug 2014 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Charles James Ball Gowns, 1948, Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photograph by Cecil Beaton, Beaton / Vogue / Condé Nast Archive. Copyright © Condé Nast
Anna Wintour Costume Center and Charles James
8 May — 10 Aug 2014 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Sally Miller (American, Litchfield, Connecticut), Memorial painting, ca. 1811, Watercolor and ink on silk. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1948 (48.81), Image: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Cleopatra's Needle
3 Dec 2013 — 8 Jun 2014 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Yang Fudong, Chinese, born 1971, Still from Liu Lan, 2003. Single-channel video, 35mm black-and-white film transferred to DVD, with sound; 14 min. Lent by Marian Goodman Gallery, New York. Photo: courtesy the artist
Ink Art
11 Dec 2013 — 6 Apr 2014 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
JAR, Raspberry Brooch, 2011, Rubies, diamonds, bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. Collection of Sien M. Chew. Photograph by Jozsef Tari. Courtesy of JAR, Paris.
Jewels by JAR
20 Nov 2013 — 9 Mar 2014 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Detail of the Neapolitan Baroque crèche Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964
Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche
26 Nov 2013 — 6 Jan 2014 at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
McQueen at the Met Museum
Met Museum: A Tribute to McQueen
4 May — 7 Aug 2011 One of the remarkable fashion designers of the 21st century

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