Articles

lithograph of a weary mother and sleeping boy by Kathe Kollowitz

On Motherhood

How does the iconography of motherhood reflect the social, political, and religious ideals of an era?

Hettie Judah May 10

Reflections on The Met Collection and Cultural Property

Met director Max Hollein reflects on current discussions about cultural property, provides background on The Met collection, and previews several important initiatives.

Max Hollein
Marina Kellen French Director May 9

Two Mannequins behind a black background wearing a white dress on the right and a black on the left designed by Karl Lagerfeld.

Making the Mannequins

Mannequins specially made for the exhibition, Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty, reflect the renowned fashion designer’s aesthetic tastes.

Joyce Fung May 4

Reflections on Spiritual Resistance

Building the Artists of the Holocaust Collection in Watson Library

Mirabelle Cohen April 19

A pair of black men with feathers decorating their heads and body next to a cup covered with a lid

The Linsky Project: Reinterpreting Porcelain Figures

New interpretive labels help visitors navigate the role of the decorative arts in negotiating race, labor, colonialism, and global commerce.

Marlise Brown April 12

Portrait of Anita Reinhard in front of the Temple of Dendur

Anita Reinhard: A Trailblazing Curator of Arms and Armor

One of the first women curators in an American museum, Reinhard was a pioneer in her field.

John Byck March 20

Painting of multiple sheets of drawn paper pasted in rows. Small line drawings of thick lips are embedded throughout this composition

Women’s Work, Part 2

A second installment of conversations with contemporary women artists who reflect on their art and share what inspires them most in the Museum.

Ann C. Collins March 20

Yes, There's a Library Here!

Meet Thomas J. Watsons Library's Instruction Teams

Jessica S. Ranne Cardona March 15

Crop from Album Page 1: Financial District, Broadway and Wall Street Vicinity, Manhattan of Berenice Abbott's New York Album, 1929.

Mapping Berenice Abbott’s New York

New research charts the photographer’s many excursions across Manhattan in 1929.

Mia Fineman March 15

Photo of the American Wing gallery at The Metropolitan museum of art: an indoor courtyard with sky lights with the facade of a bank vault on one wall with people roaming around the courtyard.

How We Collect: Research, Transparency, and Collaboration

Learn about The Met's collecting practices and provenance research.

Max Hollein
Marina Kellen French Director March 13

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