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Nature

The Art of the Maize God: Origins, Regenerations, Inspirations

Join a panel of experts to learn about the lifecycles of Maya gods with a focus on the idea of regeneration, a process that finds a parallel in the staple crop of the Maya, maize (corn).

Georgia O'Keeffe's painting, "From the Faraway, Nearby" with an imaginary mule deer skull and antlers levitating over a rather generalized desert landscape

Revisiting “O’Keeffe Country”

Two Indigenous scholars discuss what—and who—the artist omits in her depiction of New Mexico
Composite of two blue-winged yellow swamp warblers next to a flower

Birding at The Met: A Selection of Drawings and Prints

Learn how birds have served as a source of endless inspiration for artists from the 16th century through the present.
Detail view of the inside of a conch shell

Immaterial: Shells

It all began with the call of the conch.
Image of a unicorn hunter from the Unicorn Tapestry series and an image of someone dressed like them.

How to Look like a Medieval Unicorn Hunter

Travel back in time with a medieval look inspired by The Met’s beloved The Unicorn Tapestries and see how you can replicate one of the hunters from the tapestries using makeup. 

Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents Virtual Opening

Join curators Stephanie Herdrich and Sylvia Yount for a virtual tour of Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents, which reconsiders Homer’s work through the lens of conflict, a theme that crosses his prolific career.

Indigenous American climate justice activist Xiye Bastida shouts into a megaphone in front of a large-scale protest

The Importance of Reciprocity

Climate justice activist Xiye Bastida’s perspectives are brought to bear on Thomas Cole’s iconic landscape painting The Oxbow.

Thomas Cole's landscape painting "The Oxbow

Reexamining the Wilderness Aesthetic

What’s missing from Cole’s environmentalism is the idea of justice

Indigenous Communities and Environmental Justice

Explore the legacy and continuing environmental impact of White settlement on the physical and cultural landscape of the Elem Pomo tribal lands and other indigenous communities.

A photo of the artist Ana Mendieta

Remembering Ana Mendieta

Two filmmakers reflect on the pioneering artist, whose feminist thought informed her understanding of the natural world.
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