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White mannequin wearing a white dress designed by Karl Lagerfeld against a pitch-black backdrop.

Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty—Exhibition Tour with Andrew Bolton

Join Andrew Bolton, the Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, on a tour of the exhibition "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty."

The artist Lauren Halsey in colorful clothing sitting before her Roof Garden Commission, a giant Egyptian-inspired temple.

Artist Interview—Lauren Halsey: The Roof Garden Commission

Go behind the scenes with artist Lauren Halsey, who discusses the inspiration and making of The Met’s 2023 Roof Garden Commission.

View of The Met Fifth Avenue Great Hall

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.

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The Artist Project

What artists see when they look at The Met

Spotlight

One Met Icon, New Perspectives

Frame of Mind

An Art & Wellness Podcast

Immaterial

5,000 years of art, one material at a time
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.
Powder Horn of John Mahard

Rediscovering John Bush

Recent research sheds light on the life and work of a Massachusetts militiaman and influential horn carver.
Several plaster mold models of a horse's head and a man's torso on a platform, while a human figure walks around to assess the fragmented sculptures.

The Making of a Bronze Statue, 1922

How do you make a monument? Produced by the Museum in 1922, this short film follows the American artist Alexander Phimister Proctor’s process of sculpting Theodore Roosevelt.

Cover image of a man

Reflections on Spiritual Resistance

Building the Artists of the Holocaust Collection in Watson Library
Wall of Met publications

Yes, There's a Library Here!

Meet Thomas J. Watsons Library's Instruction Teams
Black and white photograph of school child

A Snapshot of Black Photographers in Watson Library's Collection

Celebrating Black History Month in the Stacks